Elena Behrakis (b.1970; Lowell, MA. United States) is a Greek American visual artist who works primarily in oil on canvas, paper and board. Her highly expressive figurative works are characterized by their rich texture, energy, and visible brushstrokes and marks. Elena’s style of painting is intuitive heightening the emotion in her pieces. The works are her direct relation to insulation, strength, invisibility, elevation, and vulnerability within the female experience.

With an extensive training in classical figurative art from Boston University and having spent a summer at Yale University Norfolk School of Art where she was pushed past her comfort zone, Elena constantly strives to grasp the essence of complex human emotions and physicality through color and gesture.

After graduate school, Elena stepped away from creating art and spent many years building several businesses within the beauty industry, as well as expanding her family.

Prior to her break, Behrakis’ works were shown in galleries and shows throughout parts of the US.