Elena Papernaya

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Born in Ufa, in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Elena Papernaya is a Russian-Israeli artist whose singular path lies at the intersection of architectural precision and pictorial sensitivity. Trained in architecture at the Ufa State Petroleum Technical University, she practiced this profession for three years before dedicating herself entirely to her artistic calling. From this first career, she retains a perfect command of space, composition, and a keen awareness of light.

Now based in Monaco, Elena Papernaya is a member of several prestigious artistic institutions, including the International Association of Art (IAA/AIAP-UNESCO), Cap des Arts in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and L’Aigle de Nice. Within these circles, she has developed a refined, meditative, and deeply contemporary body of work.

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Her work was presented in Monaco during a group exhibition organized by Art Collect®, marking a new milestone in the artist’s recognition, and more recently during a live painting performance at a private event in Cannes.

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In her series Horizons of Lightness, Elena Papernaya celebrates the vibrant beauty of the French Riviera through paintings where light itself becomes the raw material. Her minimalist and precise approach evokes an inner landscape more than a mere scene — abstraction as an open window to contemplation. Painted in oil on canvas, her works convey a sense of suspended silence, of quiet yet radiant presence. Every color, every line, every nuance is placed with restraint, amplifying the work’s evocative power.

Her architectural background permeates her artistic practice: structure, balance, and the modulation of space and light form the foundation of her visual language. Yet, Elena Papernaya also enjoys breaking boundaries — she explores hyperrealism through a series dedicated to vintage cars, exhibited notably at the Saint Jean Cap Ferrat Prestige concours. In a more humanist register, she takes part in charity exhibitions such as GemlucArt in Monaco, supporting cancer research, as well as in prestigious auctions like the 2023 Accademia Fine Art sale.

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With sensitivity and precision, her work weaves a subtle connection between places, memories, and emotions. Balancing between meditative abstraction and masterful hyperrealism, between artistic commitment and openness to the world, Elena Papernaya embodies a refined form of contemporary painting — deeply rooted in both her time and her adopted region. Her art speaks to the soul as much as to the senses.