Elena Tuncer

Yacht stewardess turned artist!
I'm a contemporary artist based in Turkey, deeply in love
with the Turkish coastline. Most of my work has been inspired by
the vast landscape of the Turkish southwest coast and the local lifestyle.

Although the majority of my artwork depicts seascapes and Turkish
lifestyle, I also enjoy expanding my artistic skills and knowledge
through exploration of various types of landscapes using different
painting techniques.
Many of my artworks are in private collections in the USA, U.K., Australia, Canada, Turkey, Russia...

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I was born and raised in Kazakhstan, and
graduated from the Technical Faculty of Drawing, and later in Psychology in Russia.
A change of life brought me to the south-west coast of Turkey in
2002, where I discovered inspiration literally everywhere by cruising in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas and working as a yacht stewardess for over 5 years.

Drawing has been a passion for a big part of my life, and one I
wish to share with others, who may also see the beauty in it and
appreciation of it too.

Primarily I got the basic knowledge from the Drawing Faculty and I began studying seriously in 2018,
following my move to the rural town of Gocek, located alongside
the Mediterranean Sea in Turkey.

Before devoting myself to painting, I worked as an educator, a
psychologist, has had several jobs on the sea as I mentioned above, and am a mother
of two.

I love working with color and am not afraid to experiment with
different and new techniques.

In addition to art and psychology, I am also interested in history,
philosophy, languages, nature, and a healthy lifestyle. I often draw while listening to classical
music.

The scope of my work is expanded by frequently studying new techniques. This includes more lib...

International ART FAIR “Bodrum Art Fair” Bodrum, Turkey from 27th of June till 3d of July, 2022

Biafarin.EXTINCTION: Save the Planet - 2022 Gallerium Art, Toronto, Canada, April till 22d of May 2022

IWS TURKEY 7th International Watercolor Festival & Golden Brush Contest, Izmir, Turkey, January 2022

NTF Project of Nikas Safronov ''The Pine Tree. Artist for Artist'', Moscow, Russia, January 2022

Local Exhibition BUQQVA Residence, Kas, Turkey, March 2021-October 2021

Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Maryland, USA, July 2021

Auction "RU.Bitspirit", Russia, May 2021

Biafarin: Diversia: Culture-2021 Online Exhibition, 1-31st of May 2021 Canada, Toronto

Be Still Media April 2021

Online Exhibition ''NEW WINTER'' of the school Jivopis Maslom, Saint Petersburg, December 2020 - January 2021