Elena Mildner was born in Provideniya, near Bering sea, Russia. She has lived and worked in Vienna since 1991. Elena Mildner created skateboard painting and developed them in a series called LIVE DRIVE, with the assistance of Daniel Maurer.

“For Mildner, art is the release of creative energy, figuratively put in motion in a spatial, temporal and cultural dimension. Art does not take place in the Salon where it is readily reduced to its aesthetic function. Revolutionary changes originate in artistic subcultures where new movements in art are radically expressed. It is in the street culture of rappers, graffiti artists and skateboarders where Mildner finds this original creative potential. In particular, the great speed, elegance and fearlessness of the skateboarders impart a pure and decisive strength on Mildner. Art and action are life principles: Live Drives.”

Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions

Education