Véronique Ellena French, b. 1966
Véronique Ellena (FR, 1966), holder of a bachelor's degree in fine arts, trained in photography at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre in Brussels, in Gilbert Fastenaekens' studio. In 2007, Véronique Ellena was a resident at the Fondation des Treilles. That same year, she won the Prix de Rome and became a resident at the Villa Medici. In 2015, the artist won the Prix de l'Intelligence et de la Main awarded by the Fondation Bettencourt Schuller, following the creation of the Millennium stained glass window for Strasbourg Cathedral.
In 2024/2025, Véronique Ellena participated in several exhibitions, including Mémoires intimes (Bourg-en-Bresse), Apparitions au Hangar (Brussels), Ouvrir les yeux aux Abattoirs, Musée-Frac Occitanie (Toulouse), Presence of the Past at the Maison de l'Histoire Européenne (Brussels), RITRATI at the Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano (Turin), In Portrait: Sungkok Art Museum (Seoul) and The Pulse of Life - 10th Daegu Biennale. Véronique Ellena's works are featured in numerous public collections (Centre Georges Pompidou, FRAC Ile-de-France) and private collections (Florence & Damien Bachelot Collection, Christian Lacroix Collection).
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Mains d'oeuvre - Véronique Ellena
10 Apr - 17 May 2026Mains d’oeuvre* is a photographic series that explores the world of workers and apprentices. Véronique Ellena has always questioned what exists on the margins. She pays attention to those who...Read more -
Apparitions - Group show
15 Nov - 21 Dec 2024After participating in the Paris Photo and Approche fairs, Hangar Gallery opens its first group show in Brussels. These 9 photographers explore the boundaries of the medium and the materiality...Read more
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Véronique Ellena / Musée Paul Dini
18.10.25 - 22.02.2026 / Villefrance-sur-Saône, France 18 Oct 2025Véronique Ellena is delighted to be exhibiting four of her photographs from the Clairs-Obscurs series as part of the Regarder, révéler exhibition, which explores the...Read more -
Véronique Ellena / Daegu Photo Biennale
18.09.25 - 16.11.2025 / Daegu, South Korea 18 Sep 2025Véronique Ellena is part of the DAEGU PHOTOGRAPHY BIENNIAL 2025, at the invitation of Emmanuelle De L'Ecotais, its curator. This edition highlights reflections on the...Read more -
Véronique Ellena / Sungkok Art Museum
16.09.25-07.12.2025 / Seoul, South Korea 16 Sep 2025Véronique Ellena is part of ' 미술관을 기록하다 / In Portrait: Sungkok Art Museum 2025 ' at the Sungkok Art Museum in Seoul. The 30th-anniversary...Read more -
Véronique Ellena / House of European History
29.03.2025 - 11.01.2026 / Brussels, Belgium 28 Mar 2025Véronique Ellena is part of the exhibition Presence of the Past at the House of European History. The exhibition organised by the House of European...Read more
