Yelena Sidorova
Yelena Sidorova Yelena was born in the far east of Russia. She started her artistic training in early childhood and was educated in the finest traditions of 19th century Russian Realistic painting. After receiving MBA’s in Fine Arts from the the Khabarovsk Fine Art & Graphic University, Yelena discovered and fell in love with the mystery and magic of the ancient Asian technique of painting on silk; the technique which gave us the beautiful art of batik with all its intricacies and challenges. In 1997, Lena and her family decided to move to the US. She arrived in Denver in 1997 with but a few hundred dollars in their pockets and a passion for SIlk Painting. As difficult as it was to start her career from scratch in a new country, the artist’s talents and incredible work ethics helped Yelena find her place in the competitive artistic world. The frolic of creative work, joys and challe...