Elena Smal

My name is Elena Smal.
I live and work in Kyiv, Ukraine.
What is art for me? – That’s my second life!
Who is my teacher? – Nature!
What inspires me? – Music!
What do I wish to convey to the world through my pictures? – Love, harmony, goodness, understanding the Truth, happiness of creation!
I am an artist-symbolist. I am a participant and winner of numerous International and National Ukrainian exhibitions, I also participated at the Artist Residency and exhibition that was held parellel to the 57th and 58th Biennale in Venice, Artist Residencies in many European countries, in particular, Artist Residency at Andy Warhol museum, Museum of Ukrainian Culture and art gallery of Dezider Milly, Slovakia. My painting "Apple" stayed at the collection of the Museum of Ukrainian Culture in the city of Svidnik.

2019, the National Academy of Leading Cadres of Culture and Art, certification for the course “Examination and Evaluation of Works of Art”.
2019 International scientific and practical conference, organizer: international project "ART - PROFESSIONAL": OBIA Management Company. Edinburgh.
2020 Educational course "International art management" at the Business School of the Institute of International Relations of the KNU named after Shevchenko.
2020 Educational course "Art Law & Business" on the basis of the Scientific Research Institute of Intellectual Property with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
St. Petersburg University of Aerospace Instrumentation

Participation in exhibitions, art residences:
2017 Ukrainian Art Week - XIV International Exhibition - Competition of Contemporary Art. Works "Ways of Cognition", "ELLE", "LUI".
2017 Participation in the art residence and exhibition, which was held in parallel with the 57th Venice Biennale, at the "Art Studio Space Larkina Loreta" gallery in San Marco.
2017 Ukrainian Art Week - XV International Exhibition - Competition of Contemporary Art.
2017 Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Participation in the Second All-Ukrainian Exhibition-Competition of Art and Decorative-Applied Arts.
2018 Ukrainian Art Week - ХVІ International Exhibition - Competition of Contemporary Art.
2018 120 hours of art residency at the Andy Warhol Museum, the Museum of Ukrainian Culture and the Desiderius Milla Art Gallery, Slovakia. The painting "Apple" remained in the collection of the Museum of Ukrainian Culture in Svidnyk.
2018 National Kiev-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve, exhibition "Time. In Art". Pictures "Revenge of Princess Olga", "Clock of the Universe", "Pop Art Time".
2018 House of the Actor in Kiev, personal exhibition "Facets of Life".
2019 National Museum of Literature of Ukraine, “Princess Olga. Malovana Strochka ", painting" Revenge of Prince...