ABOUT
Elena Politowa (*1974, Chelyabinsk, Russia) is a Russian-German artist based near Basel.
Her work explores immersive landscapes between memory, atmosphere and imagination.
Through large-scale paintings, fluorescent color and layered spaces, she creates environments that invite viewers to enter rather than simply observe.
SELECTED BACKGROUND
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Early artistic education in Russia
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Studies in architecture in Russia and Germany
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Founder of Kunstschule Politowa (since 2011)
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Teaching artist and lecturer
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Lives and works near Basel
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
Parallel Worlds
Kulturfabrik Schopfheim, DE
Solo Exhibition
2024
Atmospheric Windows
Regardez Galerie, Lörrach, DE
Solo Exhibition
2022
Clouds
Galerie Kunst-Unter-Uns, Lörrach, DE
2017
Aufbruch
Kulturfabrik Schopfheim, DE
Solo Exhibition
2015
Clouds
Teufelhof Basel, CH
Solo Exhibition
2014
10 im Quadrat
Dreiländermuseum Lörrach, DE
Group Exhibition
2013
Sicht
Galerie Naef Basel, CH
Solo Exhibition
2006–2008
Group Exhibitions
Haus der Kunst München, DE
Since 2013
Nacht der offenen Ateliers
Lörrach, DE
Annual Participation