I was born in Moscow, Russia. In 1971 I competed with thousands of other talented young people from all over Russia and won a coveted place at the Faculty of Applied Art, Moscow Textile University, where She studied under renowned Russian Artists.
1973 I was awarded an ‘Outstanding Student Scholarship’, enabling me to continue my education at the Hungarian University of Applied Art in Budapest, from where I have MA in Textile Design. In 1980 I was invited to teach in Moscow Textile University, as an Assistant Professor at Faculty of Applied Art, at drawing and painting department.
Later Elena moved back to Budapest (Hungary), where she worked as a Fashion Trend Coordinator, Designer, Lecturer and Illustrator in Hungarian Fashion Institute, Portrait Artist in Residence for Hungarian Medical Society, background painter for “Pannonia Film Studios” and was a freelance Artist and an Art Instructor.
I moved to Great Britain in 1996. I worked as a free lance Art Instructor, Artist, Portraitist and Tour Guide in National and Portrait Galleries.
I came to Arizona several years ago. I won a drawing competition for the American Artist magazine where a portrait study of my father was published in the winter 2005 issue.
I am faithful to the nature of my subjects in accordance with my Russian Art education, at the same time my Hungarian experience in Applied Art is allowing me to interpret & stylize. My paintings are in private collections in Russia, Hungary, Great Britain and the USA.
Jelena Eros
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