Elena Menga

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I was born in Cremona, Italy, on november 21th 1971.After Political Science Degree, I decided to cultivate my passion for painting discovered when I was very young.So I've attended the courses of the Art Academy Scuola di Arte Applicata del Castello Sforzesco (where I studied with Alberto Venditti) and the European Institute of Design in Milan where I specialized in illustration. Then I've improved myself at Micol De Palma's study.
I currently live and work in Milan, where I do exhibitions. Some of my works are exhibited at the Galleria La Telaccia of Turin and at the 11 Dreams Art Gallery of Tortona (AL).
Now I am working as an illustrator for an English Publishing House. For Real Reads, I've illustrated a retold version of Dante's Inferno (the book is available on ).
By cultivating my passion for painting I understood that this way of expressing myself represents an attempt to inquiry into reality in all its expressions: the emotions deeply rooted in the irrationality of the human unconscious and the connection with the world outside. My paintings allow me to better comprehend my intellectual and sentimental complexities. My favorites subjects are feminine figures: I isolate ...

ART EDUCATION
2005-2007 Specialization course at Micol De Palma’s study, Milan
2003-2004 European Institute of Design (Illustration), Milan
2000-2003 Painting at “Scuola di Arte Applicata del Castello Sforzesco”, Milan (where I studied with Alberto Venditti)

2013
STATEMENTS 2013.2: Circoloquadro, group exhibition curated by Ivan Quaroni, 6/2013
LET YOU HEAD WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED: Teatro Litta, group exhibition, 5/2013
BERLIN 4: Reuss Galerie, group exhibition, 3/2013 Berlino
STRUMENTI-SPAZIO-MENTE: Raffaello Giolli Contemporary Art, group exhibition, 1-2/2013 Milano
THE PORTRAIT: APPEARANCE AND ENIGMA, 11Dreams Art Gallery, group exhibition,12/2012-1/2013 Tortona
2012
THE PORTRAIT: APPEARANCE AND ENIGMA, 11Dreams Art Gallery, group exhibition, 12/2012-1/2013 Tortona
2011
MITICI, Officine creative Ansaldo, project made with Regione Lombardia and Fondazione Milano, group exhibition, 11/2012 Milano
V Art Biennal in Monte-Carlo (Hotel de Paris), Gallery "La Telaccia", group exhibition,6-7/2012 Monte-Carlo
SIX ARTISTS, Gallery "La Telaccia", group exhibition, 4/2012 Torino
2011
GRAFFI, Studio Iroko, group exhibition, 12/2011 Milano
PARATISSIMA, Area cafè, group exhibition, 11/2011 Torino
SMALL SOLDIERS PROJECT, Teatro Espace, group exhibition, 7/2011 Torino
INTO THE ROOMS, Oldoni Grafica Editoriale, solo exhibition, 5-7/2011 Milano
2010
INTO THE ROOMS, Gallery Arthesis, solo exhibition, 11/2010-1/2011 Asti
FLESH FLAVOUR, Sound Garden, solo exhibition, 7/2010 Asti
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