Elena Bozhko Marshall | Strathnairn Arts
OPEN STUDIO
7 + 8 NOVEMBER 2026
Day + Time | Saturday + Sunday | 10am – 4pm
Location | Strathnairn Arts Association, 90 Stockdill Drive, Holt ACT 2615
Access | Wheelchair accessible toilets | Wheelchair accessibility | EFTPOS | Cash | Toilet | Off-street parking | Refreshments
You are invited to explore the ceramic studio of Elena Bozhko Marshall at Strathnairn Arts, where a colourful collection of hand-built ceramics will be on display and available for purchase.
Elena is a ceramic and mixed media artist whose work is characterised by dynamic forms, vibrant colours and richly patterned surfaces across vessels, plates and sculptures. Her detailed surfaces are achieved through a range of stamping, embossing, carving, hand painting and glazing techniques, with slab and coil building to great effect.
Elena’s diverse cultural background and love of traditional folk and fairy tales from her childhood have inspired a playful cast of mythical creatures, rendered as sculptures, small figures and traditional whistles. These works, alongside her plates and vessels, will be available for purchase throughout the open studio.
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Elena Bozhko Marshall (b. 1964 Tajik SSR, USSR) is a Canberra-based visual artist and educator whose practice reflects themes of memory, childhood and cultural identity shaped by her migration to Australia.
She studied at the Tajik State Pedagogical University (1985 – 1990) and after settling in Australia, completed a Diploma of Visual Art at the Canberra Institute of Technology (1997 – 1999), followed by a degree in Ceramics at the Australian National University School of Art and Design (1999 – 2001).
Alongside her practice, Elena has worked in arts education and community engagement including as an educator at the National Gallery of Australia (2009 – 2020). She has taught and delivered workshops across Canberra including at Strathnairn Arts and Tuggeranong Arts Centre. Further, Elena has presented two solo exhibitions at Strathnairn Arts: From Growing Up. When Trees Were Big (2020) and Ever, Forever, Never; Intangible Delights (2025) and regularly participates in group exhibitions and community art events throughout the region.
Images | Elena Bozhko Marshall | Open Studio, 2025 | Open Studio, 2024 | Photos by 5 Foot Photography