MUSIC & POETRY:
Elana began to sing and to write poetry and music in 2003. In 2004 she opened her own recording studio with a concert venue, where she often performed herself and with the "Reka" band (M. Goltsev, S. Konnov, A. Tsopa).
In 2009, the Tambov Drama Theater staged the play-ballad "The Girl and the Centaur" based on the play by I. Spitz, the musical design of which was based on ten Elana’s songs. Same year French poet Jean-Marie Pierry translated 11 songs by Elana. She began performing in France and has worked closely with the Russian Center for Science and Culture in France. Since 2005 till the present time she has been touring in Russia and abroad.
Elana also collaborates with "PANCHER" show business management company.
Elana released 6 CD-albums, and her 2010 CD “Quand je parle à voix haute” was released in French. In May 2010, at the festival of Russian culture in Montmartre in Paris, Elana became the first Russian woman presented with an honorary citizenship of the Republic of Montmartre.
PAINTING:
Elana has been painting since 2008, inspired by her teacher is Elena Gubar (Switzerland).
Sinse 2010 Elana had exhibitions in Russia and France. She became a member of the French Art Association "Stella-Art-International" in 2014, and then a member of the Saratov branch of the Russia’s Creative Union of Artists in 2017.
In October 2015 Elana among other Russian artists was awarded the Grand Prix of the 7th Paris Business Art Salon of Contemporary Art at the Pierre Cardin Center. In November 2015 her painting "A Cocktail of Desires" received the Nicolas Cizeron Prize at the Parisian Grand Palais (Grand Royal Palace) at the international exhibition "Art Capital".
Many of Elana's paintings were aquired by Alexander Art Museum and the Kaliningrad Museum of History and Art, and some by private collectors in Russia, France, USA, Switzerland and Germany.
Exhibition resume
2009 Saratov, Russia, Saratov Theatre for Young Spectator, concert - vernissage
2010 Paris, France, Russian center of the science and culture, personal exhibition
2011 Paris, France, Montmartre, “AU RELAIS”, personal exhibition
2011 Sochi, Russia, Sanatorium “Rus”, concert – vernissage
2011 Sochi, Russia, Marins Park Hotel, concert – vernissage
2011 Saratov, Russia, Studio River, personal exhibition
2011 Nice, France, gallery “MUSEAV”, personal exhibition
2012 Nice, France, gallery “MUSEAV”, personal exhibition
2012 AIX EN Provence, France, Chateau de la Drand Durane, personal exhibition
2012 AIX EN Provence, France, Hotel DE VILL, personal exhibition
2013 Yaroslavl, Russia, Philharmonic, concert – vernissage
2013 Saratov, Russia, Goverment of the Area, personal exhibition
2014 Essentuki, Russia, Regional museum, personal exhibition
2014 Cannae, France, “Les artistes DU MONDE”, participation
2014 Paris, France, Salon “Business Art”, Space Pierre Cardin, participation
2015 Paris, France, gallery “Village SUISSE”, personal exhibition
2015 Paris, France, Russian center of the science and culture, participation
2015 Paris, France, Space Pierre Cardin, participation, Grand Prize
2015 Paris, France, Grand Palace “Art-Capital”, participation, award Nicolas Cizeron
2015 Saratov, Russia, Shopping center “Triumph”, participation
2016 Paris, France, gallery “TUILLIER”, personal exhibition
2016 Paris, France, Russian Trade Representation in France, personal exhibition
2017 Saratov, Russia, gallery “More Art”, personal exhibition
2017 Paris, France, Grand Palace “Art-Capital”, participation
2017 Saratov, Russia, Opera and Ballet Theatre, personal exhibition
2017 VILLERS SUR Mer, France, Normandy, cultural center “VILLERS”, personal exhibition
2017 Paris, France, gallery “MONOD”, participation
2018 Paris, France, Grand Palace “Art-Capital”, participation
2018 Alexandrov, Russia, Art Museum, personal exhibition
2018 Saratov, Russia, Opera and Ballet Theatre, personal exhibition
2018 VILLERS SUR Mer, France, Normandy, cultural center “VILLERS”, participation
2018 Saratov, Russia, Academic Drama Theatre, participation
2018 Essentuki, Russia, Regional museum, personal exhibition
2018 Cherepovets, Russia, Chamber Theatre, personal exhibition
2019 Essentuki, Russia, gallery “Art Chest”, personal exhibition
2019 Paris, France, Grand Palace “Art-Capital”, participation
2019 Zheleznovodsk, Russia, Pushkin Gallery, personal exhibition
2019 Saratov, Russia, Academic Drama Theatre, participation
2019 Saratov, Russia, House of creativity, participation
2019 Kaliningrad, Russia, History and Art Museum, personal exhibition
2019 Saratov, Russia, Shopping Center “Triumph”, participation
2019 Saratov, Russia, Hotel “Volga”, personal exhibition
2020 Kaliningrad, Russia, History and Art Museum, participation
2020 Saratov, Russia, Opera and Ballet Theatre, personal exhibition
2021 Saratov, Russia, Shopping Center “Triumph”, participation
2021 Saratov, Russia, Academic Drama Theatre, participation
2021 USА, New-Mexico, Santa-Fe «ART-Mozaik» gallery, personal exhibition
2022 Saratov, Russia, Hotel “Volga”, personal exhibition