b.1993,Romania.
works in London, U.K.
Elena-Andreea Teleaga is a lens-based media artist whose work is rooted in photography. Using found material or own imagery, her work creates spaces for reflection, introspection and self-analysis. She has recently graduated from a Masters course at Slade School of Fine Art, having received the Sarabande: the Lee Alexander McQueen full scholarship, chosen by Matthew Slotover.
Education
2017 - 2019
MFA Fine Arts (Media), Slade School of Fine Arts, UCL, London, U.K. (distinction)
2012 - 2015
BA(Hons) Photography, Video & Digital Imaging, University of Sunderland, U.K. (first class)
Awards
2019
Romanian Art Student of the Year by LSRS, Romania
2018
OPEN18 SOLO by Brighton Photo Fringe and ONCA Gallery, Brighton (shortlisted)
2017-2019
Sarabande Foundation Scholarship chosen by Matthew Slotover
2015
Best Student Achievements - North East Photography Network, U.K.
Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions/ Projects:
2022
Influx, https://www.photographyinflux.ro/
Suprapuneri 1, ETAJ, Bucharest, Romania
Suprapuneri 2, Atelier 030202, Bucharest Romania
Suprapuneri 3, Galeria 2/3, Bucharest, Romania
Suprapuneri 4, Galeria Carol 53, Bucharest, Romania
Always On My Mind, Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK
2021
Bound, Sarabande Foundation, https://sarabandefoundation.org/products/bound , London, UK
2020
No Return To Comfort Zone, One Project London, UK
2019
STABLE, Sarabande Foundation, London, U.K;
Limbo, Slade Summer School Art Residency, Slade School of Fine Art, London, U.K.;
Slade Schol of Fine Art Graduate Degree Show, London, U.K.
Friends of the Foundation, Sarabande Foundation, London, U.K.
Fast Forward: Women In Photography, Slade Research Centre, London, U.K.
Bite the Bullet, ArtWorks Project Space, Barbican Arts Trust Group, London, U.K.
2018
One Night Stand, Barbican Arts Trust Group, London, U.K.
Slade School of Fine Art Interim Show 2018, Slade Research Centre, London, U.K.
OPEN18 SOLO Shortlist Screening at Onca Gallery and the OPEN18 Shortlist Showcase at the Outdoor hub, Brighton, U.K.
2017
Photograd's First Birthday Exhibition, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, U.K.
2015
Synchronicity, Priestman Building, Sunderland, U.K. (BA degree show)
2014
BALTIC Artists' Book Fair : 'Communist Nightmare in Romania' (book), Baltic, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
D I S T O R T E D (installation), University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK. (solo site specific installation)
2013
Alternative Print Processes, Northern Centre of Photography, Sunderland, U.K.
Residencies
2019
Slade Summer School Art Residency, Slade School of Fine Art, London, U.K.
2019
Sarabande x Elena Andreea Teleaga, https://sarabandefoundation.org/blogs/whats-on/sarabande-x-elena-andreea-teleaga
PGZ 129 - Photograd - https://www.photograd.co.uk/shop/pgz129
2018
Sarabande: Alexander McQueen’s ‘life-changing’ legacy, Financial Times
Issue #3, Classroom - PhotoPedagogy Newspaper, http://www.photopedagogy.com/newspaper.html
2017
The Calvert Journal, http://calvertjournal.com/news/show/7474/photo-of-the-week-romania-national-erasure
2016
Photograd Feature, https://www.photograd.co.uk/andreea-teleaga
2014
Edition #002 Fine Art Photography,'R.E.M.', p.40-45, online publication, http://issuu.com/editionmagazine/docs/edition2
© Elena Andreea Teleaga