Elena Ploetz

Born in 1969 in a closed Siberian town formerly known as Tomsk-7, USSR. Moved to the Czech Republic in 1999, then on to Germany in 2001. Now living near Cologne with my husband and our youngest daughter. Art is my way of coping with everything that happens in and around me. It's been an interesting road.

An art school in my youth. Education in languages and teaching them. A long career in interpreting and translation. Exhibiting artist since 2004. Since February 2022 actively engaged in refugee help, teaching German to Ukrainian refugees. Since March 2024 working full-time as a job coach helping welfare recipients to enter the primary work market, employed by Ingeus in Cologne. I gave up actively pursuing my art career in favour of this meaningful job.

September 2010 "HanseArt" - Hamburg, Germany
March 2013 - Migration, Castellon, Spain
May - November 2013 - Duo exhibition in BADK offices, Cologne, Germany
September 2013 - MOMENTUM Art show, Cologne, Germany
October 2013 - "Out of the Box", Berlin, Germany
March 2014 - "Spring Awakening", Atelie Abstrakt, Berlin, Germany
March 2014 - "Wild Thing", Galerie DISPLAY, Cologne, Germany
September 2014 - Duo exhibition at th4 German-Spanish Cultural Center, Cologne
October 2014 - Group exhibition in Atelier 24, Bergisch Gladbach
March 2015 - Group exhibition "Tatort Kunst" in Alte Feuerwache, Cologne
November 2015 - Group exhibition "Mal so, mal anders" in Kunsthalle LohmArt
January 2016, galerie luisa sassen, Cologne, "unterschiedliche WELTEN", group exhibition
March 2016, galerie Kunstmeile, Cologne, "QUATSCH", duo exhibition
August 2016, galerie "Art Cafe", Cologne
September 2016, ArtLokal, Windeck, Rhein-Sieg Art Fair
April 2017 Solo exhibition "Ich, herum" Galerie Kunst Meile Buchforst Cologne
April 2018 Solo exhibition "Fassade" Galerie Kunst Meile Buchforst Cologne
May 2019 Solo exhibition "Jeden Tag ist Muttertag", Galerie Kunst Meile Buchforst Cologne
September 2021 Group Exhibition "ArtLokal" in Windeck, Kabelmetal, Germany
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