Today we’d like to introduce you to Lena Moross.
Hi Lena, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I was born in St. Petersburg and then studied at the state academy of art in Russia.
While I’ve been in America, I additionally did my studies at the Pasadena art center college of design being mentored by Peter Lyashkov.
I earned my masters at cal arts where I was a student of both John baldessari and John borofsky.
I had many shows leading up to my success as well as my due diligence in creating different series of artwork.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Being a teenager with no knowledge of English a fresh immigrant from Russia was rather frustrating.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
It’s actually very hard to analyze—what I do, why I do it, or how I do it. Basically, it’s whatever strikes my fancy. Sometimes I see something on the street that I like, or I look at an art book or a magazine, and then my imagination runs… wild.
Of course, I carry the baggage of my school training—the academic style I learned in Russia. And I also have my own life experiences, all the art and influences I’ve encountered throughout my life.
So, of course, all of that is there, but I don’t consciously analyze it. It just comes to the surface in whatever I do.
What are your plans for the future?
It’s been a long time in the brewing—so many ideas. I’ve always been fascinated with space—not the future of science or space exploration, but the predisposition of human curiosity toward space and time. For me, it takes me back to the history and cultural background of humankind—artifacts, written words, memories.
The idea lingered with me, and I would paint. Then I came across a stack of 1950s NASA photographs of experimental spaceships and scientists. For me, it was absolutely staggering. I wasn’t focused on the faces, but I was struck by the significance of the figures.
A couple of years later, I realized that I wanted to create an installation around all of this—not just static paintings, but something with a theatrical element. I thought, “What would an astronaut do in a spaceship, cooped up for so long? He would be homesick, right?” He or she would want to look at memorabilia that reminds them of Earth, history, and civilization.
All of this connects to an event I have planned for February 2026.
This will be held within a warehouse space affiliated with nasa
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Lenamoross.com
- Instagram: Morosslena
- Other: Lenamoross
Image Credits
Eleanor Carty
