Elena Tory-Henderson (b. 1992, Sydney)
Elena Tory-Henderson’s primary practice explores the interplay between the material & immaterial in the gallery space through spatial installation & sculpture.
Elena has exhibited in group shows throughout Sydney, as well as at the Perth Institute of Contemporary art. In 2014 Elena completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (honours) in painting and was awarded the Austrian Arlbeg 1800 residency. She was a selected artist for the 2014 Expanded Architecture Temporal Formal Seidler City Exhibition in collaboration with architect Nina Tory-Henderson. Elena was a curatorial assistant at Lilac City Studio’s for 2 years (2016-2018). Her first curatorial project BODY/BLOOD was exhibited at Visual Bulk Gallery in Hobart in 2018.
Elena is currently completing a Bachelor of Design in Architecture at the University of Sydney.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours (Painting), National Art School (NAS), Sydney
2014
Bachelor of Design in Architecture, University of Sydney, Sydney
2020
Awards and Residencies
John Olsen Drawing Prize (selected artist)
2013
Expanded Architecture, Temporal Formal at Seidler City Exhibition (selected artist)
2014
HATCHED, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (selected artist)
2014
Austria Hospiz Residency Award
2015
Exhibitions
A4, Lilac City Studio at Down Under Space, Sydney
2019
LCS, Lilac City Studio, Sydney
2018
Deeper and Deeper (Deeper), Lilac City Studio, Sydney
2017
LCE4, Lilac City Studio, Sydney
2017
LCE3, Lilac City Studio, Sydney
2016
Desire Lines, Sydney
2016
Future From, National Art School, Sydney
2016
Berg (Solo Show), C,
2016
LCE2, Lilac City Studio, Sydney
2016
Hatched, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth
2015
Bang, Pier 2/3 Spectrum Festival, Sydney
2015
FERAL 3, Articulate Project Space, Sydney
2015
The Paper Show, Studio W, Sydney
2015
Post-Graduate Exhibition, National Art School Gallery, Sydney
2015
Temporal Formal, Expanded Architecture, Australia Square, Sydney
2014
The Combine, Studio W, Syndey
2014
Lobby Exhibition, Saatchi&Saatchi Head Office, Sydney
2014
Halfway, National Art School Stairwell Gallery, Sydney
2014
The Domestic Space, National Art School Stairwell Gallery, Sydney
2014
The Combine, Studio W, Syndey
2013
In Grid We Trust, National Art School, Sydney
2013
Degree Show, National Art School Gallery, Sydney
2013