Anel Gur (Elena Gurovich) was born in 1973 to a family of intellectuals and scientists in Frunze (now known as Bishkek), Kyrgyzstan (former Soviet Union)

Being surrounded by scientific and creative people in her family, Elena naturally had a interest in science

But much more her soul was drawn to poetry, music, dance, philosophy and art.

Elena is a graduate of the High School of Physics and Mathematics of Frunze. While learning science and mathematics, she also studied art with the renowned painter, Alexei Kamensky.

In 1995, Elena graduated from Kyrgyzstan University with a major in Physics and a specialization in Astrophysics.  As a student in the university, she was an illustrator for Soviet Kyrgyzstan newspaper.

From 1992 to 1993, she lived and studied throughout France including Paris, Normandy and LaManche.

In 1997, Lena visited Israel and fell in love with the country. Her determination to settle down in Israel, changed her family's plan to emigrate  to the United States. She currently lives in Haifa, a city in the North of Israel. Her paintings portray fantastic, mystical, and celestial landscapes of Israel while including such themes as the interconnection of mystical and real life, characters full of love , energy  and music accords that fills by tastes and tenderness the Life