Alena Solomonova
BIO
Alena Solomonova is a Slovenia-based visual artist working across photography, self-portraiture, and mixed media. Currently pursuing her studies at the Higher School of Photography in Slovenia, her practice examines identity as a fluid and unstable construct shaped by memory, time, and lived experience.
Working primarily with self-portraiture, Solomonova physically intervenes in printed photographs through collage, tearing, threads, glass, and organic materials, transforming the portrait into an object that carries traces of vulnerability, fragmentation, and reconstruction. Her work navigates the tension between visibility and concealment, often addressing themes of aging, femininity, and the instability of the self.
Her work has been recognized internationally through awards and exhibitions including the Paris Photo Prize, ND Awards 2025, Experimental Hub Barcelona, and the LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2026.
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Education.
2023 – till now. VIST Faculty of Applied Sciences Slovenia, Department of Photography.
2014-2018 Moscow institute of psychology, Russia. Department of Psychology.
1995-2000 Barnaul Technical University, Russia. Department of World economics.
Courses.
2025 – till now.Fotografika academy of documentary and art photography.
2023-2025. Anna Krauklis School of Contemporary Photography.
Awards.
2026. Fotoslovo awards 2026. Category Experimental photography. Gold medal.
2026. LensCulture Art photography awards 2026. Single winner. 1st place.
2025. Neutral density photography awards. Category People. Discovery of the year 2025.
2025. Paris photo Prize. Portraiture photographer of the year. Best new talent 2025.
2025. International Photo Awards. Category People/Self-portrait series. 3rd prize winner. Jury top 5.
2025. FotoSlovo award. Category Conceptual photography. Honorable mention.
2025. FotoSlovo award. Category Experimental photography. Honorable mention.
2025. Fine art photography awards. 3rd prize winner. Fine art category.
2025. Tokyo Photo awards TIFA. Bronze winner. Fine art portrait category series.
2024. FotoSlovo award. Category Fine art single. Honorable mention
2024. KLPA Photo awards. Autoportrait contest. Finalist.
Exhibitions.
2026. Wilting. Solo exhibition, Experimental photo festival Hub. Barcelona, Spain.
2026. LensCulture New York 2026. Winners group exhibition. New York, USA.
2025. PX3 winner’s group exhibition. Paris, France.
2025. Slovenian women photographers present. Group exhibition. City museum Kosova graščina, Jesenice, Slovenia.
2025. Women by Women. Group exhibition. SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC.
2025. Portraiture: Unveiling Identity. Group exhibition. PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont.
2024. Imagination. New Eyes. Group exhibition. Milan, Italy.
Publications.
2026. Unstaged journal. Vol.3.
2025. AllAboutPhoto.com magazine #46 Women.
2025. Artsin Square. 5×7 photo book.