Elena Kalkova

Class of 2024

Elena Kalkova is a multimedia artist and researcher of Post-Soviet Art, living and working in the US since 2018. Her works explore. feminism in the post-Soviet space, how memories intertwine with collective historic memorilessness and violence imposed by the Russian state. Her texts, objects, collages and installations look at memory and trauma passed down from one generation to another. They are an attempt to gather a sense of understanding and healing the past and present. They are personal and activist works at the same time.

Elena's research lies primarily in the field of feminist and queer art and art of resistance and translation. Elena holds an MA in Global Arts and Cultures from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). She is currently working on her MFA at the School Of Visual Arts (SVA).