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Yelena Snovsky is a nationally recognized award winning artist. Her work has been juried into events around the country, including Oil Painters of America 21st and 28th National Juried Exhibitions of Traditional Oils, American Impressionist Society, NOAPS 28th and 29th Best of America National competitions, American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition as well as many National Invitational Plein Air Events, such as "Easels at Fredericks", "Paint Annapolis" and others. Her work received numerous awards, including second prize at the Salmagundi Club, NYC, "Still Life Honorable Mention" at 28th National Juried Exhibition of Oil  Painters of America. Her work also was published in the book “ 100 painters of Mid-Atlantic “, in the magazine "American Art Collector", in “2012 Mountain Plein Air calendar” and others. 
​Yelena started out her career  as a technical illustrator after graduating university in Belarus with degrees in engineering and graphic art. After moving to U.S. she worked as an advertising illustrator for many years, creating images for various local businesses throughout the New Jersey area. Yelena enjoys painting in oil on canvas. Her art work includes
landscapes, seascapes, portraits and still life. Yelena is especially interested in plein air painting and the idea of sharing her instant impression of the moment, in the moment. Most of her landscapes are painted entirely outdoors, in natural light. 


​Education


M.S. in Civil Engineering - Belarussian State University of Transport, Gomel, Republic of Belarus

4 year degree in Graphic and Fine Art - Belarussian State University of Transport, Gomel, Republic of Belarus

2009 Ridgewood Art Institute, study with internationally recognized painter and teacher John Phillip Osborne and nationally recognized painter and teacher Danielle Wexler a classical methology and the "prismatic palette" that has its origins in the French Barbizon School.
Valentin Serov, Childe Hassam,  Mark Hanson, Jon Redmond and other  artists had a strong influence on Yelena.
2013 Annual Landscape Painting Workshop with Mark Hanson. Longmont, CO. 09/2-09/62014 
2014 "Sound Fundamentals of Painting the Landscape" workshop with Matt Smith. Lambertwille, NJ 05/8-05/1
2016 Workshop with Jon Redmond

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​Awards:
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 Oil Painters of America 28th National Show 2019
Illume Gallery of Fine Art, Utah  
(801)-210-2853
Painting "Cheese and Wine" has won Still Life Honorable Mention


 Salmagundi Club, NYC
Fall Auction Oct. 26, 2018
Painting "Sunset" has won "Hobart Nichols SCNY Award"


 Salmagundi Club, NYC 09/24/18-10/05/18
SCNY  SYLVIA MARIA GLESMANN FLORAL EXHIBITION

Painting "Flower Day" has won "Certificate of Merit" 

 Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ
25thAnnual Open Juried Show, 10/01-11/01/2017

Painting "Ready to Sail" won Caivano Memorial Award for oil
and was chosen by "Playwrights Spreaks" to be the inspiration for a staged reading


 SCNY Nautical Exhibition & Sale
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, 2017
​Painting "Ready to sail", oil, 14x18 won second prize



 Salmagundi Annual Members Summer Exhibition. 8/11 - 8/29/2014
Painting "Winter Day", oil, 6x6, won "Philip Isenberg" Award


 Plein Air 757, Norfolk.Invitational 2012. Painting  "Morning Light", oil, 14x18 was awarded PleinAir Magazine Award Sponsored by PleinAir Magazine


  Juried PAPJC Member Show "A Breath of Plein Air", 10/9-11/29/2011 
Awarded Honorable Mention


 Out & About Norfolk. 5th Annual Plein Air Paint Out. Invitational. 10/20 -10/22/2011
Awarded "In the French Tradition Award 1" 


Bayonet Farm Arts and Music Festival, 2011
Awarded Third Place

Annual Mountain Maryland Plein Air Juried competition. Invitational. June 2011
(painting "Old Station" oil, 12x16 was selected to be included in 2012 Mountain Maryland Plein Air Calendar)

 31st Ridgewood Art Institute Regional Open Juried Show  2011
Awarded "David Davis" Award. See Ridgewood news article "Best of the Best are at Regional Jury Art Show" published February  4th


