Ellen Winner

Professor of Psychology, Boston College

Ellen Winner is professor of psychology at Boston College and senior research associate at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her most recent book is How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration (2018).

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Written by Ellen Winner

A painting of a woman holding a baby in a boat with a man rowing across a blue lake, with green trees and buildings in the background.

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Art

Changed by art

Gazing at a painting feels like an almost magical encounter with another mind but what real effects does art have on us?

Ellen Winner

Painting of four individuals seated around a table with bread, glassware and a pitcher, depicting a serene and reflective moment.

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Beauty and aesthetics

Whys of seeing

Experimental psychology is providing concrete answers to some of the great philosophical debates about art and its meaning

Ellen Winner