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Biography of Artist Elena Khomoutova

Biography in French
Biography in Spanish

Elena Khomoutova (Lena)was born in Moscow, Russia. She is painting since six years old. She completed her art education at the Fine Art Faculty of Moscow University in 1985 and began her journey as a professional artist.
Since 1992 Lena is resident of Ottawa. Canada's natural beauty and the kindness of its people are often the inspiration behind her paintings.
Many ideas for art works were inspired by discussions with her husband Alexander. Her budgie Gosha has a very artistic spirit too. Elena's Signiture He is often sitting on Lena's shoulder when she is painting. If Gosha does not like the painting, he is screeching. When Gosha loves the painting, he is singing and giving Elena a lot of inspiration. Lena appreciates very much Gosha's input and her husband Alexander's help and inspiration. Her signature has a capital letter "A" at the end for Alexander and a wing for Gosha.

Many people say that Lena's paintings emanate happiness and magic light. She paints romantic landscapes in oil and acrylic, depicting old architecture, beautiful gardens and parks, playing children, winter and summer sport activities, different animals, birds and flowers.
Seven identical elements and an owl figure in her romantic landscapes, with the number 7 representing a good luck and prosperity, and the owl - wisdom of Love and oneness with Creator of All That Is. Lena uses visual art as unique tool for spiritual connection.
               Lena loves to paint hockey. In 1998, Lena was chosen as an official artist for The Ottawa Senators Hockey Club. She created a painting depicting teenagers in Ottawa Senators jerseys playing hockey on Rideau Canal in Ottawa. 9,899 lithographs of the artwork were published by The Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and presented to season tickets buyers.
In 1999, The Ottawa Citizen newspaper commissioned a painting with portraits of the leading Ottawa Senators players.
In 2008, Lena was privileged to create commissioned painting for CARHA Hockey
(Canadian Adult Recreational Hockey Association) dedicated to CARHA Hockey World Cup in Quebec City.
 
UNICEF, SOS Children's Villages Canada, Canadian Greetings, Publi-Tact and CharityCards.com printed millions of Lena's art cards and distributed them in more than 60 countries around the world.
Her original art works hang in private and corporate collections in different countries including Canada, Russia, USA, Japan, Italy, UK, China, Germany, France, Switzerland, India and Czech Republic.
Lena's art works can be found recently at the following Galleries:
- Koyman Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Galerie d'art du Petit Champlain, Québec City, Québec, Canada
- ArtEvo Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
 

Solo Art Shows

  • 2002, October 24. Cadence, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • 2001, November 29. Cadence, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • 2000, December 7. Art Mode Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • 2000, November14-28. Galerie Art & Culture, Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • 1998, Apr.26- May 31. Gallery Café, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • 1997, December 7-14. Art Mode Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • 1997, March. The Village Square Art Gallery, Carp, Ontario, Canada

    • Group Art Shows

    • 2004, October 10. Artist at the Gallery event. Galerie du Parc, Chelsea, Québec, Canada
    • 2001, December 1, 2. Artist at the Gallery event. Art Mode Gallery, Ontario, Canada
    • 2001, March 17, 18. Artist at the Gallery event. Art Mode Gallery, Ontario, Canada
    • 2000, May. International Week of Slavic Culture, Major Hills Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • 2000, May 20. 200-years Hull Anniversary Art Show, Park Moussette, Hull, Québec, Canada
    • 2000, February 5, 6 and March 18. Art Mode Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • 1999, Art Mode Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • 1998, February 14. Artists at the Gallery event. Art Mode Gallery, Ontario, Canada
    • 1997, April 4- 6, Juried. The National Capital Fine Art Festival, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • 1996, October 29 - November 3. Juried. 15th Annual Art and Photo Exhibition, ARTEAST at the Gloucester City Hull, Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
    • 1996, June 4-8, Juried. ARTEAST at RMOC, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • 1996, March 14-16, Juried. The National Capital Fine Art Festival, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • 1995, October 17-22. Juried. 14th Annual Art and Photo Exhibition, ARTEAST at the Gloucester City Hull, Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
    • 1995, June 5-16, Juried. ARTEAST at RMOC, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • 1990, October 1-31, Juried. Moscow Visual Art Professional Society Gallery, Malaya Gruzinskaia, Moscow, Russia
    • 1983, November. Juried. University Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

