Elena Shumakova

Born in 1967 in Moscow. Graduated from the Krasnopresnenskaya art school, the Correspondence People's University of Arts (faculty of easel painting and graphics). I am a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, Moscow Union of Artists of Russia, the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, and the Creative Association "Irida". I constantly participate in Moscow, Russian and foreign exhibitions. She was awarded an Honorary Diploma from the Ministry of Culture of the Moscow Region (exhibition “Cultural Reality of the Moscow Region” 2005), a diploma from the “Spring Salon” competition in 2008. from the public fund of Slavic culture and literature, as well as a silver medal from the Creative Union of Artists of Russia for his contribution to national culture. My works are in private collections in Russia and abroad. I have been teaching since 2004. I live and work in Moscow.

Personal exhibitions were held: 2000 - Chertanovo gallery; 2001 — exhibition hall of the Ministry of Environmental Protection; 2002 - ESCO gallery; 2003 - exhibition complex "Crocus-EXPO"; 2005 — exhibition salon of the Creative Association “Irida”; 2008 - gallery “Union “Creativity””; 2008 - Zamoskvorechye gallery; 2009 - gallery “Union “Creativity””; 2010 - gallery “Union “Creativity””; 2010 — State Duma of the Russian Federation; 1. Personal exhibition at the MOOOSKh November 5-25, 2001 2. Personal exhibition in the Irida salon - January 2005 3. Personal exhibition at the State Exhibition Hall “Zamoskvorechye” “October has already arrived...” October 3-17, 2008 4. Personal exhibitions in the gallery “Union Creativity” - March 2010, November 2013, November 2014 5. Personal exhibitions at the Central House of Artists: - Christmas exhibition – December 2011 - Art salon - March 2012 - Christmas exhibition – December 2012 - Art salon - March 2013 - Christmas exhibition – December 2013 - Art salon - March 2014 - Personal exhibition, hall No. 24, hall No. 18 – November, December 2014, February, April 2015 - November, December 2016, July-August 2017, November 2017, January-March 2018 6. Personal exhibition “Still Life” in the State Duma of the Russian Federation 03/09/2010 – 03/30/2010 7. Personal exhibition at the Tishinka TVC, May 3-9, 2010. 8. Personal exhibition at the Russian Center for Science and Culture, Gdansk, June 15-28, 2010. 9. Personal exhibition in the Marina Domareva Gallery 11/27/2014 – 12/26/2014 10. Personal exhibition in the “Landscape” gallery, October 2017. 11. Personal exhibition in the gallery “Apartment 10” May 2018 12. Personal exhibitions at the Central House of Artists 2014-2019 13. Personal exhibition in the gallery of the Central Culture Center in Elektrougli (2020, 2023) 14. Personal exhibition in the Yesenin Library 2023-2024 Participation in collective exhibitions in Moscow: 1. “Spring salons” from the “Irida Creative Association” since 2003, 2. Exhibitions in the hall of the Moskh of Russia on Begovaya “Moscow and Muscovites”, “Christmas on Begovaya” 3. Anniversary exhibitions of the Creative Association “Irida”: - Moscow City Duma “Iris - 20 years of spring” January 26 – February 13, 2009; - State Exhibition Hall “New Manege” exhibition “Creative Cuisine”, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of “Iris” - March 2010; - Central House of Artists, exhibition “Two Rainbows” - a joint exhibition of women artists from Russia and South Korea - July 2009 4. Festival “Traditions and Modernity” in Manege 2007-2008 5. “Creative Environments” Central House of Artists 3003, 2005, 2008 6. Collective exhibitions of the Correspondence People's University of Arts - in the State Exhibition Halls: “Heritage”, “Printers”. Palace "On the Yauza", library named after. Bogolyubov, library named after. Lermontov, Russian-German House, Museum named after. Ostrovsky, house of N.V. Gogol, Tula Theological Seminary, Podolsk Exhibition Hall, etc. 7. Exhibitions from the Isograph publishing house in the State Exhibition Halls “On Kashirka” - January 2008, December 2004, December 2006, December 2009, “Belyaevo” - April 2008, “Vykhino” - September 2011, etc. 8. Charity exhibitions at the Ardena Gallery: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 9. Russian Art Week - April 2015 10. Anniversary exhibition of the ARTNOW website, May 2017 11. Collective exhibition from TSHR “Garden Ring Museum”, September 2017 12. Exhibition “Amazing Kalmykia” at the Kalmyk Permanent Mission (2022), 13. Exhibition at the Ministry of Agriculture (Indian summer - 2021, Conceptual still life - 2022). 14. Exhibition with the AHP “Coordinates of history. Russian estates" November 2023, "Christmas meetings" January 2024. Participation in Russian and foreign exhibitions: 1. Belarus, Minsk with the Creative Association “Irida” exhibition “60 Years of Victory” - June 22 – July 4, 2005; 2. All-Russian symposium dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the birth of I.I. Shishkin and the 1000th anniversary of the city of Elabuga - Elabuga, July 2006; 3. Serbia, Belgrade, Russian House, exhibition “Russian Province” - October 2006 4. International exhibition in Serbia, Sremska Mitrovica - 2006, Italy, Mondovi - 2007, exhibition dedicated to St. Anastasia; 5. Russian House, Warsaw, Poland - 2008, Russian House, Gdansk, Poland - 2010; 6. Russian House, Paris, France – 2011; 7. International exhibition of women artists in South Korea, Degu - May 2008; 8. International exhibition of women artists, Her presence in Colors X Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City - July 2012; 9. International Exhibition - Pastel Biennale, Spain, Oviedo, November 21 – December 8 2013 10. International Exhibition - Pastel Biennale, France, Lyon, September 2014 11. International exhibition of women artists, Her presence in Colors XI Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar - July 2014; 12. International exhibition Femin&Art in Turkey, Trabzon - July 2015 13. International exhibition in Russian centers of Morocco - Fes, Casablanca November 2015 14. International exhibition of women artists Her presence in Colors XII July 2016 15. Russian Cultural Center, Prague, July 2017 16. Russian Cultural Center, Vienna, September 2019

Graduated from Krasnopresnenskaya art school, Correspondence People's University of Arts (faculty of easel painting and graphics)