Olena is a Toronto-based visual artist with dual passions – a great love for the serenity and timeless beauty of forgotten spaces and the creative energy of performance photography.
When working with both live and still subjects, Olena draws on her visual arts background in both composition and processing to create fine art works that are richly in texture and colour, oftentimes drawing on historic and vintage aspects of the subject for her inspiration. The final pieces have a painterly feel and have been exhibited using alternative framing methods to complement and accentuate this style.
She is a founding member of two photography collectives, photo editor for Heritage Toronto, and Chair of the Programming Committee for the Hang Man Gallery. She recently complete the CAPA Judging Course offered through the GTCCC.
Professional Affiliations
CARFAC/CARFAC Ontario
Artist’s Network
Artists Toronto
Beach Photo Club
Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario
Society of Women in the Erotic Arts Today
Model Mayhem
Arts Experience
2011 – Coordinator, Riverdale Art Walk
2011 – Instructor, X Lens: Erotic Photography Course (7-week course)
2010 – Coordinator, Little Art Show
2010 – Administrator, Riverdale Art Walk
2009-11 – Curator/Coordinator, Building Storeys Exhibit, Heritage Toronto
2009-11 – Chair, Programming Committee, Hang Man Gallery
2008-10 – Photo Editor, Heritage Toronto
Work in Private Collections
Kosky & Minsky LLP, Toronto, ON
FORREC, Toronto, ON
