Elena Lukina

Art for me is not only a way of expression, but also a source of joy and love! 

Elena Lukina is a prizewinning artist from Latvia whose paintings have been exhibited in solo and group shows internationally. Inspired by the beauty of nature, Elena creates impressionist style landscapes, botanical works, animal portraits, and more in oil on canvas. Her work is characterized by great technical skill and conjure up a warmth and nostalgia through soft color palettes and smooth textures.

Education:

I was engaged in painting from early childhood. It was a painting school, art studios, a design school. At a mature age I was lucky to attend a training course at the school of modern painting of a famous artist in St. Petersburg. ?lso made a great contribution to my creative life ?y teacher Professor V.Kozin, Head of the Department of Painting, Latvian Academy of Arts. I had the best teachers in painting that you can only dream of.

Awards & Distinctions:

• 2016 „Russian Art Week" winner, spring 2016, 2nd place in nomination “conceptual painting", Moscow, Russia
• 2016" Rotterdam Art Fair" winner, 2nd place (Arts Council Latvia), St. Lawrence Church, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 2017 Russian Art Week winner, spring 2017, 2nd place in International competition of avant-garde art in the nomination “Expressionism", Moscow, Russia
• 2017 ITALIART winner – 3rd place “My Italy", Central House of Artist in Moscow on the Kuznetsk bridge
• 2017 winner- 3rd place in International Exhibition of Animalistic Arts "ZOO ARTS / Portrait Animals", The White Hall of the Vernadsky State Geological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
• 2017 Winner- 3rd place “Art Week in Italy", competition “ART-GEOGRAPHY OF ITALY", Town Hall of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
• 2019 Winner- 3rd place World Art Geography Art Geo Award Congress Hall "Danilovsky" Moscow
• 2020 Winner- 3rd place The Great Art Copy Exhibition Center of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists

Exhibitions:

• 2014 “My World", Prague, Czech Republic.
• 2015 „ArtExpoSpb", St. Petersburg, Russia.
• 2016 ITALIART exhibition “MY ITALY" “Clean ponds", Moscow.
• 2016 „Russian Art Week" winner, spring 2016, 2nd place in nomination “conceptual painting", Moscow, Russia
• 2016" Rotterdam Art Fair" winner, 2nd place (Arts Council Latvia), St. Lawrence Church, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 2016 International Festival-competition „Ethno Art Fest", London.
• 2017 Russian Art Week winner, spring 2017, 2nd place in International competition of avant-garde art in the nomination “Expressionism", Moscow, Russia
• 2017 ITALIART Exhibition “VOX ANIMAE – art the voice of soul", Milan, Italy.
• 2017 Art Week in Franc, “Visiting Pierre Cardin", Lacoste, France.
• 2017 ITALIART winner – 3rd place “My Italy", Central House of Artist in Moscow on the Kuznetsk bridge
• 2017 winner- 3rd place in International Exhibition of Animalistic Arts "ZOO ARTS / Portrait Animals", The White Hall of the Vernadsky State Geological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
• 2017 Art Shopping Paris Carrousel du Louvre, Exhibition in Musée du Louvre, The Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
• 2017 Winner- 3rd place “Art Week in Italy", competition “ART-GEOGRAPHY OF ITALY", Town Hall of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
• 2017 Exhibition "RUART 2017" in Art gallery “Spazio M7", Milan, Italy.
• 2018 Art Shopping Paris Carrousel du Louvre, Exhibition in Musée du Louvre, The Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
• 2018 ART RIGA FAIR 2018 Railway Museum,Riga,Latvia
• 2019 Art Salon of Modern Art Arte Genova 2019 Genova, Italy
• 2019 Next Art Week in Greec?. Gallery Myr?,Greece,Saloniki
• 2019 Art Week in Franc? La Galerie des Molières MIRAMAS France
• 2019 International Contest & Award ABSTRACTION ARTS FESTIVAL Congress Hall "Danilovsky" Moscow
• 2019 Winner- 3rd place World Art Geography Art Geo Award Congress Hall "Danilovsky" Moscow
• 2020 Winner- 3rd place The Great Art Copy Exhibition Center of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists

Professional/Teaching Experience:

I was engaged in painting from early childhood. It was a painting school, art studios, a design school(2009-2012). I was lucky to attend a training course at the school of modern painting of a famous artist in St. Petersburg(2012-2014). ?lso made a great contribution to my creative life ?y teacher Professor V.Kozin, Head of the Department of Painting, Latvian Academy of Arts.(2014-2017)

Artistic Influences:

I am inspired by world-famous impressionist artists.?ut I am also inspired by contemporary artists such as Nikolai Blokhin, a Russian artist and portrait painter. Blokhin's works impress with a powerful emotional charge, pulsating color, free pasty textured painting and precise lines of the picture.