Elena Khokhryakova

Elena Khokhryakova is a Ukrainian painter whose work explores light, water, reflection, and the subtle connection between people and nature.

Working primarily in oil, she creates landscapes, figurative works, and symbolic compositions in which light becomes more than a visual element. It becomes a language of emotion, memory, and inner experience.

Water and reflections appear throughout her practice as metaphors for transformation, silence, and the constantly changing nature of perception. Her paintings invite the viewer to slow down, look deeper, and experience a moment of stillness.

Elena has been working professionally with painting for more than 15 years. Her works have been exhibited internationally and are held in private collections in Ukraine, Europe, Canada, the United States, and other countries.

She is particularly interested in the way light can transform an ordinary landscape into an emotional experience, creating paintings that balance realism with symbolism and a quiet, contemplative atmosphere.

“Voice of light”, gallery “Publicartists”, Vienna, September, 2025
• Solo exhibition “Beyond Reflections”, M. Zankovetska Museum, June 2025
•exhibition of the Ukrainian Union of Marine Artists, Museum of East and West Art, Odesa, 2025
• International exhibition “Artist’s Day”, Hetmanship Museum, Kyiv, 2024
• International exhibition “Independent Ukraine”, Cultural Center Halushka, 2024
• Solo exhibition “Spring Duet”, M. Zankovetska Museum, 2024
• Solo exhibition “Immersion into the Universe”, Art Library, 2023
• Solo exhibition “My Light”, Mytets Gallery