EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts Diploma in Miniature Painting In Centuries Old Medium of Egg Tempera Graduated with honors from legendary Palekh Art College, Palekh, Russia
Five Year Program | September 1977 - July 1982
Graduation diploma work on the theme of Russian bylina "Vasilisa Mikulishna"
On the day of graduation her distinguished fine art professor Boris Mikhailovich Nemtinov, Honorary Fine Artist of Russia, publicly proclaimed Elena to be a "born miniaturist".
Completed An Intensive Five Year Course Dedicated To The Following Disciplines
Creative Compositions
Under the direction of professors Uriy Brovkin (1977-1978) and Boris Nemtinov (1978-1982)
Technique of the Palekh Style in Genuine Egg Tempera
Under the direction of professor and Dean of Palekh Art College Uriy Brovkin (1977-1978) and professor Boris Nemtionov (1978-1982)
Academic Painting and Drawing
(Still-Life, Interiors, Portraiture, Figurative Painting In Watercolor and Oil Techniques)
Under the direction of professors Tatiana Belousova (1979) Mikhail Belousov (1977-1982)
Human Anatomy and Perspective
Under the direction of professor Mikhail Belousov
Technology of Art Materials
Under the direction of professor Victor Golov (1977-1980)
World Art History under the direction of professor Vitaliy Kotov (1977-1982)
Studied other disciplines, including Philosophy and Esthetics. Participated in Plein Air Landscape Painting Summer Sessions, copied frescoes at Russian cathedrals, and created mural paintings in public intitutions under the direction of her fine art professors.
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MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
2017 New Walk Museum & Art Gallery | BP Portrait Exhibition Leicester, United Kingdom
2016 - 2017 Scottish National Portrait Gallery | BP Portrait Exhibition Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2016 Usher Gallery | BP Portrait Exhibition Lincoln, United Kingdom
2016 National Portrait Gallery | BP Portrait Exhibition London, United Kingdom 2012
Springfield Art Museum | "Watercolor USA"
Springfield, Missouri, USA
2009
National Portrait Gallery | BP Portrait Exhibition
London, United Kingdom
2009
Southampton City Art Gallery | BP Portrait Exhibition
Southampton, United Kingdom
2009
Dean Gallery, National Galleries Of Scotland | BP Portrait Exhibition
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2004
Smithsonian Institution, Ripley Center International Gallery
"Third World Exhibition Of Fine Art In Miniature"
Washington, D.C., USA
2004
Leepa-Rattner Museum Of Art
Miniature Art Society Of Florida International Exhibition
Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA
2003
Gulf Coast Museum Of Art
Miniature Art Society Of Florida International Exhibition
Largo, Florida, USA
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GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
1992 - 2005 | Gallery Representation
The Light Opera Gallery | San Francisco, California, USA
1997
Texas Gallery | Dallas, Texas, USA
1991 - 1995 | Gallery Representation
Serendipity Gallery | Dallas, Texas, USA
1993
The Shrive Co. | San Francisco, California, USA
1992 | 1993
Stardust Gallery At The Galleria At Tyson's II | McLean, Virginia, USA
1992
Fabrile Art Gallery | Chicago, Illinois, USA
1992
Leo Kaplan Modern Gallery | New York, New York, USA
1991
Art Expo | New York, New York, USA
1991 | Gallery Representation
The Excelsior Art Gallery | Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Elena Vladimir Baranoff was a guest of honor at professional art gallery exhibitions across the USA. Gallery shows were accompanied by Elena's personal appearances as a world renowned Palekh master, and included painting demonstrations of her miniature art and centuries old medium of egg tempera.
