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Graduated from the Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry (1993) with a degree in "textile artist".
Kosova Elena (Leonella Vok), born in 1970, Moscow, is a Russian artist and a member of the Eurasian Art Union. Her works are held in private collections in Russia and Italy.
She graduated from the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry (1993) with a degree in "textile artist." After obtaining her second higher education, Elena built a successful career in financial management and strategic leadership (KPMG, RENOVA Group, the fuel division and nuclear medicine division of ROSATOM).
Balancing her professional career with creativity, in 2023 Elena returned to painting. Her debut and turning point was the Christmas painting of the bar windows in the Italian city of Padua. This experience inspired her to make radical changes. In 2024, Elena ended her career in the nuclear industry to fully dedicate herself to painting.
The artist works under the pseudonym "Leonella Vok." Her art is conceptual: the image, title, and philosophical text integrated into the canvas form an inseparable unity. Key themes are beauty transformed by time and the value of the moment. The artistic method is based on working with ancient frescoes (Etruscan, Pompeian, Mayan) and a modern interpretation of the sfumato technique. Main series include "In the Footsteps of Lost Civilizations," "Elusive Beauty," and "Decoded Code."
She has been actively exhibiting since late 2024. A laureate and prize-winner of international contemporary art competitions. Her works and interviews have been published in the editions "Диалоги об искусстве" (2025) and "Искусство и жизнь" (vol. 24, 2025). Market demand is confirmed by successful sales of reproductions (limited editions) on the specialized platform "АртСреда."
Graduated from the Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry (1993) with a degree in "textile artist".
Participation in key projects:
Laureate and prize-winner of all-Russian and international contemporary art competitions:
• All-Russian contemporary art exhibition-competition «Talent of Russia», Moscow (2025) - «Enjoying Beauty», 1st place
• International exhibition-competition of symbolic art «World of Illusions», Moscow (2025) – «Illusion of Eternity», 1st place
• International contemporary art exhibition «Saint Petersburg Art Week», SPb (2025) - «Fragility of Being» (formerly «Fragility of Glass»), 1st place
• All-Russian contemporary art exhibition-competition «Talent of Russia», Moscow (2025) - «Moment of Beauty», 2nd place
• International exhibition-competition «Multicolored World: Russia Visiting China», Beijing (2025) - «Without Words», 2nd place
• Exhibition-competition «World of Metaphysics», Moscow (2025) - «She in Whom the Mirror of the World», 2nd place
• International Exhibition and competition of contemporary art «Art Assembly in Europe», Belgrade (2025) – «Fragility of Beauty», 3rd place
• International contemporary art exhibition-competition «Still Life Art», Moscow (2025) – «Pear Mist», 3rd place
• International contemporary art exhibition «Saint Petersburg Art Week», SPb (2025) - «Porcelain Fragility», 3rd place
Publications:
1. Book «Dialogues about Art» (2025) / ISBN: 978-5-0067-2782-3 / The cover features the artist’s work «Fragility of Being»/ Article: «Elena Kosova (Leonella Vok): The Path to Art»/ Reproductions of paintings are used as illustrations for the interview with the artist.
2. Edition «Art and Life». Volume 24 (2025) / ISBN: 978-5-0067-8646-2 / The cover features the artist’s work «Moment of Beauty» / Reproductions of the artist’s paintings and their descriptions.
3. Article: «Elena Kosova: From ROSATOM to Painting» (Zen, 2025) / Reproductions of paintings are used as illustrations for the article.
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