Yelena Polyanskaya

I am a classical/jazz pianist, a painter, and a ceramic artist. Very fortunately I have been able to devote my entire life fulltime to these three passions and careers. My painting career really took off during the middle 1990s as I was completing my doctorate in piano performance. My painting interests focus primarily on landscapes/cityscapes and on abstract painting. I typically paint in acrylics or oils, usually on stretched canvas but often on board. I also occasionally work with pastels and watercolors. My ceramics passion intensified about three years ago when I was introduced to the wonderful ceramics faculty at Indiana University. My ceramics work is largely exploratory, consisting of small figurines and unusual pottery pieces.

Doctor of Music in Piano Performance from the Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University at Bloomington.

Numerous classes (enrolled or audited) in painting and the ceramic arts at the School of Art, Architecture & Design of Indiana University at Bloomington.