Biography

Elena Timtschenko

1969 born in Donskoje, North Caucasus, Russia
1978-1981 Childhood in Siberia and central Asia
1981-1984 School for Fine Arts in Donskoje, majors in painting and graphics
1986-1991 Vacational College for Foreign Languages Education, Pjatorgorsk (later States Linguistic University). German studies, educational studies. Diploma in Pedagogy: Teaching Foreign Languages (English and German)
1988-1989 Maurice Torez Institute for Foreign Languages, Moscow, German and Linguistic studies
1991-1996 Interpreter
1998-2003 Bauhaus University Weimar, Faculty of Fine Arts, specializing in Painting, with Prof. Barbara Nemitz
2003+ independent artist
2003 +Teaching of painting and drawing in classes and workshops
2004+ Member of the Association of Artists Thuringia eV
2005 Founding of a family business in Erfurt, Germany
2009-2015 Manager and owner, family run business in Erfurt
2019 Artist Residency Malta

2020- 2021 Erfurt University of Applied Sciense, lecturer for drawing

2021+ Member of Malta Society of Arts

2021 + Member of Art Association Arnstadt, Germany

2023 + Member of German Society for Botanical Art

Personal Exhibitions

2002 „Seashells and Snails“, Municipal Utilities Building Exhibition Hall, Erfurt, Germany
2003 „Space capsules“ Museum of Natural History, Erfurt, Germany
2004 Personal Exhibition, City Hall Gallery, Erfurt, Germany
2017 „Attractions“, City Hall Gallery, Rastenberg, Germany

2021 "Living Spaces" Museum Kunstforum Gotha, Germany

2022 Galery Boehner, Mannheim, Germany

Group Exhibitions

Regular participation in thematic exhibitions in the Association of Artists Thuringia eV`s Gallery in Erfurt, Germany
2001 Chancellery, University of Weimar, Germany
2006 ArtThuer, Thueringian Art Fair in Erfurt, Germany
2017 „Haus. Bau. Ambiente“ Special Presentation of the Association of Artists Thuringia eV on the Architecture and construction trade fair in Erfurt, Germany
2017 „Spaces III“, Metternich House, Koblenz, Germany
2018 ArtThuer, Thueringian Art Fair in Erfurt, Germany
2019 „Haus. Bau. Ambiente“ Special Presentation of the Association of Artists Thuringia eV on the Architecture and construction trade fair in Erfurt, Germany

2020 Il delicato Acquerello, Gallery ArtTime, Udine, Italy

2020 "Buy Art!" Museum Waidspeicher Erfurt Germany

2021 Salon 2021, Kunsthalle Arnstadt, Germany by Arnstadt Art Association

2021 Online Exhibition "Dream World", Malta Society of Arts, Malta

2022 Connect, Bielefeld Germany

2022 Art 3f Luxembourg, International Art Fair

2022 ArtThuer Erfurt Germany, Art Fair

2022 Dream of Colour, Theodor Fontane Culture House, Berlin, Germany

2022 "Salon 2022", Art Association Arnstadt, Germany

2022 "Postscriptum" Gallery of Art Assotiation Thueringen, Erfurt Germany

2022 "Delicate tenuita", Gallery ArtTime Udine, Italy

2023 "Sammlung & Galerie Böhner" Mannheim

2023 art3f Strasbourg, International Art Fair

2023 "Salon 2023", Kunsthalle Arnstadt

2024 Art Karlsruhe, International Art Fair, Germany

2024 art 3f Paris, International Art Fair, France 

Awards

2018 Winner of the Audience Award for Favourite Artist. ArtThuer, Thueringian Art Fair in Erfurt, Germany