Elena Iosilevich (also known as Elena Seroff) is a Russian-born American artist whose practice includes abstract painting, drawing, and printmaking. She was born in the coastal city of Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg). During her formative years in Paldiski, Estonia, she completed secondary education and studied fashion design at LEX University in Tallinn. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, she returned to Kaliningrad, where she earned a diploma in Decorative Arts from the Art and Industry College.
In 1996, Elena immigrated to New York City, a moment that reshaped her artistic outlook. Immersion in New York's dynamic art scene prompted her shift toward Geometric Abstraction, which she identified as most closely aligned with her artistic philosophy. Elena's creative approach is inspired by early-twentieth-century Russian Avant-Garde movements, Cubism, and Suprematism. Among the artists who have influenced her practice are Juan Gris, Kazimir Malevich, Lyubov Popova, and Pavel Filonov, whose explorations of structure, metaphysical space, and abstraction continue to resonate with her work.
In 2010, Elena undertook figurative drawing studies through the National Academy School of Fine Art in New York, where she studied under established artists including Sharon Sprung and Eric March, and participated in classical training at the Chelsea Classical Studio under Brandon Soloff. Alongside her studio practice, Elena has been actively engaged in arts education and cultural leadership. In 2015, she founded Clarus Art Studio for children, served as Art Director of the Pushkin Society of America, and established the Pushkin Society Artists Guild, an initiative dedicated to supporting artists from regions of the former Soviet Union. She later founded Artios Gallery, an online platform that promotes contemporary artists and expands access to curated artworks.
Elena's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Some exhibitions include participation in the Sing for Hope public art project in 2018, during which her painted piano, A Dreamer, inspired by Wassily Kandinsky's theories, was installed in Carl Schurz Park in New York City and later donated to the Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School. In 2021, Elena's works were included in the group exhibition Sciarsism at the Kyiv History Museum, where she received the Best Artist in Abstract Award. Later that year, the same collection of her abstract works was shown at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA). In 2026, her painting Glacier was exhibited at The Sasse Museum of Art in Pomona, California, as part of the group exhibition Pacific Influence.
Elena Seroff is an elected member of several prominent professional organizations, including the Print Club of New York, Allied Artists of America, and the National Association of Women Artists. Her works are present in private collections throughout the United States and Europe, including Spain, Estonia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and the United Kingdom.
She currently lives and works in New York City, where its cultural complexity continues to inspire her ongoing artistic practice.
Education
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The certified program, Sotheby's Art Institute
New York, NY (2019)
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Chelsea Classical Art Studio, New York, NY (2012-2016)
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Figurative Drawing, National Academy and School of Fine Art
New York, NY (2012)
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Professional Art and Industry College, BA Decorative Art and Craft
Kaliningrad / Königsberg, Russia (1995)
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“LEX” University, Fashion Design
Tallinn, Estonia (1993)
Professional Affiliation
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The Print Club of New York, Member
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Allied Artists of America, Member
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National Association of Women Artists, Member
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Southampton Artists Association, Member
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The Pushkin Society of America, Curator
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An International Art Alliance, Member
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Association of Women Art Dealers, Member
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Artios Gallery, Founder
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Art Plexus Group, Project Collaborator
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Sciarsism Group, Member @ Project Collaborator
Museum
Art In Embassies, US Department of State, U.S. Embassy residence in Singapore, 2026
Sasse Museum of Art, Pomona, CA, 2026
Kyiv History Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2021
Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia, 2021
MORA - Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ, 2016, 2017, 2024
Collection
Artworks are represented in private collections in the USA, Spain, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic,
and the UK.
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CV / Selected Exhibitions (PDF)
Selected Exhibitions and Art Fairs
2026 Art In Embassies (AIE), The U.S Department of State, U.S Embassy residence, Singapore
2026 Affordable Art Fair NY Spring 2026, NY
2026 Pacific Influence, Sasse Museum Of Art, Pomona, CA
2025 The Crossroad Of Styles, Seven House Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2025 Affordable Art Fair Fall, NYC
2025 The Hamptons Fine Art Fair, NY
2025 Affordable Art Fair Spring, NYC
2024 Transfigured, Debbie Dickinson Gallery, NYC
2024 Affordable Art Fair Fall, NYC
2024 Reflection, MORA Museum of International Art, Jersey City, NJ
2024 NAWA's 135th Anniversary Show, One Art Space, NYC
2024 Nouveau Geo / A Historical Review of Geometric Abstraction from 1980s-2024, Landmark Art Space, NYC
2024 Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories, NAWA & Vanda Gallery, New Rochelle, NY
2024 Affordable Art Fair, Spring, NYC
2024 International Juried Show, The Center For Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
2023 Shanghai International Art Fair, China
2023 MvVO AD Art Show, Powerhouse Arts, NY
2023 NAWA 134th Annual Exhibition, One Art Space, NY
2023 ArtExpo New York Fair, NYC
2022 Support Ukraine Group Show, Tenri Cultural Institute / International Art Alliance, NY
2021 Sciarsism, Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA), Moscow, Russia
2021 Best Artist in Abstract Art, Kyiv History Museum & Exhibition Center, Kyiv, Ukraine
2021 MvVO AD Art Show at Westfield World Trade Center, NY
2021 Circle Foundation For The Arts, Online
2021 Santa Fe Art & Design Fair, Santa Fe, NM
2020 RAVE Miami Art Fair, Online
2020 My America, International Salon of Contemporary Art, Online
2019 Traveling Through The Light, Tenri Cultural Institute curated by Artios Gallery, NY
2019 In Search of An Illusion, Tenri Cultural Institute, NY
2018 The SOHO Art Show, Dacia Gallery, NY
2018 NAWA 129th Annual Member Exhibition, 195 Chrystie Street Gallery, NY
2018 An Uncompromising Power of Expression: A Rhapsody in Diversity, Tenri Cultural Institute, NY
2017 NAWA Gallery Member Exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, NY
2017 IAF (International Art Festival), The Highline Loft Gallery curated by Museum of Russian Art, NY
2017 Metamorphosis of Dreams. From Past to the Present, Tenri Cultural Institute, NY
2017 Faces of the Earth, SOLO show, Grand Central Public Library, NY
2017 The Adore of Spring, Caelum Gallery, NY
2017 Sergey Hollerbach & The Pushkin Society in America, The 67th St Public Library, NY
2017 Tatiana's Day Show, The National Writers Union, NY
2017 Tales of Talents, An International Art Alliance, NY
2016 Search of Imagination, Museum of Russian ART, NJ
2015 Southampton Artist Association Member Show, The Levitas Center for the Arts, NY
2014 Art in the Park, Southampton Artist Association, NY
2013 The 16th Annual Fine Art Show, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
2013 The 24th Annual Fine Art and Craft Show, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NY
2013 LIC open Arts 10x10 Exhibition, Long Island City, NY
2012 An International Art Festival, Museum of Russian Art, NJ
2012 Art Takes Miami, Artists Wanted Organization, Miami, FL
2012 Labor Day Show, Southampton Artist Association, The Levitas Center for the Arts, NY
2012 Memorial Day Show, Southampton Artist Association, The Levitas Center for the Arts, NY