Yelena Popova (born in USSR) lives and works in Nottingham, where she has a studio at Primary. She received an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in 2011. Since then, Yelena has enjoyed a range of adventures: working with commercial galleries, art institutions, artist- run spaces, residencies, teaching, public commissions, auctions and Insta-hustle. Recent exhibitions include Made Ground, Cample Line, Scotland 2023; Matter as Actor, Lisson Gallery, London 2023; The Scholar Stones Project, Holden Gallery, Manchester, 2020; and Slow Painting curated by Martin Herbert for Hayward Gallery Touring 2019. Her work has been acquired into the Arts Council Collection and Government Art Collection and numerous private collections.
https://www.yelenapopova.co.uk/
Yelena talks about her Final show at RCA July 2011. Presented her own practice instead of the product and present what happens in the studio.
I recognise Yelena’s work and I am impressed by it especially the installation and the use of gravity literally gives weight to the work.
Yelena talks about elevator pitches. An elevator pitch, elevator speech, lift speech or elevator statement is a short description of an idea, product, or company that explains the concept in a way such that any listener can understand it in a short period of time. This description typically explains who the thing is for, what it does, why it is needed, and how it will get done. When, explaining an individual person, the description generally explains one’s skills and goals, and why they would be a productive and beneficial person to have on a team or within a company or project. An elevator pitch does not have to include all of these components, but it usually does at least explain what the idea, product, company, or person is and their value.
Yelena talks about the positives of being in a residency and usually it’s an open call for applications or by invitations.
Yelena talks about her work entitled Her Name is Prometheus, the show is comprised of sculpture, paintings, etchings, and tapestry developed during a residency at The Art House in Wakefield.
https://www.thegalleryguide.co.uk/exhibitions/yelena-popova-her-name-prometheus
Yelena talks in great detail about artist-led spaces, galleries and institutions and relationships within these different approaches to art practices.
Yelena ends the talk with her contact details and then offers questions to the audience.
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