Surovtseva Elena Mikhailovna

Soviet and Russian artist and sculptor. Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR (since 1983). Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts (2014). Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1996). Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2002). She graduated from the Moscow Higher Art and Industrial College named after Stroganov, the faculty of monumental, decorative and applied art. Awards: Grand Prix at the International Exhibition in Hungary (1985). Diplomas of the Ministry of Agriculture (1989-1990). Laureate of the Golden Crown of Russia Award, laureate of the Foundation of the Union of Writers of Russia in the field of literature and art. The main prize "Irida" for the work "Breath of the Sea", bronze, at the "Spring Salon" (1998), the creative competition of women artists of Russia, the jury diploma of the "Spring Salon" (1999, 2000), at the "Spring Salon-2002" - a medal of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, prizes of the Moscow Union of Artists and the magazine "Decorative Art". The author’s works are in the State Tretyakov Gallery, in the museums of Vologda, Yaroslavl, the UN (Geneva), Hungary, and France.