Elena Roush

I am Ukrainian-American artist. I was born in Ukraine on August,6, 1958 and now permanently resides in United States. I consider myself an international artist, because during my life time I visited 20 countries on business and as a tourist. I am also well-known fashion designer and artist in Ukraine and I am a Member of the Confederation of Designer and Stylist of Ukraine.

I obtained my M.A. degree at the Kiev Technological Light Industry Institute in 1982. I also took classes at School of Arts directed by A. Godunov in Ukraine. There i studied drawing and painting (oil and watercolor) in the studio and outdoors ( portraits, landscapes, still lives, etc).

I have a wide experience in fashion design. I worked for Kiev Fashion House
(1982-1989) and as a part of the designer group I created collections for the Fashion shows in Kiev, Moscow, Paris, Munich, Tokyo and New York.
I had also a number solo and group exhibitions in Ukraine. In 2008 I moved to the USA and in November 2008 I had a very successful solo exhibition at the University of Utah, SLC, UT. In 2010 I participated in a group exhibition at the Contemporary Design and Art Gallery in SLC, UT. In my paintings I gladly shares my impressions from everything I had experience and lived through. I paint landscapes and cityscapes of many different countries I got to see with my own eyes. I paints interesting people of different nationalities with whom i meet in different countries during my international trips. I also paint still life with a beautiful flowers which i grow up with my hands on my front yard.