Alena Gastaldi, Luxembourg
CV and Portfolio
Honours and Awards
Feb 2026, Prix Sennelier - Art Capital Paris, Salon des Artistes Français, Paris, France
Feb 2026, Mention - Art Capital Paris, Salon des Artistes Français, Paris, France
June 2025 - 1st Prize - Dublin Plein Air festival, Ireland, Dublin
June 2025, Artist’s Choice - Dublin Plein Air festival, Ireland, Dublin
June 2025, 2nd place - Quick Draw competition - Dublin Plein Air festival, Ireland, Dublin
July 2024, Artist’s Choice Award - Art In The Open plein air event, Ireland, Wexford
July 2024, Quick Draw sectional winner - Art in The Open plein air event, Ireland, Wexford
Publications
L’Essentiel Luxembourg, Wednesday 3 June 2025
Female Magazine Singapore, Jan-Feb 2024
“The World of Urban Sketching” by Stephanie Bower, book
Pratique des Arts 162. “Alena Kudriashova : mes carnets de vie”, p. 88, April-may 2022
Selected exhibitions, residencies and events
12 Apr 2026 - 31 May 2026 Solo Exhibition, ZithaKlinik, Luxembourg
27 Feb 2026 - 08 Mar 2026 - Solo Exhibition - Maison Schauwenburg, Bertrange, Luxembourg (at the invitation by the commune)
Feb 2026 - Exhibition and art fair Art Capital, Salon des Artistes Français - Grand Palais, Paris, France
20 Sep - 29 Nov 2025 - Group exhibition, Hidden Gems III, Kamellebuttek, Esch-sur-Alzette
July 2025 - Group exhibition, Art In The Open Plein Air festival, Ireland, Wexford.
June 2025 - Dublin Plein Air festival, Ireland, Dublin. Multiple awards winner
April 2025 - Group exhibition, Art’Lënster. Luxembourg, Junglingster, Centre Polyvalent Gaston Stein
Nov 2024 - Group exhibition, Chasing Light: Still Lives. Luxembourg city, Subtile Gallery
July 2024 - Group exhibition, Art In The Open Plein Air event. Ireland, Wexford. Artist’s Choice Award and Quick Draw prize winner.
Mar 2024 - Solo exhibition, “Gratefully, Yours”. Singapore, Drawing ETC Gallery and creative space
Nov 2023-Jan 2024 - Art residence, PlayPan. Singapore, Peace Centre
Nov 2023 - Group Exhibition , “Strictly Singapore”, Singapore, Selegie Art House
2015 - Group Exhibition, “L’Art D'Ici et D’Ailleurs". Espace Saint-Mengold, Huy, Belgium. Artists from the Eastern Countries, second edition.
Works in Galleries
Rosslaire Gallery, Rosslaire, Co Wexford, Ireland
Subtile Gallery, Luxembourg city, Luxembourg
Education
2013 - Exhibition design and delivery, course, University of the Arts, London, Chelsea college of Arts and Design
2012-2013 - Graduate Diploma, Interior design. University of the Arts, London, Chelsea college of Arts and Design
2001-2007 - Kostroma State Agricultural Academy. Specialist Diploma in Architecture*
* Academic drawing and painting is an integral part of this 6-year program, comprising of 3-9 hours a week of academic drawing, painting and sculpture classes alongside of continuous manual project execution with ink and watercolour.
Selected continuous art education:
April 2026 - June 2026 - Formation interdisciplinaire pour artistes et créatifs, House of Training, Luxembourg
Oct 2025 - current - Course of Gravure at Atelier Empreinte, Luxembourg
2025 - September - October, 6 week intensive course in academic figure painting, France, instructor Tobias Hall. Grant from the Ministry of Culture, Luxembourg
2025 - France, 1 week intensive in-person workshop with award winning artists Antonin Passermand and Anastasia Dukhanina (still life and portrait in oil)
2024 - one-off plein air oil painting workshops with various well established artists
2023-2024 - Classical Realism studio, Singapore, instructor Clayton Hudnall
2022-2023 - 1 year online education and mentorship with Thomas Schaller, watercolour
2010-2011 Matisse art school, Russia, Saint Petersburg - oil painting with V. Shraga
