Véronique Ellena French, b. 1966
Véronique Ellena (FR, 1966) , lives and works in Paris
Véronique Ellena studied photography at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts
Visuels de La Cambre in Brussels, in the studio of Gilbert Fastenaekens. In 2007,
she was awarded the Prix de Rome and became a resident at the Villa Medici. The
following year, she was in residence at the Fondation des Treilles.
In 2015, Véronique Ellena created the Millennium stained-glass window for
Strasbourg Cathedral and received the Prix de l’Intelligence de la main, awarded by
the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller.
In 2024–2025, her works were presented in several solo and group exhibitions,
including Mémoires intimes (Bourg-en-Bresse), Apparitions at Hangar (Brussels),
Ouvrir les yeux at Les Abattoirs – Musée–Frac Occitanie (Toulouse), Presence of the
Past at the House of European History (Brussels), RITRATI at the Museo Nazionale
del Risorgimento Italiano (Turin), In Portrait at Sungkok Art Museum (Seoul), and The
Pulse of Life – 10th Daegu Biennale.
Véronique Ellena’s works are held in numerous public collections (Centre Georges
Pompidou, FRAC Île-de-France) as well as private collections (Florence & Damien Bachelot Collection, Christian Lacroix Collection).
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Mains d'oeuvre - Véronique Ellena
10 Apr - 17 May 2026Mains d’œuvre * is a photographic series that explores the world of workers and craftspeople in training. Véronique Ellena has always paid close attention to those who are rarely seen,...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
