Elena Begma
Born in Russia,
Lives & works in Berlin
Born in artistic family, I’ve been passionately drawing since childhood. I got professional art education, so my art is based on both academic knowledge and realistic perception of the world around. My paintings address such themes as history, man, religion, time and dance. I constantly enhance the range of my painting technics, searching for new manners and experimenting with gold, silver and varnish in colours. Painting several various series at the same time, from vivid portraits to monochrome figures, offers me new ways of seeing my work. I take my inspiration from people, objects, information.
CV
Education
2006 - 2012 The Surikov Moscow Academic Art Institute, Moscow, Russia;
2011 The Academy of Arts, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia;
1999 - 2004 The Grekov Rostov Art School, Rostov-on-Don, Russia;
1993 -1997 The Chinenov Children’s Art School, Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
Awards
2014 – "Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War" Medal by the Russian Municipal Academy;
2013 – Joined The Russian Union of Artists;
2010 – The Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts;
2010 – "In the Name of Life" Medal by the Russian State Committee;
2007 – "For Valorous Labour" Medal by the Russian State Committee.
Solo exhibitions
2019 – Story in Two Faces, 20:20 Iconic Art Vision, Moscow, Russia;
2017 – Solo Exhibition, Modny Season Fashion Gallery, Moscow, Russia;
2017 – Solo Exhibition, Vogue Fashion Night Out, Moscow, Russia;
2016 – Solo Exhibition, DEVE Gallery, Moscow, Russia;
2010 – Painting and Graphics, Solo Exhibition of Elena Begma and Vladimir Begma, Federation Council and Moscow City Duma, Moscow, Russia.
Group exhibition
2018 – Ballet, 20:20 Iconic Art Vision, Moscow, Russia;
2018 – Infinity of Light, Can Bono Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain;
2018 – Art Exhibition, Cultural Center of China, Moscow, Russia;
2017 – Karamzin, Pushkin – Epoch and Time, Federation Council, Moscow, Russia;
2015 – Flags of war, Exhibition of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Moscow, Russia;
2015 – World War I in the Young Artist’s Art, Burdenko Main Clinical Military Hospital, Moscow, Russia;
2014 – International Assembly of Artists, Ulyanovsk, Russia;
2014 – Graphics of the Russian South. 21 century, cities of Grozny, Krasnodar, Novorossiysk, Pyatigorsk, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, Astrakhan etc, Russia;
2014 – The Beauty of the Native Land of mine, Museum of Moscow, Moscow, Russia;
2014 – Russia is my Native Land, Association of Fellow-Countrymen, Moscow, Russia;
2013 – And All of Russia Still Remembers, Moscow City Duma, Moscow, Russia;
2013 – Mobile Painting Exhibition, cities of Wuxi, Jiangyin, Yixing, China;
2013 – Moscow International Art Show The Process-2013, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia;
2013 – Youth Exhibition of Moscow Union of Artists, Moscow, Russia;
2013 – Young Art, Plastov Young Creators Supporting Fund, Moscow, Russia;
2012 – International Art Symposium, Detva, Slovakia;
2012 – Tribute to the Skytroopers, Central Museum of Armed Forces, Moscow, Russia;
2011 – The Great Breakdown, New Manege Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia;
2011 – History of Russia in the Eyes of Alumni of Surikov Institute’s Class of Military and Historical Painting, Federation Council and Moscow City Duma, Moscow, Russia;
2010 – Memory Of Generations, Museum of Moscow, Moscow, Russia;
2010 – Our Victory – our Piece, Exhibition of the 65th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Moscow, Russia;
2010 – Young Artists of Russia, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia;
2010 – 4th International Festival of Fine Arts "Traditions and Modernity", Moscow, Russia;
2010 – Truth about Victory, Association of Fellow-Countrymen, Moscow, Russia;
2010 – Young Russian Culture in Italy, cities of Rome, Santa Marinella, Cerveteri, Tolfa, Italy;
2009 – Youth Regional Exhibition, New Manege Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia;
2009 – Youth Exhibition of Moscow Union of Artists, Moscow, Russia;
2008 – Moscow – the City of Piece, Battle of Borodino Museum, Moscow, Russia;
2008 – Image of Russia, British Embassy, Moscow, Russia.