Townsend Atelier announces Resonance, a solo exhibition of new works by Elena Burykina. The exhibition features paintings on aluminum, paper, panel and canvas.
The public is invited to the opening reception March 1 from 5:30 -9 p.m. Works will be available for purchase in person and online at www.townsendatelier.com.
Townsend Atelier is located in the Arts Building, 301 E. 11th St. in Chattanooga, and is open to the public, free of charge.
Resonance will be on view through March 30 in person weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., or by appointment
About the artist:
Elena Burykina is visual artist based in Chattanooga.
Ms. Burykina always wanted to be an artist. As a child in Ukraine, she received a classical art education which she used for over a decade as an architect. It was an applied form of her desire to create art. She moved away from architecture into teaching art to children and painting when she could, and finally she was able to focus all her time on being an artist and learning. She tries to use every opportunity to learn anything new – new tools, mediums, techniques – anything new at all.
She moved to America in 2013 and turned her full attention to painting. Ms. Burykina's favorite subjects to paint are people with their personalities, moods, thoughts and favorite things. “I really like to explore the personalities of my models through building the structure of portraiture with oil paint and paintbrush,” she said. Her current focus is portraiture. She seeks a connection with the model that she can translate to the surface.
Ms. Burykina has been featured in multiple group and solo exhibitions throughout the United States and in Europe including Abend Gallery, Denver, Co.; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Wassau, Wi.; Townsend Atelier, Chattanooga; MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art, Spain, Barcelona; and Jostens Gallery of Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, Clarksville, Tn.
She has received numerous awards including best of show, International Biennial Portrait Competition Museum of Contemporary Art in Wausau, Wausau, Wi. (2023); Oil Painters of America; second place award in Summer Showcase (2023); certificate of excellence, Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition (2023); a finalist of the 16th International ARC Salon Competition (2022); honorable mention at Exhibitour – the national juried exhibition; Museum of Contemporary Art in Wausau, Wi. (2022); and signature status recipient of the Portrait Society of America (2022), to name a few.