Elena is an artist based in Chattanooga, TN USA.
Elena always wanted to be an artist. As a child in Ukraine, she received a classical
art education which she used for over a decade as an architect. It was an applied form of her desire to create art. Elena moved away from architecture
into teaching art to children and painting when she could, and finally she was
able to focus all her time being an artist and learning. She tries to use every opportunity to learn
anything new – new tools, mediums, techniques – anything new at all.
She moved to America in 2013 and turned her full attention to painting.
Elena’s favorite subjects to paint are people with their
personalities, moods, thoughts, and favorite things. “I really like to explore
the personalities of my models through building the structure of portraiture
with oil paint and paintbrush.”
Her current focus is portraiture. She seeks a connection
with the model that she can translate to the surface.
Group Exhibitions:
Upcoming
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. Annual Exhibition. London. UK (2024)
32nd National Exhibition of Oil Painters of America. Finalist (2024)
Contemporary Figuration, Abend Gallery, Denver, Co (2024)
33rd Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver CO
Holiday Portfolio Show and Sale 2023, Townsend Atelier, Chattanooga, TN
International Biennial Portrait Competition, Museum of Contemporary Art in Wausau, Wausau, Wisconsin (July – September 2023)
32nd Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO (2022)
Holiday Portfolio Show and Sale 2022, Townsend Atelier, Chattanooga, TN (2022)
Exhibitour, D Anthony Gallery, Wausau, Wisconsin (2022)
31st Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO (2021)
Holiday Portfolio Show and Sale 2021, Townsend Atelier, Chattanooga, TN (2021)
5”/5” Project IX, Abend Gallery, Denver, Co (2021)
International Biennial Portrait Competition, Museum of Contemporary Art in Wausau, Wausau, Wisconsin (2021)
Women Painting, All Over the World, MEAM, European Museum of
Modern Art, Spain, Barcelona (2021)
Contemporary Figuration (online), Abend Gallery, Denver, Co (2021)
30th Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, Co (2020)
Painting the Figure Now III, Museum of Contemporary Art in
Wausau, Wausau, Wisconsin (2020)
International Biennial Portrait Competition, Museum of Contemporary Art in Wausau, Wausau, Wisconsin (2019)
29th Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, Co (2019)
“Women Painting Women”, The Customs House Museum &
Cultural Center, Clarksville, Tennessee (2018)
Annual Members Show, AVA, Chattanooga, Tennessee (2018)
Black History : “The Modern Day Paris Exposition”, AVA,
Chattanooga, Tennessee (2018)
Fresh Emerging Artists, AVA ( Association for Visual Arts ),
Chattanooga, Tennessee (2017)
Emerging artist in 4 Bridges Art Festival, Chattanooga, TN (2017)
Solo Exhibitions:
Upcoming
Townsend Atelier, Chattanooga TN March 2024
Jostens Gallery of Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, Clarksville TN
March – May 2023
John C. Williams Gallery of Art School of
Visual Art and Design, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN
September, 2021– January 10, 2022
Elena Burykina | Linoleum Block Prints Show, Southside Studio, Chattanooga, TN (2016)
Awards and Publications:
Best of Show. International Biennial Portrait Competition 2023, Museum of Contemporary Art in Wausau, Wausau, Wisconsin (2023)
Oil Painters of America. Second Place Award in Summer Showcase (2023)
Certificate of Excellence, Portrait Society of America
International Portrait Competition (2023)
A Finalist of the 16th International ARC Salon Competition (2022)
Honorable mention at Exhibitour – the national juried exhibition. Museum of Contemporary Art in Wausau, Wausau Wisconsin (2022)
Signature Status Recipient of the Portrait Society of America (2022)
Select 50, Portrait Society of America International
Portrait Competition (2022)
Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, Today's Masters, "Treasuring Our Green Zones" article, "Winter Flowers" is the included painting in the group showcase. (May/June Issue 2022)
Awarded Eighth Place in the Outside the Box Category, Portrait
Society of America 17th annual Members only competition (2021)
International Artist Magazine, The Art of the Portrait,
Master Showcase, (June/July Issue 2021)
Awarded Fourth Place in the Outside the Box Category, Portrait
Society of America 16th annual Members only competition (2020)
Awarded Finalist in the Commissioned Portrait Category, Portrait Society of America 15th annual Members only competition (2019)
Honorable Mention, International Biennial Portrait
Competition, Museum of Contemporary Art in Wausau, Wausau, Wisconsin (2019)
Certificate of Excellence, Portrait Society of America
International Portrait Competition (2019)
Select 50, Portrait Society of America International
Portrait Competition (2018)
Instruction:
The Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA (3+ hours demonstration) (2022)
School of Visual Art and Design, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN
( one day workshop as an invited artist ) (2021)
An Oil Portrait Demo, (online, 4+ hour of content)
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