Tatsiana Yelistratava

Tatsiana Yelistratava is a self-taught contemporary expressionist artist working with bold colors, emotional contrasts, and mixed-media collage. Her art is built on the belief that color can speak when words fail. She combine vivid paint strokes with layers of symbols, fragments of text, photographs, and patterns to create portraits and animal figures that reflect the complexity of human experience.

"My work explores the inner world of women — their strength, vulnerability, silence, rebellion, and transformation. Many of my pieces investigate themes such as emotional abuse, identity loss, and the psychological impact of living with a partner affected by bipolar disorder. Through my portraits, I give shape to experiences that are often hidden or difficult to articulate, revealing both the pain and the resilience behind them."

The women in her paintings are surrounded by messages: some oppressive, some liberating. They become symbolic storytellers, carrying the weight of expectations, judgment, and trauma — yet they always look directly at the viewer with a sense of clarity and truth. Her animal works, such as my vibrant tigers, represent personal power and fearless self-expression.

The artist have been creating art for over 10 ye...

Basic academic painting course by T.Ghali.
Oil painting course by T.Ghali
Online internet oil and mixed media courses.

Group exhibitions.
2021 " International art carnaval." Hurghada, Egypt.

2021 "Art Festival. Aldau art promenade" Hurghada, Egypt.

2020 "Art Festival. Aldau art promenade" Hurghada, Egypt.

2018 "We are dreaming" , Russian Culture Center Hurghada, Egypt.

2016 "Point of view" Ostraca gallery Hurghada, Egypt.
Solo exhibitions.
2021 "Anatomy of Female soul" in Ostraca gallery Hurghada, Egypt.

2021 "Healing the soul" , social art project together with Alkawser hospital under support of General Russian Ambassy Hurghada, Egypt.

2021 "Floral dreams" in Russian Culture Center Hurghada, Egypt.

2019 "Amazing flowers", in Russian Culture Center Hurghada, Egypt.
Prizes.
2021 1st place winner in international art competition .Saloniki, Greece.

2020 2nd place winner in International art competition Tunisia.

2016 "Look around" 1 st place Hurghada, Egypt.