Yelena Yefimova
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Yelena Ivanovna Yefimova (born 1948 in Russia
) is a Russian artist ans sculptor and a member of the National Association of Art crafts and Guild
masters (armourers division). She has participated in six specialized weapons exhibitions and more than twenty other national and international exhibitions. Her works are in private and museum collections, including the collection of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve at the Moscow Kremlin
.
She graduated in 1968 from Abramtsevo Artistic-Industrial College. Vasnetsova (AHPK), in the department of art of carving on bone From 1968 to 1974, she worked at the "Northern Souvenirs" Chukchi
at workshop in the village Uelen
. From 1976 to 1987 she was chief artist at the Research Institute of the Art Industry in the scientific laboratory of bones, skin, and fur. She has 35 years of experience in the fields of jewelry and decorative arts. She is a member of the National Club of the Hortaya borzaya
breed of borzoi
dogs.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) is a Russian artist ans sculptor and a member of the National Association of Art crafts and Guild
Guild
A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society...
masters (armourers division). She has participated in six specialized weapons exhibitions and more than twenty other national and international exhibitions. Her works are in private and museum collections, including the collection of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve at the Moscow Kremlin
Moscow Kremlin
The Moscow Kremlin , sometimes referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River , Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square and the Alexander Garden...
.
She graduated in 1968 from Abramtsevo Artistic-Industrial College. Vasnetsova (AHPK), in the department of art of carving on bone From 1968 to 1974, she worked at the "Northern Souvenirs" Chukchi
Chukchi people
The Chukchi, or Chukchee , ) are an indigenous people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula and the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea region of the Arctic Ocean within the Russian Federation. They speak the Chukchi language...
at workshop in the village Uelen
Uelen
Uelen is a rural locality in the Chukotsky District, just south of the Arctic Circle in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the Russian Far East. Population: 776 in 2003, with 595 Chukchi and 72 Yupik. Located near Cape Dezhnev where the Bering Sea meets the Chukchi Sea, it is the easternmost settlement...
. From 1976 to 1987 she was chief artist at the Research Institute of the Art Industry in the scientific laboratory of bones, skin, and fur. She has 35 years of experience in the fields of jewelry and decorative arts. She is a member of the National Club of the Hortaya borzaya
Hortaya Borzaya
The hortaya borzaya is an old Asian sighthound breed originating in the former Kievan Rus, later Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Russian Empire. It is a dog of large size, of lean but at the same time robust build, of considerably elongated proportions. In its everyday life the hortaya is quiet and...
breed of borzoi
Borzoi
The borzoi is a breed of domestic dog also called the Russian wolfhound and descended from dogs brought to Russia from central Asian countries. It is similar in shape to a greyhound, and is also a member of the sighthound family.The system by which Russians over the ages named their sighthounds...
dogs.
Exhibitions and awards
- 1985: All-Union Exhibition: Exhibition Complex "Youth Councils of the Country"
- 1986 – 1990: Zone exhibition "Artists of Moscow"
- 1987 – 1995: the fall-spring records of applied Moscow
- 1987: Exhibition: "The 70th Anniversary of Soviet Power" in Manege SquareManege SquareManezhnaya or Manege Square is a large pedestrian open space at the heart of Moscow bound by the Hotel Moskva to the east, the State Historical Museum and the Alexander Garden to the south, the Moscow Manege to the west, and the 18th-century headquarters of the Moscow State University to the...
- 1987: "Animal Russia"
- 1987: International Exhibition: Exhibition of decorative arts in BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. "Jewelry kit" (artists-jewelers) - 1988: Exhibition of decorative arts in St. Petersburg
- 1988: "Artists—People" in the State Historial Museum in Moscow
- 1989: Exhibition—Competition of the Moscow area applied in the PodolskPodolskPodolsk is an industrial city and the administrative center of Podolsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Pakhra River...
(under the slogan "North"), I and II awards. - 1990: "Contemporary Art Jewelry" (All-Union Museum of Decorative Art)
- 1994: All-Union Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts. Diploma for the best jewelry set of dice
- 1996: Leading master carver of ivory in the All-Union Museum of Decorative Art
- 1998: Moscow National Museum (August–September), competition "Gold and weapon skill in turn of the century Russia" – "Our Names", second place
- 1999: "Contemporary art weapons in Russia" and an exhibition of works at the Guild Ceremonial Hall of the Russian Culture Foundation
- 2000: Russia Blades. In the Armory Chamber of the State Historical and Cultural Museum, Reserve Moscow Kremlin
- 2001: "Blades Russia" in the Armory Chamber of the State Historical and Cultural Museum, Reserve Moscow Kremlin
- 2002: Weapons of Cultural Value" at the The State Duma of the Russian FederationState DumaThe State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
- 2002: International exhibition titled "Nature, Hunting and Hunting Trophies"
- 2003: "Modern edged Art Weapons" in the Tula, Russia Tula State Museum of Weapons
- 2004: "Contemporary Art Weapons" at the Russian commemorative conference in Moscow on the 35th anniversary of the creation of the U.S - Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIAsU.S - Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIAsThe U.S. - Russia Joint Commission on POWs/MIAs was established in 1992 by the presidents of the United States and the Russian Federation, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin...
- 2004: Biennale "Blades Russia" at the Exhibition Hall in the Kremlin Assumption Belfry
- 2006: "Contemporary Art Edged Weapons" in Tula State Museum of Weapons
- 2007: First International Festival of Contemporary Art "Traditions and Modernity" in ManezhManegeManège is the French word for a riding academy. As a loanword in Russian it is Manezh .It may refer to any riding school, riding arena or exercise rectangle, or specifically to:* the Salle du Manège in Paris, France...
(Moscow)
Gallery
- 1998: Dagger and bobby pin "Snow AmazonAmazonsThe Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia...
" - 1999: Knife on a stand "RacoonRacoonRacoon is a Dutch rock band, formed in 1997. Their first big appearance was at the 1999 Noorderslagfestival. First album Till Monkeys Fly appeared in January 2000, produced by Michael Schoots . The first single, Feel Like Flying, became a hit and got a lot of airplay on the Dutch radiostation 3FM...
" - 1999: Knife on a stand "JaguarJaguarThe jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States and Mexico...
" - 2000: Knife "Encounter"
- 2001: Knife "Life is Short. Art is Forever"
- 2002: Sculpture song "Tenderness"
- 2003: Knife desk "WalrusWalrusThe walrus is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in the Arctic Ocean and sub-Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. The walrus is the only living species in the Odobenidae family and Odobenus genus. It is subdivided into three subspecies: the Atlantic...
" - 2003: Desktop composition "Life For Life"
- 2004: Desktop composition "My"
- 2006: Cabinet knife "Racoon"
- 2006: Desktop composition "Tiger" and "BoarBoarWild boar, also wild pig, is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises...
" of the author's series "Encounter" - 2006: Desktop composition "Bear" and walruses" of the author's series "Encounter"
- 2006: Desktop composition "Russian RugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
" - 2008: Desktop song "Sovyata"
- 2008: Desktop composition "The Bear and Lahtak"
Galleries and museums
- The artist's works were acquired by leading museums: State Historical MuseumState Historical MuseumThe State Historical Museum of Russia is a museum of Russian history wedged between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow. Its exhibitions range from relics of the prehistoric tribes inhabiting present-day Russia, through priceless artworks acquired by members of the Romanov dynasty...
, Historical and Architectural Museum of Art New Jerusalem, and the Sergiev Posad State Historical-Artistic Museum - Art Fund Union of Artists