Elena/El (any pronouns) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Rockville, Maryland, working under the moniker, “doves in a tux.” Their creative practice spans a wide range of forms and processes, with a particular focus on lumen printing and ceramics. For Elena, elements like sunlight and clay are as much teachers as they are mediums, guiding the process with elemental wisdom. Elena also explores memory and materiality through upcycling secondhand ties, adorning them with keepsakes and found treasures collected throughout her life.

Elena currently works as the Social Media Fellow for rePROs Fight Back, a podcast and initiative focused on sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. She is an alum of the University of Maryland Arts Scholars program and Jiménez-Porter Writers' House.

Above all, Elena is most certainly not a flock of rock doves in a tuxedo pretending to be human—though they’d advise you not to inspect too closely.