Elena Bezhenova

Elena Bezhenova was born in the Caucasus. It was the place of birth that determined the artist’s interest in studying and observing nature. In particular, Elena is professionally engaged in entomology and collects a personal collection of insects. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Moscow where she studied in detail the technique and technology of painting, and in particular the Dutch and German painters of the early Renaissance. She studied at the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia, where she took a course in contemporary art. Now he is a 4th year student of École Supérieure d’Art et Design in Grenoble, where he continues his studies. In her artistic practice, Elena Bezhenova works with classical mediums of art — painting and drawing. At the same time, including modern technologies. The main theme of her work is the theory of the New Middle Ages. Through the prism of studying medieval painting, Elena comprehends modernity, creating her own picturesque images.

Solo exhibitions: 2023 “His wife is a chicken”, Gallery Xavier Jouvin, Grenoble, France Group exhibitions (favorites): 2023 “Salon National”, Ancien musee de penture, Grenoble, France 2023 “Sassenage and surroundings”, Château de Sassenage, Sassenage, France 2022 “Говорить нельзя молчать”, artist-run space, Moscow, Russia 2022 “Please don’t tell anyone that I live like this”, МАММ, Moscow, Russia 2021 “Consecration”, exhibition hall МАММ, Moscow, Russia 2021 “Рады всему”, artist-run space, Moscow, Russia 2021 “Frequencies 2.0”, “ChipEXPO-2021”, Technopark “Skolkovo”, Moscow, Russia 2021 “Frequencies 2.0.”, Gallery “Khodynka”, Moscow, Russia 2021 “GROUND Zin Fest”, GROUND Solianka, Moscow, Russia 2021 “Giorni… ultimi”, Gallery “Peresvetov pereulok”, Moscow, Russia 2020 “Post-truism”, Library Dobrolyubova, Moscow, Russia 2020 “Migrants: a personal journey”, Gallery “Bogorodskoe”, Moscow, Russia 2020 “Microbial horizontal initiatives”, Gallery “All-artist”, Moscow, Russia

2022-2024 — École Supérieure d’Art et Design, Grenoble, France 2023 — Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia, Moscow, Russia 2020 — Russian Academy of Painting Sculpture and Architecture, Moscow, Russia