Elena Blanco

Elena Blanco works with watercolours and ink to create dreamy, evocative paintings and illustrations. She engages with the unpredictable nature of her media in a receptive, playful way, merging technical skills with intuition.

Through her process, abstract patterns transform into dream-like landscapes and intriguing silhouettes.
A lover of storytelling, Elena draws inspiration from literature, cinema, and dreams. She infuses her scenes with an ethereal, cinematic quality, inviting viewers into open-ended exploration and encouraging them to find personal resonance within her images.

Since the mid-2010s, Elena Blanco has illustrated for private clients and been featured in publications worldwide. Her early work was available through retailers such as John Lewis, Habitat, and Ikea, as well as on platforms such as Etsy, Society6 and Deny Designs. Currently, her paintings are sold globally via Saatchi online and her website.

1992 Graduated in Architecture at the ETSA in Barcelona

2025 Many Narratives, solo exhibition, Open House Show, Dulwich Festival, London
2024-25 Art is Pure Joy, solo exhibition, Copper Beach Café Gallery, London.
2024 Summer Exhibition, group exhibition, Tate Library, Brixton London
2024 Forests & Silhouettes, solo exhibition, Open House Show, Dulwich Festival, London
2023 First Graphic Novel Competition, group exhibition, The Cartoon Museum London
2023 Summer Exhibition, group exhibition, Tate Library, Brixton London
2023 Elena Blanco solo exhibition, Open House Show, Dulwich Festival, London
2023 A Slash of Blue, group exhibition, Gerald Moore Gallery, London
2022 Food for Thoughts, group exhibition, Mercato Mayfair London
2016 Artist Book, group exhibition, Art Lacuna Gallery, Clapham, London
2015 Artist Book, group Exhibition, studio73 Brixton, London.