Born in 1978, Moscow, Russia
Lives and works in Tel Aviv, Israel
Elena Gorn is a contemporary artist whose practice examines the mechanisms of adaptation and the construction of life within conditions of unsettled stability. Drawing on a 15-year background in graphic design, she employs a rigorous approach to structure and composition across abstract painting and spatial forms. Her work explores themes of memory, identity, and the search for belonging through the experience of emigration and environmental research. Using photography as a primary tool for documentation, Gorn translates fragments of the landscape into material records of human presence and the process of establishing a new home.
EDUCATION
2025 – 2026 – Moscow School of Contemporary Art (MSCA), Moscow, Russia
Professional Retraining Program in Contemporary Art, Artistic Practices
Program Curator: Ivan Novikov
2026 – SHOV – School of Contemporary Art, 4th Cohort, Moscow, Russia
2000 – 2005 Jurisprudence (Law), Moscow Institute of Economics, Management and Law, Moscow, Russia
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
2024 – Present – Independent artistic practice.
2005 – 2021 – Professional practice in graphic design, branding, and visual communication
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 – The Art and Soul of Tel Aviv, curated by Fiammetta Martegani / Tel Aviv, Israel
2025 – 25 Years of Bauhaus Center, Bauhaus Center / Tel Aviv, Israel
2025 – Contrast! Issue 4, Meta Space Gallery (Online) / United Kingdom
2025 – Abstractus, Juried International Smart Exhibition, Selected Artist, Exhibizone / Biafarin (Online) / Canada
2025 – Existence, International Juried Exhibition, Exhibizone Biafarin (Online) / Canada
2025 – Scenic, International, Exhibizone Biafarin (Online) / Canada
2025 – GAP, International, Gallerium Biafarin (Online) / Canada
2025 – Home: SDG 3.4 Mental Health Arts Advocacy, Selected Artist, The 34 Gallery / Simuka Africa (Online)
PUBLICATIONS
2025 – Madaf, Artist Book Index / Tel Aviv – artist book included in the artist book index.
2025 – Meta Space Gallery, Contrast Issue Four / United Kingdom – publication of works, curatorial text, and an interview with the artist in the printed magazine.
2025 – Collect Art, 101 Contemporary Artists and More…, Volume 11 / Georgia – publication of the artist’s profile and work.
RECOGNITION
2025 – Certified Outstanding Artist, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, Israel