      • Corporate Collections

      • The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (commissioned painting)
      • The Ottawa Senators Hockey Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (commissioned painting)
      • Canadian Adult Recreation Hockey Association (CARHA hockey), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (commissioned painting)
      • Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • Association Public Financial Administrators, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • Starvoy Technologies Inc, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • Canadian Fertilizer Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • MD Management Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • Sybarus Technologies, Nepean, Ontario, Canada
      • Sirius Consulting Group Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • USA Embassy in Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • City of Iqaluit, Canada
      • City of Nice, France

      Media Coverage, Libraries, Archives

      • National Gallery of Canada.
      • February 05, 2009. Artists and teens collaborate in gallery workshop to craft peace through art. Written by Lauren La Rose, THE CANADIAN PRESS (about a workshop at the National Gallery of Canada). Thursday, 05 February 2009
      • October 26, 2007. Artist Insired by peace and light in art works. The Kanata EMC, p. K1, Kanata, Ontario, Canada.
      • Magazin'Art Biennial Guide to Canadian Artists in Galleries 2006 - 2008, page 428, Westmount, Quebec, Canada
      • February 2005. Where. Ottawa/ Gatineau, Ontario/ Québec, Canada
      • February 8, 2005. Art from the heart. Silent auction & art sale in support of the Boys & Girls Club of Ottawa. The Ottawa Citizen, p. A5, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • February 13, 2004. News. NewRO Cable 6 TV Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • February 10, 2004. Art from the heart. Silent auction & art sale in support of the Boys & Girls Club of Ottawa. The Ottawa Citizen, p. A5, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • February 7, 2004. Art from the heart. Silent auction & art sale in support of the Boys & Girls Club of Ottawa. The Ottawa Citizen, **section D, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • May 23, 2003. Kanata young artists wow judge with their portrait works. The Kanata Kourier Standard, p. 19, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
      • April 25, 2003. Drawing Competition. Local artist spearheads contest for young artists of Kanata. The Kanata Kourier Standard, p. 39, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
      • April 11, 2003. Visit Elena Khomoutova's studio during weekend tour. The Kanata Kourier Standard, p. 35, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
      • November 8, 2002. News: CJOH TV
      • UNICEF greeting card artist hosts open studio Nov. 8 to 10. The Kanata Kourier Standard, p. 40, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
      • May 10, 2002. The Kanata Kourier Standard, p. 39, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
      • May 3, 2002. Proceeds from Open Studio go to W.O. Mitchell band program. The Kanata Kourier Standard, p. 41, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
      • April 26, 2002. Art to help art. Proceeds from Open Studio help W.O. Mitchell band. The Kanata Kourier Standard, p. 39, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
      • Magazin'Art Biennial Guide to Canadian Artists in Galleries 2002 - 2003, page 392, Westmount, Québec, Canada
      • March 29, 2002. Ed Kruger. W.O. Mitchell art appreciation days. The Kanata Kourier Standard, p. 26, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
      • Magazin'Art Biennial Guide to Canadian Artists in Galleries 2000 - 2001, page 490, Westmount, Québec, Canada
      • 2000. Book: Alexander Khomoutov. Magic of lights by Elena Khomoutova. A.F. Khomoutov & Associates, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • December 5, 2000. Elena Khomoutova showing at Art Mode Gallery. An Advertising Feature of The Ottawa Citizen, p.1 and 4, Ottawa, Canada
      • December 2, 2000. The spirit of Christmas. The Ottawa Citizen, p.1L, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • February 2000. Beth Katz. Canada is a talent haven. Parkhurst exchange, vol. 8, number 2, Pages: 20-21, 129, Montréal, Québec, Canada
      • December 3, 1999. Cynthia Nyman Engel. Kanata's Elena Khomoutova captures Canadian Christmas for UNICEF. An Advertising Feature of The Ottawa Citizen, p.1, Ottawa, Canada
      • December 10, 1999. Paula McCooey. Ottawa artists' works grace UNICEF cards. The Ottawa Citizen, p. C13, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • December 7, 1999. News, Rogers TV ch. 22, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • November 13, 1999. News. NewRO Cable 6 TV Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • November 5, 1999. UNICEF Greeting card artist's open studio. The Kanata Kourier Standard, p. 37, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
      • The Magazin'Art. Fall 99 Edition, Vol. 12, No 1. p. 40, Westmount, Québec, Canada
      • The Magazin'Art. Winter 98/99 Edition, Vol.11, No 2. p. 41, Westmount, Québec, Canada
      • November 27, 1998. Jason Misner. UNICEF Greeting card artist. The Kanata Kourier Standard, pp. 4, 32, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
      • October 17, 1998. Art Mode Gallery & The Ottawa Senators Hockey Club. The Ottawa Citizen, p. F5, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • The Magazin'Art. Fall 98 Edition, Vol.11, No 1. p. 44, Westmount, Québec, Canada
      • August 3, 1998. Cynthia Nyman Engel. How we met. The Ottawa Citizen, p. E4, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • January 5, 1998. News: CJOH TV, Rogers Cable TV, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CBFT (CBC) TV, Laurence Cable TV, Québec, Canada
      • March 24, 1997. News: CJOH TV, Rogers Cable TV, Ottawa, Canada; CBFT (CBC) TV, Laurence Cable TV, Québec, Canada
      • November 28, 1997. CBC TV News, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • November 3, 1997. Cynthia Nyman Engel. UNICEF gives nod to Ottawa artist. Painter's work featured on Christmas cards. The Ottawa Citizen, p. C7, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • March 23, February 27, 1997. Russian Mosaic. Rogers Cable TV, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • November 1996. 15th Annual Art and Photo Exhibition awards. ARTEAST News, Vol. 3, Number 4, ARTEAST of Gloucester Art Council, p 5., Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
      • November 1995. 14th Annual Art and Photo Exhibition Results. ARTEAST News, Vol. 2, Number 4, ARTEAST of Gloucester Art Council, p.6, Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
      • November 18, 1995. David Sali. Russian-born painter discovers true maple leaf style in Canada, Orleans weekly journal, pp. 1, 9, 22, Orleans, Ontario, Canada
      • September 1995. Alexander Khomoutov. Artist at the RMOC. ARTEAST News, Vol. 2, Number 3, ARTEAST of Gloucester Art Council, p. 3, Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
      • February 28, 1995. Martha Tanner. Police seek information on art theft. The Ottawa Citizen, Orleans section, p. 4, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • November 22, 1994. Cynthia Nyman Engel. Canada is inspiration for talented immigrant artist. The Ottawa Citizen, Orleans section, pp. 1-2, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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        • Elena Khomoutova's biography in French

