Biography

 
Elena Kambina

Painter, drawer, artist of performance, installations, video-art, curator

Born in Chirchik, Uzbekistan.

1988-1993 Graduate Tashkent Teacher’s University named after Nizami the Department of Drawing and Fine Arts.

2002 Member of the Artists Union of Uzbekistan.

Solo exhibitions

  • 1997

    “Measure”. Exhibition of painting. Gallery “Master”. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2002

    “Legend of the Big White Fish “(the space of nulling).Conceptual exhibition. Tashkent. The Gallery of the theatre “Ilkhom“. (Painting, drawing, performance and installation “The space of nulling“). Uzbekistan.
  • 2002

    Exhibition of painting for International Festival of Alternative Fashion. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2004

    Conceptual exhibition of painting. Tashkent. The Gallery of the theatre “Ilkhom“. Uzbekistan.
  • 2009

    “Circles on the water”. Exhibition of painting and video art. Gallery “SOVIART”. Kiev. Ukraine.
  • 2017

    “The conversation”. Exhibition of painting. Beijing. China.

International Exhibitions

  • 1994

    “Masters of Images”. Gallery “Gallery in Cork Street”. London. Great Britain.
  • 1998-99

    Exhibitions in Moscow. “Central House of Artists”. Russia.
  • 2002

    International Festival of Art “Master-Class“ in St. Petersburg. Russia.
  • 2002

    International Festival of Alternative Fashion. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2003

    II Tashkent Biennale. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2004

    “38 parallel – horizon “. Exhibition was devoted to Olympic Games in Greece. Museum Shkironio Polihronopoloy. Athens. Greece.
  • 2004

    International Festival of Video Art “Video identity: The Sacred Places of Central Asia “. Almaty. Kazakhstan.
  • 2005

    III Tashkent Biennale. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2005

    International Festival “Theatre Laboratory for Young Directors of Central Asia and Kazakhstan”. Ilkhom Theatre. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2006

    International Exhibition “Caravansary – station Tashkent”. The Center of Contemporary Art. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2007

    Thessaloniki biennale: 1 of Contemporary Art. “Of other Spaces. Heterotopias.” Thessaloniki. Greece.
  • 2007

    52th Venice Biennale, Central Asia Pavilion. Venice. Italy.
  • 2007

    The 69th exhibition of Mookwohoe Fine Artist Association. Korea.
  • 2007

    “The symbols of the time: moment and Forever”. The Gallery of the National Arts of Uzbekistan. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2008

    International Exhibition “The symbols of the time: Moment and forever”. The Gallery of the National of the Arts. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2008

    Exhibition “Poetry of an ornament”. Beijing. China.
  • 2009

    International Exhibition “The symbols of the time: Moment and forever” (performance “Games on a road crossing”). Archaeological place of Central Asia. Tashkent.
  • 2010

    International Exhibition “The symbols of the time: Moment and forever”, Performance for the exhibition “Have you ever been to the Arcadia?” Archaeological place of Central Asia. Tashkent.
  • 2010

    Curator’s project “ART FOR PEOPLE” (the exhibition which was closed). Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2012

    “China Art Industry Expo 2012” Beijing. China
  • 2013

    “ART Beijing 2013”. China
  • 2013

    “Art Capital”. Paris. France
  • 2014

    Curator’s project “The voyage of avant-garde”. Beijing. China
  • 2015

    “The 20th Guangzhou International Art Fair”. China
  • 2016

    The Third Silk Road International Festival. Xi’an. China.

Major Exhibitions

  • 1994

    “Artist and Nature”. Gallery “Asia”. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 1995

    “Young Artists of Uzbekistan”. Exhibition Hall of Academy of Fine Art. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 1996

    "Nude”. Gallery “Master”. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 1997

    “Circle”. Exhibition Hall of firm “Invariant”. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 1997

    “Young Artists of Uzbekistan”. Exhibition Hall of Academy of Fine Art. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 1997

    “Women’s Day”. Exhibition Hall of Academy of Fine Art. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 1999

    “Young Artists against drug”. Exhibition Hall of Republican Art College. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2000

    “Y. Salpinkidi and his school”. The Center of Art “Chodir Khaiol”. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2004

    “Young Artists of Uzbekistan”. Exhibition Hall of Academy of Fine Art. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2007

    Exhibition “Constellation. P.S.” (installation “The traverse”). The Central Gallery of National bank of Uzbekistan. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2009

    Exhibition of drawing. The Central Gallery of National bank of Uzbekistan. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.

Curator’s Projects

  • 1995

    “Blue bird “by Maeterlinck. Performance. Chirchik. Uzbekistan.
  • 1996

    “Dreams “. Performance. Chirchik. Uzbekistan.
  • 1997

    “The thing”. Conceptual Exhibition of pictures and installations. Kamolot Hall. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 1998

    “Chink”. Conceptual Exhibition. Gallery “Master”. Hotel “Le Meridian”. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2006

    Conceptual Exhibition “City and its citizens”. The Gallery of The National bank of Uzbekistan. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2006

    Action “Shopping”. Second hand shop. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2008

    Exhibition “Poetry of an ornament”. Beijing. China.
  • 2010

    Curator’s project “ART FOR PEOPLE” (the exhibition which was closed). Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2014

    Curator’s project “The voyage of avant-garde”. Beijing. China

Art director’s projects

  • 1995

    “Blue bird “by Meterlink. (script Kambina Elena).Performance. Palace of Culture. Chirchik. Uzbekistan.
  • 1996

    “Dreams “(script Kambina Elena). Performance. Palace of Culture. Chirchik. Uzbekistan.
  • 2002

    “Legend of the Big White Fish “(the space of nulling). Performance. The theatre “Ilkhom “.Tashkent.
  • 2004

    Video-art ““Untouchable “territory “.
  • 2005

    Video-art “Music”.
  • 2009

    Performance “Games on a road crossing». International Exhibition “The symbols of the time: Moment and forever”. Archaeological place of Central Asia. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.
  • 2010

    Performance “We are from Arcadia “. International Exhibition “The symbols of the time: Moment and forever”: “Have you ever been to the Arcadia?” Archaeological place of Central Asia. Tashkent.

Private collections


United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, China, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Uzbekistan.