ELEN GERA (Ellen Gera)   An artist with her own style and perception.

There are two series in her creative work, mutually complementary,

2 sides of reality, action and contemplation, senses and emotions,

conscious and subconscious: 

spiritual, Bible, nature in lyrical, peaceful realistic works

�Contemplation�

and  sophisticated expressive vulnerable and mystical abstract works, devoted to the research of human nature

"Playing with subconscious". 

Elen Gera's artworks are are highly appreciated by public and now they are around the world in private, corporative and museum collections,  in celebrity's collection,  as the Mayer of Moscow,  Luzhkov;  the senators and other famous Russian politicians, the owner of Benefon and Caravaggio; a musical group "Vaya con Dios",  Stonehenge Telecom,  pop-star Slava, and the others.  She was personally noted by MAM (Miami Art Museum). Natalya Miszhenko, the Doctor of Medicine, an expert of Tibetan medical practice (Research Institute of alternative medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences), publicly proclaimed with profound reverence and veneration � her paintings beam the holy warmth as the holy icons�.

Unfortunately there are not many of her art works available on the market, indeed they are rare to meet. She works under the request and just a few art works are getting the market. 

She is very active in social life. She believes that her duty as of any artist is in attempt to achieve perfection, in art and in society an artist leaves. She creates art work when she believe it  helps to bring well-being in this world and  is required by the world. She is active in charity and educational activities and she strongly believes that it is her duty as an artist and as a citizen. Due to her position she doesn't produce many works of art to be available on the art market , as she incinerates all  sketches and very sensitive to the results of her work.

Her creative social activity now is almost within Charity Foundation VEGA, where she is an art  director, involved in charity programs, esp. cultural. She devoted several years for studies to complete a program for artists in Russia "Marketing in arts". In 2007 she graduated MBA studies, executed Project Management Studies and Complete Marketing in Arts Program for Russian students and artist to help them to  adapt  to market economy. She  lectures in art colleges and art schools, within training centers and in Art Business School, where she runs her author course. Her knowledge in psychology of colors along marketing concept is in  a high demand. She consults  and run trainings on marketing and psychology of colors. (for example for the biggest publishing houses, as "Independent Media" and EKSMO). "The knowledge improves understanding between the agents of the market , stimulates collaboration and saves resources.", she says on her consulting activity, "I help people to express and understand each other better, as word, sound, form and colour are instruments of expression of idea and emotional content".

Born in the heart of Moscow  Elen Gera from the early age expressed the artistic talent that brought the award of the Surikov Art School. Painting studies at the Surikov School and at the Grem Kalinovsky�s art studio gave her solid basis and freedom for creative work.  Since 1994  while being a student, she had organized several exhibitions of  Russian  Art abroad and in Russia. Russian School of Art had a great influence on her work as far as the Italian culture she studied closely along her first art exhibitions started in 1994.

She got MS in International Commerce within Financial Academy under the Russian Government with a specialization in marketing of luxury that gave her solid knowledge in marketing and finance. Although she has never stopped her passion for art and painting, she used her creativity and knowledge in the field of marketing to gain practice in the field, so she executed the marketing project for Genoa Chamber of Commerce in 1993 and worked for DialogBank(1997-1999), Trademarkers, Le Meridien Moscow Country Club, the unique golf resort in Russia as Advertising and PR Director (2004).  But she always was with ART.

In1993-1994 she organized the exhibitions of the Russian art in Italy and later under the request of the Italian authorities she opened her solo exhibition in 1994 in Italy, Vicenza, the success of the exhibition made her to turn completely to art and creativity.  In Moscow the first exhibition had place in 1998 and was sponsored by DialogBank. 1999-2000 the Triumph Gallery welcomed her artworks. She participated in the art projects at Nina Stevens house. Several temporary exhibitions at the others galleries and places in Moscow and  abroad took place.  In 1999 she established GeraGallery in Moscow within NOVOTEL. In 2001 she created, organized and participated in the art-project "Bell'Art. Woman perception", which made the society  speaking about "Art of living", of male and female psychological differences, tolerance; and art, created by women. Tretyakov Gallery made the exhibition "Woman perception� on the base of Gera�s project. TV show "Woman perception" appeared. Bell'Art was the first project, which used theater, art-performance, and a play of light and sound, aroma along the exposition. 2003 �  she participated at ART's , summing up the projects within Bell�Art  (She created art-projects "Harem"(2001), ""Choice" (2002), "More than Painting�(2003); "The Other Reality", "The Red Invasion" (2003) and �Love�(2003)  were unified into  "Eritis sicut Deus scientes bonum et malum" (The Old Testament) and presented in 2004 , �Pasha Style� and "Flower Horoscope" are art-projects of  2005,  the exhibition "The Best Russian Artists in Paris", the art project of 2006 are �Nude�, �New Life�, �The Mystery of Sin�, �Point of View�, �Rome-Paris-London-Moscow�) .

2006 - work for the charitable institution VEGA    www.fondvega.ru

She participated in the charitable auction within Restavrazia Club. She made the charitable contribution for Pomogi.ru  "Kid's program". She works for charitable projects of VEGA Foundation.

A new art gallery opened at the luxury business center "ROMANOV DVOR" next to the Red Square.

2007 -  she graduated MBA within HSE, President Program

She gives trainings, lectures in art business and colour-psy within Art Business School and within Creative Industry Centre of Culture&Arts Department of VEGA Foundation and within the other training centers and institutes, continue art managing GerArtStudio, BodyArtStudio, and CreativeAdsStudio(BTL) within VEGA Foundation.

November 2007 - 1 day to Art Miami, participation in charity Christmas art auction

December 2007 -  participation in Art Miami

art studio		exhibition in Paris

"A vision in the sunlight
a moment unseen in years past
The emotion seeps past
An unspoken moment
There is clarity
The bright yellow of the sun
Reflected in creative effort
Look at me
For in the reflection of the sun
There is a uniqueness
Unseen
Brighten the day
By sharing the emotions of your life
In your feelings
And your paintings
Reflect the sunlight in your work
And you will brighten the lives
For generations to come
As you have brightened mine."

 a letter received via internet