         

        Biographie d’Elena Khomoutova

         
        Elena Khomoutova (Lena) est née à Moscou, Russie. Elle a commencé à peindre à l'âge de six ans et n'a plus jamais arrêté depuis. Elle a terminé sa formation à la faculté des Beaux-Arts de l'Université de Moscou en 1985. De 1988 à 1992, elle a travaillé à Moscou Publishing House et a illustré de nombreux livres et journaux.
        Lena a déménagé à Ottawa en août 1992. La beauté naturelle du Canada et la gentillesse de ses habitants sont souvent des sources d'inspiration pour ses peintures. Plusieurs idées lui sont inspirées par des discussions avec son mari Alexander. Elena's SignitureSa perruche Gosha a un esprit très artistique aussi. Il est souvent assis sur l'épaule de Lena, quand elle peint. Si Gosha n'aime pas la peinture, il s'étire. Lorsque Gosha aime la peinture, il chante et donne Lena beaucoup d'inspiration. Lena apprécie beaucoup la participation de Gosha ainsi que l'aide et l'inspiration de son mari Alexandre. Sa signature a une lettre majuscule "A" à la fin pour Alexandre et une aile pour Gosha.
        Lena peint des paysages à l'huile sur toile. Elle aime particulièrement créer des paysages mettant en scène les activités des enfants. Des vibrations magiques de bonheur se dégagent de ses peintures.
        Chaque peinture contient 7 éléments similaires et une chouette. Le chiffre 7 représente la bonne chance et la chouette est symbole de sagesse. Lena souhaite ainsi bonne chance et sagesse à chacun. Son objectif est de rendre les gens plus heureux en réalisant leurs rêves en peinture.
        Lena a été choisie en 1998 comme artiste officiel des Sénateurs, équipe de Hockey d'Ottawa. Elle a créé un tableau représentant des adolescents dans chandails des Sénateurs d'Ottawa jouent au hockey sur le canal Rideau, à Ottawa. Un tirage limité de 9899 lithographies de cette oeuvre d'Lena a été édité par les Sénateurs. En 1999, le quotidien Ottawa Citizen lui a commandé une peinture avec des portraits des principaux joueurs de hockey des Sénateurs d'Ottawa.
        En 2008, Lena a eu le privilège de créer une peinture commandée pour CARHA Hockey
        (Canadian Adult Recreational Hockey Association) dédié à la Coupe du monde de hockey CARHA à Québec.
        UNICEF, SOS Villages d'Enfants Canada, Canadian Greetings, Publi-Tact et CharityCards.com ont imprimé des millions de cartes d'art de Lena et les ont distribuées dans plus de 60 pays à travers le monde.
        Les oeuvres d'art de Lena sont exposées dans des collections privées au Canada, en Russie, aux USA, au Japon, en Italie, au Royaume-Uni, en Chine, en Allemagne, en France et en Suisse.
        À l'heure actuelle, les œuvres d'art de Lena sont disponibles aux galeries suivantes:
        - Galeries Koyman, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
        - Galerie d'art du Petit Champlain, Québec, Québec, Canada

