Elena Dinissuk Fine Art

Artist Statement

I invite viewers to explore my work, and see their own realities reflected in my abstract pieces. Landscapes that I see are transformed in my mind, and brought to life on canvas. I believe my abstract works elicit joyful feelings in viewers. For me, painting abstractly is an instinctive process that uncovers wonders: from marine depths and forest wanderings to fantasy scenes.
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Elena Dinissuk is a self-taught artist, who works out of her home studio in Mississauga, Ontario. Elena has always felt like an artistic soul; she took to painting later in life, is constantly working on perfecting her technique, and pushing her creative boundaries. Elena’s main medium is acrylic, which she likes due to its vibrancy and versatility.
Her works are created by using acrylic gel and modeling paste to add opaque and transparent layers, as well as texture, to vague shapes and indistinct lines. Elena describes her style is semiabstract impressionism; she transforms realism by palette knife sometimes softened by brush. Her style is distinct and memorable, with paintings containing movement, flow, and positive energy. Elena enjoys painting by palette knife, and teaches her technique to art schools when invited.

Born and raised abroad, Elena moved to Canada in 1998. Here in Canada, she started painting and underwent her journey as an artist.

Elena is proud to say that she’s been participating in art shows and exhibits since 2018. Both her landscapes and abstract works have been featured in juried exhibitions. Elena has participated in the prestigious Paint Ontario, at the Lambton Heritage Museum. She has later went on to be included in the Impact and Overzealous Juried Shows.

Her paintings have been in group gallery shows in Propeller Gallery, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Blue Crow Gallery, Winged Canvas Gallery, TWIST Gallery, and others. Elena has also participated in art shows in Mississauga, and in the Art in the Credit Tour.

Recent Paintings

“Giving other people the chance to see the world differently is the calling of an artist.”
LenaDV Art - Scenic Paintings by Elena Dinissuk

Gallery Representation

Cloud Gallery  

23 Mississauga ST W Orillia, ON

Preston Gallery  

77 Brock St W, Uxbridge, ON

Juried Exhibitions

Art Shows & Group Exhibitions

Headwater Arts Fall Festival Art Show and Sale in Alton, ON

Paint Ontario Art Competition at Lambton Heritage Museum, ON

Overzealous 2021 Juried Show at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON

Paint Ontario Art Competition at Lambton Heritage Museum, ON

Impact 2021 Juried Show at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON

Paint Ontario Art Competition at Lambton Heritage Museum, ON

Overzealous 2020 Juried Show at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON

 Impact 2019 Juried Show at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON  

Paint Ontario Art Competition at Lambton Heritage Museum, ON

Overzealous 2018 Juried Show at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON

66th Open Juried Exhibition Colour and Form Society Etobicoke, ON 

Impact 2018 Juried Show at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON  

Paint Ontario Art Competition at Lambton Heritage Museum, ON 

The Square Foot Artshow at Westland Gallery, London, ON

Kingston Square Foot Show in Kingston, ON

Muskoka Art and Craft Summer Show in Bracebridge, ON

The Square Foot Artshow at Westland Gallery, London, ON

Online Muskoka Art and Craft Summer Show in Ontario

The Square Foot Artshow at Westland Gallery, London, ON

Small Artwork Show at the Artist Network Gallery, Toronto, ON

Holyday Exhibition at Winged Canvas Gallery in  Markham, ON

The Square Foot & Big Ideas Show at Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo ON 

Momentum Art Show at the Artist Network Gallery, Toronto, ON 

June 1st-2nd Riverdale Artwalk at Jimmie Simpson Community Centre & Park Toronto, ON

Oakville Art Society 2019 Art Auction in Oakville, ON

May – June Collective Exhibition at Winged Canvas Gallery in Markham, ON   

Northern Tendencies at Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON

The Square Foot & Big Ideas Show at Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo ON 

Exhibit at Art & Home Gallery in Orillia, ON

Contemporary Landscape at Winged Canvas Gallery, Markham, ON 

2nd Annual Summer Group Show at Blue Crow Gallery, Toronto, ON 

Abstraction in Action Group Show at Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto, ON 

Art Show Spectrum at Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto, ON 

Art of Abstraction at Winged Canvas Gallery, Markham, ON 

Solo Shows

February 2019                                                                       Rainbow Studio Gallery & Café, Oakville, ON

Collections

Private Collections in Ontario, the Greater Toronto Area, and the United States.

Related Professional & Volunteer Experience

2018 to Present            Workshop Leader about my Palette Knife Acrylic Painting Technique

 2015 to  2019             Certified Grumbacher Instructor of Acrylic and Watercolour

                                       Fine Art Instructor at Michael’s Art & Crafts Store

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