Elena Bolotskikh

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts
Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Culture and Art
Member of the Russian Union of Artists
Moscow Union of Artists
Creative Union of Artists of Russia
Member of the presidium, head of the guild «Art without barriers»
Eurasian Art Union
Professor at the Department of Design
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences
Curator of art exhibitions

1952Born in Moscow
1974Graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute named after. IN AND. Lenin, art and graphic faculty. Studied with V.P. Efanov and V.A. Dreznina , A.P. Surovtseva
1977Started participating in exhibitions
1978Joined the youth association of the Union of Artists of the USSR
1984Graduated from graduate school at Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. IN AND. Lenin at the Department of Decorative and Applied Arts
1985Defended her PhD thesis in the field of methods of teaching fine arts
1988Accepted as a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR

She has held more than 100 exhibitions in Russia and abroad.

Works are in museums and museum collections:

Museum Fund of the Russian Academy of Arts

Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA)

Long Beach Museum (USA)

Museum of Culture of Montpellier (France)

Sarpsborg Cultural Museum (Norway)

Museum Fund of Moscow Exhibition Halls

Artmuza Museum , St. Petersburg

Museum «Portrait of the Artist» of the International Confederation of Unions of Artists

In private collections in Russia, Europe and America.

Awards:

2001Diploma of the Russian Union of Artists
2006Order of Peter the Great, first degree
2008Gold medal of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia
2009Laureate of the competition named after. Victor Popkov International Art Foundation
2010Medal of the Moscow Union of Artists
2011Gratitude from the Russian Academy of Arts
2011Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
2011Diploma of the Russian Academy of Arts
2012Gold medal of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia
2012,

2014

Winner of the international design competition «Edges of the Big City»
2015Large Gold Medal of the laureate of the international competition «Necropolis-Pantheon»
2015Diploma of the laureate of the III International Exhibition of Contemporary Design “ Non stop » with the support of the Russian Academy of Arts in the category «Design of Interior Decoration Elements»
2016Gold medal of the Chilean Embassy in Moscow
2016Gratitude from the Russian Academy of Arts
2019First place in the contemporary painting competition at the Russian Art Week. Gostiny Dvor
2019Diploma of the International Academy of Culture and Art
2019First place in the International Competition «Russian Talent»
2020Gratitude of the Moscow City Duma
2021First place in the avant-garde painting competition at St. Petersburg Art Week
2021Big Gold Medal for the project “Face of an Angel” Volga region branch of the Russian Academy of Arts and TSHR
2021Gratitude of the Moscow City Duma
2021Medal named after Natalia Goncharova for innovation and service to art
2022Gold medal in the exhibition-competition «Creative Environments» Tretyakov Gallery West Wing
2022Diploma of the laureate of the International Competition “Man of the Future”
2022Gratitude of the Moscow City Duma
2022Medal named after Alexandra Benois for outstanding achievements in the field of art.
2022Russian Arts Prize. Western wing of the New Tretyakov Gallery.
2022Gold medal of the international competition “Art, Excellence, Recognition”
2022Gold medal of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia «For the development of traditions»
2022Medal named after V.V. Kandinsky Union of Abstract Artists of Russia
2022Gold medal of the international competition “Art. Perfection. Recognition» for the art project «Man of the Future»
2023Gold medal of the international competition “Art. Perfection. Recognition» for the art project «I am Russia»
2023Laureate of the competition at the International Art Forum in Tanzania