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Royal Society Of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition Mall Galleries, The Mall London, United Kingdom
2012
The Bennington Center For The Arts | "Laumeister Fine Art Exhibition"
Bennington, Vermont, USA
2012
The Bennington Center For The Arts | "American Artists Abroad"
Bennington, Vermont, USA
2012 | 2002
El Dorado Gallery | Thirty First & Twenty First International Miniature Art Exhibition
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
2011 | 2008 | 2005
Royal Society Of Miniature Painters, Sculptors And Gravers
International Exhibition Of Miniature Art Mall Galleries, The Mall
London, United Kingdom
2002 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997
Royal Society Of Miniature Painters, Sculptors And Gravers
International Exhibition Of Miniature Art Westminster Central Hall, Westminster Gallery
London, United Kingdom
2000
Second World Exhibition Of Miniature Art
Hobart, Tasmania
2000
Chateau de Bernicourt | Third International Exhibition Of Miniatures
Roost-Warendin, France
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Since 2006 Who's Who In Art - UK Edition Biographies Of Leading Men And Women In The World Of Art In Britain Today Hilmarton Manor Press, United Kingdom
1995 Granted Official Permanent Residence In The United States Of America As An Artist With Extraordinary Ability By The Government Of The United States Of America
1991 Honorary Citizen Of Wichita Falls, Texas Charged To Serve As An Ambassador Of Good Will From The City Of Wichita Falls, Texas As Proclaimed By The Authority Of The People Of Wichita Falls, Texas. Sealed And Affirmed By The Mayor Of Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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AWARDS
2011
Gold Memorial Bowl Honorable Mention Award For Miniature "Westminster Abbey 2011"
Royal Society Of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers | International Exhibition
Mall Galleries, The Mall | London, United Kingdom
2008
Gold Memorial Bowl Honorable Mention Award For Portrait Miniature "His Eminence Archbishop Kyrill Of San Francisco and Western America"
Royal Society Of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers | International Exhibition Mall Galleries, The Mall | London, United Kingdom
2005
Mundy Sovereign Portrait Award For Portrait Miniature "Empress Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova Of Russia"
Royal Society Of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers | International Exhibition
Mall Galleries, The Mall | London, United Kingdom
2004
Second Place Award In Mixed Media Category For Portrait Miniature "Catherine The Great Empress Of All Russia"
Miniature Art Society Of Florida | International Exhibition
Leepa-Rattner Museum Of Art | Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA
2003
First Place Award In Historical Or Mythical Category For Portrait Miniature "Empress Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova Of Russia"
Miniature Art Society Of Florida | International Exhibition
Gulf Coast Museum Of Art | Largo, Florida, USA
2002
Gold Memorial Bowl Honorable Mention Award For Portrait Miniature Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother "Queen Mother In Blue"
Royal Society Of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers | International Exhibition Westminster Central Hall, Westminster Gallery | London, United Kingdom
1998
Gold Memorial Bowl Honorable Mention Award For Portrait Miniature "Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova"
Royal Society Of Miniature Painters, Sculptors And Gravers | International Exhibition Westminster Central Hall, Westminster Gallery | London, United Kingdom
1997
Gold Memorial Bowl Honorable Mention Award For Miniature "Prince Igor"
Royal Society Of Miniature Painters, Sculptors And Gravers | International Exhibition Westminster Central Hall, Westminster Gallery | London, United Kingdom
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MEMBERSHIPS
2004-2011
Full Member of The Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales
London, United Kingdom
1998-2004
Associate Member of The Royal Society Of Miniature Painters, Sculptors And Gravers
Under the patronage of Her Majesty The Queen London, United Kingdom
1994-1995
International Antique Appraisal Society, USA
1982-1991
State Palekh Art Creative Organization
Under The Direct Sponsorship Of The Ministry Of Russian Culture.
Palekh, Russia
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AUCTIONS
2000
The War And Peace Ball Auction | London, United Kingdom
Fundraising Auction arranged by Count Tolstoy-Miloslavsky for the Building Appeal Fund of the London Russian Orthodox Parish of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God.
Auction conducted by Henri Bowring of Sotheby's.
Elena Vladimir Baranoff's miniature "Natasha Rostova At Her First Ball" a scene from Leo Tolstoy's
"War and Peace", sold to a European Private Collector.
1999
The War And Peace Ball Auction | London, United Kingdom
Fundraising Auction arranged by Count Tolstoy-Miloslavsky for the Building Appeal Fund of the London Russian Orthodox Parish of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God.
Auction conducted by Duncan McEven of Sotheby's.
Elena Vladimir Baranoff's portrait miniature "Her Imperial Highness, The Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanoff"
sold to a European Private Collector.
1998
The War And Peace Ball Auction | London, United Kingdom
Fundraising Auction arranged by Count Tolstoy-Miloslavsky for the Building Appeal Fund of the London Russian Orthodox Parish of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God.
Auction conducted by representative of Sotheby's, London, England.
Elena Vladimir Baranoff's portrait miniature "Tsar Nikolai II, Last Tsar of Russia", sold to a European Private Collector.
1990
Dorotheum Auction House | Vienna, Austria
Elena Vladimir Baranoff's original miniature paintings on the themes of Russian folklore and fairy tales were sold to European Private Collectors.
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