Aleks Zelenina
Having grown up in Kiev Ukraine, Aleksandra Sergeevna Zelenina moved to the United Stated with her parents at the age of ten. Since a young age she had an interest in drawing that was cultivated by her aunt and mother. She attended Carver Center High school in Towson Maryland (an art magnet) where she studied fine art with Joe Giordano, Terry McDaniel and Charles Schwarz.
After a year at Maryland Institute, Aleksandra transferred to The Cooper Union to continue studying fine art and has studied photography with Christine Osinski, Gary Schneider and Norman Sanders, graphic design with Mike Essl, Janet Odgis and Nico Schweizer, as well as many other disciplines.
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Aleksandra has worked on various design projects including building web sites and making art for album covers. She has also made textile designs for home furnishings.
Aleksandra has exhibited work in three group shows:
A collaborative show with Andrew Macfarlane with a focus on exploration of digital interpretations of place. February 2003, at the Cooper Hewitt Lobby 41 Cooper Sq.
"Work from Student's Archive of the School of Art" which was a printmaking exhibit that was a part of "Two Palms Press, Prints Past and Present". 7 East 7th Street NY, NY 10003
"Lucky Seven" a thesis show in May 2004, which featured works of seven seniors and spanned four floors of the building. 7, East 7th Street New York, NY 10003