Yelena Kasianova is a California-based artist with over 22 years of experience, having begun painting at a young age. She refined her oil techniques in Florence, Italy, and her work centers on the expressive power of color, spanning a range from surrealist explorations of the subconscious to detailed, realistic compositions.

 

Primarily working on art commissions, her pieces have also appeared in exhibitions including Rice Gallery, Wave Collective, Vino Locale, Southern Pacific Brewing, and the whimsical Nicolas Cage and Bill Murray Art Shows. Her illustrations have also been published in The Adventures of Wizahickon and Polka Dot Sue.

 

Yelena has recently left her career in SalesOps to pursue painting full-time. She holds a Master’s in Analytics from the University of Washington and a Minor in Fine Art from Chapman University.