MELNIKOVA Elena

1902 (Moscow) - 1980 (Moscow)

Painter, graphic artist

Born in a family of master mechanic. She studied at the Stroganov School of Industrial Art (until 1918), later in the State of free art workshops - Higher Art, first in the embroidery shop, then on the faculty at the picturesque Rodchenko, AD Drevin, NA Udaltsova, PV Kuznetsov and DP Shterenberg. At the same time worked in the "Windows of growth", was engaged in the creation of posters, wall newspapers, embroidery flags for military units.

Since 1926 - Member of the Society of Easel, a member of three exhibitions OST (1926-1928); painting "Ballet", presented at the 4-th exhibition OST, was reproduced in the magazine Krasnaya Niva "(1930. number 6). Participated in several exhibitions abroad, particularly in the exhibition of German artists (1928, Berlin), Artistic and Handicraft Exhibition of the USSR (1929, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit), the exhibition of Soviet art (1932, Königsberg).

In 1931, together with AA Deineko, ES Grain, VI Lyushinym, KA Gantry participated in the creation of a "poster-primer" to lace the Vologda region. After the split OST in 1931, the artist with her husband, KA Vyalov, joined the "Izobrigade. Created the poster: "On May 1 earlier. May 1 is now "(" Krasnaya Niva ". 1925. № 17).

In 1930 worked as a book illustrator and monumental. In 1937-1939, together with Vyalov performed two panels for the pavilions "Grain" and "Viticulture" on VSHV (Moscow).

works are in several museum and private collections.