Elena Bria

Elena Bria was born on July 4, 1992 in Chisinau, Moldova to a family of biathletes.

At age 11, she began her studies at the School of Fine Arts in Chisinau. There she met her mentor, Master Stanislav Babiuc, who trained her in the basic principals of realist painting in the traditions of the old Russian school. After graduating the School of Fine Arts, she successfully passed her entry exams and continued her studies at the Imperial Academy of Art in Saint-Petersburg.

Elena is a figurative artist, painting exclusively from life, she believes that an artist is that person through which nature gives rule to art . She is mainly inspired by such artists as I. E. Repin, V. A. Serov, N. Fechin, John Singer Sargent, Anders Zorn and Joaquín Sorolla

Education
2012-2018 Academy of Fine Arts Ilya Repin, Saint Petersburg, Russia

2003-2011 Lyceum of Fine Arts Igor Vieru, Chisinau, Moldova

2021 – Pursuit of beauty, solo exhibition, Arbor Gallery, Bucharest, Romania

2021 – Solo exhibition, Cartego, Chisinau, Moldova

2019 –Transported:Works from Moldova and Transilvania, Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Wetport, MA, USA

2019 - Exhibition, Viprada Studio, Chisinau, Moldova

2019 - The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition 2019, Mall Galleries, London, UK

2018 - Solo exhibition, Lyceum of Fine Art "Igor Vieru", Chisinau, Moldova

2018 - Diploma Works 2018, Academy of Fine Art Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

2017 - Young Russian Artists, Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Wetport, MA, USA

2017 - Isabel Mattia, Elena Bria, Timothy Powers Wilson, Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Wetport, MA, USA

2017 - Women Painting Women, Gallery VII, Allenspark, CO, USA

2016 - Summer Works, Academy of Fine Art Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

2015 - Italy, Italian Hall, Saint Petersburg, Russia

2014 - Exhibition, Constantin Brancusi Gallery, Chisinau, Moldova