Celebrity Pop Star SLAVA, Cover of the glossy mag (2007) Photography by Gera

Elen Gera is a master artist, in watercolors, acrylics, oils, and other media with her own style and perception.
“You immediately fall in love with the serenity and freedom of expression in color. The paintings have a distinctive style reflecting the artist’s perception of the world. I am impressed! (Emphasis added) They are thought-provoking and stimulate the imagination.” Varner, of the Varner Gallery in Paris, France.

Her art works are rare to be issued almost under the request and could be found within reputable museums, corporations, private collectors, celebrities and public officials. Some of these collectors: Moscow Contemporary Art Museum; Stonehenge Telecom and Benefon corporations; Russian Pop Stars, as Slava and Vaya con Dios; Mayor Luzhkov of Moscow and many other leading Russian politicians.

Born in Moscow, Gera was a precocious child and at the age of eight she was awarded the prestigious Award of Art from the Surikov Art School; receiving one of the few age exceptions made as the school only admitted children ages 10 and older. For eight years she studied art at the Surikov School and Grem Kalinovsky’s Art Studio. Upon graduating, she earned an International Business and Commerce Degree from the state administered Financial Academy; while continuing to maintain, develop and deepen her artist skills. Additionally, as an academy student, she organized several art exhibitions of Russian art in Russia and abroad. Her first international and solo art exhibit was in 1994, in the Veneto province of Italy. It was the success from this exhibit that encouraged her to devote her professional life towards her art and creativity. Other exhibits include: Moscow, Russia; Vecenza, Venice, Asiago, Bologna, Rome, Italy; Paris, France and London, England. In 1999 she established GeraGallery in Moscow, sponsored by Novotel.
Her mediums include: watercolors, graphics, oils, acrylics, photography and design.

She is known as a creator of unusual and interesting art projects and art and advertizing concepts. Many of these art projects are: The Other Reality, The Red Invasion, Love in Colours, Sounds and Forms, "Eritis sicut Deus scientes bonum et malum" (The Old Testament), Pasha Style, Flower Horoscope, The Best Russian Artists in Paris, Nude, New Life, The Mystery of Sin, Point of View and The Dawn. Her art projects involves multi demensional influence of colours, forms and sounds, all united by the conceptual idea.

Other professional abilities include: books for art students on business and marketing, lectures on art history (esp. Female in Arts) and marketing and advertising consultant specializing on colors and forms as influential tools.

Her unique ability of conceptual works is called to be used for the advertising and cultural projects. A consultant for ARTs, Moscow City Day,and other art events scenario writer and a producer of performances and promo campaign for the advertising and event agencies, leading Publishing houses...

• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : 1977
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• Groups: Contemporary American Artists