Biography

Elena Willis has exhibited her work in both solo and group exhibits in Montreal, Toronto, and Nice. In October 2007, she showed Between Natures at the Fonderie Darling in Montreal and in November 2007, she showed her work at Espace F in Matane.

This year she was awarded a Type B grant from Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. She will be exhibiting her work in New York for the first time at the Eli Klein Fine Arts Gallery, starting January 19, 2008. Elena will be continuing her photographic work during an artist residency in Paris from January 20 – April 20, 2008.

Elena Willis currently lives and works in Montreal. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Photography from the University of Concordia in 2003.

Artist's Statement

The reason we have dreams, and their interpretation, changes with time, but also with culture. If we observe why we dream today, we could say that humanity has created an immense divide between itself and the irrational. As a result, our consciousness forces our irrational thoughts into the world of dreams. In dreams, these irrational thoughts appear as symbolic images filled with significant messages. The focus of my photographic work is to explore these dream-like images and their rich symbolism.