Out & About Norfolk. Outdoor 3 Days painting competition 2010. Invitational. October 
Awarded Jerry's Merit Award. See Out and About Norfolk 2010 Plein Air Paint Out Award Sponsors  



6th Annual Bayonet Farm and Art Festival, Holmdel, NJ, 2009
Awarded "Killian & Salisbury Sycamore Award". See  Bayonet Farm Arts & Music Festival | Facebook



Exhibitions and Galleries:

McBride Gallery,Annapolis, MD
(410)-267-7077
April 5-May 3,2020


Montgomery Lee Fine Art Gallery, Park City, Utah
September 27-October 27, 201

Illume Gallery of Fine Art,  Utah 
(801)-210-2853
May 10 - June 7, 2019


Frederick  Gallery, NJ, 2016 to Present
Phone: (732)974-0376

Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury,NJ, 2009 to Present
(732)-741-1441

Salmagundi Club. New York, NY
(212) 255-7740

Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Cincinnati, OH , 2018
 (513)791-7717


CATHY KLINE GALLERY, MO . 11/18/2017-12/30/2017

Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC
Phone: (336)969-6121

MkBridge Gallery, MD, 11/15/2014-01/15/2015

Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art. New Hope, PA . REPRESENTED  FROM 2012 to 2014

Evergreen  Fine Art Gallery. Evergreen, CO, June 21-July 22 2012

Ridgewood Art Institute Galleries, Ridgewood, NJ. January 22-February 5 2012
32nd  Regional Open Juried Show.


Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, NJ, 
October 29-November 29 2011 
Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast (PAPJC) Annual Show

Maryland Hall For the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD, October 2-October 31 2011 and June 10-July 15 2012

Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD, 2011

Garmany Gallery,  Red Bank, NJ, 2011
MHA Charity Art Show.


The Ridgewood Art Institute Galleries, Ridgewood, NJ, April 10-May 2011
59th Annual Sponsors Show

Veranda Fine Art and Gift Gallery Fair Haven NJ, 2010 

Ballet Virginia International, Norfolk October 23 2010
Wet Painting Sale


Easton  MD, June 30, 2010
Plein Air Festival Wet Painting Sale


Ridgewood Art Institute Galleries, Ridgewood, NJ, April 2010
58th Annual Sponsors Show


Riverview Hospital, NJ, June 26 2010
'Riverviews' PAPJC Group Art Show to Benefit Riverview Hospital in Red Bank


Bayonet Farm Barn, Holmdel, NJ 2009
Arts & Music Festival


Middletown Arts Center,  Middletown, NJ, November 2009
 
Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast (PAPJC) Annual Show. 

Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown, NJ, July 2009

Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ, February 16-27, 1994


Associations and Affiliations:

Oil Painters of America (OPA)

National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS) 

Salmagundi Club

American Impressionist Society

The Guild of Creative Art (NJ) Exhibiting Member 

Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast (PAPJC)

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Publications: 
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2019  Oil Painters of America 28st National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils Magazine.
Painting "Cheese and Wine" was published.

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​2018 American Art Collector

2014 Book "100 Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic"  by Gary Pendleton

2012 Oil Painters of America 21st National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils Magazine.
Painting " Wine and Cheese"" was published.


2012 PleinAir Magazine September Issue
One image was published in Conjunction with Featured PAPJC Group at the Bayonet Farm  


2012 Mountain Maryland Plein Air Calendar, September 2011
http://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/downloads/2012%20Back%20Cover.pdf

2011 NorthJersey.com Best of the Best are at Regional Jury Art Show February 4
Article

2009 Invitation Cards for Bayonet Farm
Painting "Gray Barn" was selected to be published for cards and flyer

Builder/Architect Magazine So.& Central Jersey Edition June 1993  Illustrations Blackstone Company, Incorporated 

 Agricultural Machinery Catalogues. Perspective Illustrations From Engineering Drawings. Republic of Belarus 1983-1989

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