        - Artevo Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

         

Elena Khomoutova's biography in Spanish

         

        Biografía de Elena Khomoutova

         
        Elena Khomoutova (Lena) nació en Moscú, Rusia. Ella se ha dedicado a la pintura desde los seis años de edad. Lena completó su educación artística en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Moscú en 1985 y comenzó su carrera como artista profesional.
         
        Desde 1992, Lena es residente de Ottawa. La belleza natural de Canadá y la amabilidad de su gente son a menudo la inspiración detrás de sus cuadros. Muchas de las ideas para sus obras de arte fueron inspiradas en las discusiones con su marido Alexander. Elena's SignitureSu perico Gosha tiene un espíritu muy artístico también. A menudo él está sentado sobre el hombro de Lena cuando ella pinta. Si a Gosha no le gusta la pintura, se estira. De lo contrario, canta y le da mucha inspiración a Lena. Lena aprecia mucho la participación de Gosha igual que la ayuda y la inspiración de parte de su marido Alexander. Su firma tiene una letra mayúscula "A" al final, por Alexander, y un ala por Gosha.
         
        Muchas personas dicen que las pinturas de Lena emanan felicidad y una luz mágica. Ella crea paisajes románticos, en el aceite y el acrílico, que representan la arquitectura antigua, bellos jardines y parques, niños jugando, actividades deportivas de invierno y verano, diferentes animales, pájaros y flores.
         
        Siete elementos idénticos y una figura de lechuza encubierta están presentes en sus paisajes, donde el número siete representa buena suerte y prosperidad, mientras que el búho simboliza la sabiduría del amor y la unidad con el Creador. Lena utiliza el arte visual como herramienta única para la conexión espiritual.
         
        A Lena le gusta también pintar el hockey canadiense. En 1998, ella fue elegida como artista oficial del club de hockey Ottawa Senators. Ella creó un cuadro que representa los adolescentes, vestidos en camisetas de Ottawa Senators, jugando al hockey en el Canal Rideau, en Ottawa. Más de 9 mil litografías de esta obra fueron imprimidas por encargo de Ottawa Senators y distribuidas entre los amigos del club.
        En 1999, el diario Ottawa Citizen le encargó un cuadro con los retratos de los principales jugadores de Ottawa Senators.
        En 2008, Lena tuvo el privilegio de crear otro cuadro encargado por CARHA (Canadian Adult Recreational Hockey Association) dedicada a la Copa Mundial de CARHA que se celebró en la ciudad de Quebec.
         
        UNICEF, SOS Children's Villages Canada, Canadian Greetings, Publi-Tact y CharityCards.com imprimieron millones de tarjetas de arte creadas por Lena y las distribuyeron en más de 60 países del mundo.
         
        Sus obras de arte originales se encuentran presentes en colecciones privadas y empresariales en Canadá, Rusia, EE.UU., Japón, Italia, Reino Unido, China, Alemania, Francia, Suiza, India y República Checa.
        Los cuadros de Lena son disponibles en las siguientes galerías:
        - Koyman Galerías, Ottawa, Ontario, Canadá
        - Galerie d'Art du Petit Champlain, Quebec, Quebec, Canadá
        - ArtEvo Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canadá.
         
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