Yelena Dyumin, painter and printmaker, was born in 1960 in Omsk, Russia, the active arts community of which inspired her artistic interests. In 1982 she completed a Master of Fine Art in painting with First Class Honours at the State University, Omsk, Russia. Dyumin lectured in fine art at the university from 1983 to 1997.
While lecturing, she continued her artistic education, undertaking an Advanced Master Course in Fine Art at the I. E. Repin State Academic Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in St. Petersburg from 1992 to 1994, and a Professional Fine Art Master Class at the V. I. Surikov State Academic Art Institute in Moscow from 1995 to 1996. While living in Russia, she was a member of the Russian Association of Painters and Sculptors and a member of the Russian Academy of Arts.
In 2005 Dyumin moved to Sydney, Australia, where she has continued to pursue her artistic career. Her work, which encompasses a range of mixed media techniques incorporating etching, lithography, drawing and painting, blends her European heritage with a colour palette inspired by Australian nature and culture.
Dyumin has participated in exhibitions in Russia, Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Australia, and her work is held in a number of private collections.
- Writers:
- Dyumin, Yelena
Yelena Dyumin
- Date written:
- 2011
- Last updated:
- 2011
