Ellen Nadeau has an MFA in ceramics and has held various college and university teaching positions over many years as a teacher and artist. She has taught in Colorado at DU, University of Colorado, Denver, and Metro State College. She was an invited head of the ceramics program for the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Aix-en-Provence for 2 years and taught outside of Chicago, Illinois as an associate professor for 4 years.

In the past 20 years, Ellen has participated in numerous juried and solo exhibitions and has her artwork displayed in private and corporate collections.