Yacht Club de Monaco, 2025

About

Elena Papernaya is a contemporary artist working between Monaco and France.

Her works are held in private collections in Paris, Monaco, New York, London, Stockholm, Zurich, Luxembourg, Brussel, Moscow, Buenos Aires.

She is a member of the National Committee of A.I.A.P. (UNESCO) in Monaco.


Her practice explores painting as a perceptual threshold between inner and outer landscapes. Through the series Horizons of Lightness, Papernaya investigates spatial transition, colour rhythm, and states of presence.

Press:

Monaco Daily News:

70th Anniversary Exhibition of AIAP UNESCO in Monaco.2025

Monegasque Magazine :

More than Art – Witnessing Art 2025

MonacoLife:

Feature interview – Horizons of Lightness 2024:

La Gazette Drouot, Paris, France

Auction Fine Art 2023

The Guardian, UK

(Feature mention) 2023

La Gazette de Monaco

Feature article – “Encore une journee pour decuvrir Covid Art Monaco 2020