Dwarf City. Sunset Painting

Elena Kambina Painter, graphic artist, video artist, installation and performance artist, curator, and exhibition organizer. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1970. Teaching and Curatorial Activities: • Since 2005 – Senior Faculty Member at the Institute of Architecture in Tashkent. • Since 2005 – Head of the Laboratory of Contemporary Art. • Since 1992 – Founder of the creative workshop ArtLab Kambina. ⸻ Memberships: • Since 2019 – Member of Rotary Club Kyiv Advance. • Since 2012 – Member of the Association of Franco-Chinese Artists. • Since 2002 – Member of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan. ⸻ Awards: • 2023 – Order of St. Olga, Kyiv, Ukraine, for special contributions to the field of art. • 2005 – Diploma of the 3rd Tashkent Biennale. • 2004 – Special Prize at the VIDEIDENTITY: Sacred Places of Central Asia Festival, Almaty, Kazakhstan. • 2003 – Diploma of the 2nd Tashkent Biennale. ⸻ Grants: • 2009–2010 – Grant from the Swiss Co-operation Office of the Swiss Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. • 2004 – Grant from VIDEIDENTITY: Sacred Places of Central Asia Festival, Almaty, Kazakhstan. • 2002 – Grant from the Soros Foundation, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. • 2000 – Grant from the Soros Foundation, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. ⸻ Publications: • 2024 – OCAK 2024 ROTARY DERGISI. • 2014 – Kambina (Catalogue, ISBN: 9785905 048623). • 2012 – SAN’AT, Journal of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan. • 2008 – 101 Pictorial Works from the Collection of R. Mirhaidarov. • 2007 – Constellation (Exhibition Catalogue, Swiss Bureau). • 1999 – Art of Uzbekistan. 20th Century (Catalogue). • 1997 – 100 Works from the Collection of the National Bank of Uzbekistan. ⸻ Collections: Her works are in private collections in the UK, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, China, Hong Kong, and Uzbekistan. They are also part of museum collections, including: • Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia. • State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan. • National Bank Gallery, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. • Sholom Aleichem Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine. • Centre for Contemporary Art Soviart, Kyiv, Ukraine (works acquired in 2009, 2022). • Museum Ural, Beijing, China. ⸻ Residency: • Since 2022 – Lives and works in Germany. • 2018–2022 – Lived and worked in Kyiv, Ukraine. • 2008–2018 – Lived and worked in Beijing, China.