Elena Valdés Peña is a textile artist, fashion designer, and textile researcher based in Barcelona, Spain, where she has been residing for the past two years. Born in Mexico City in 1996, Elena's childhood was marked by the opportunity to be surrounded by art. Her dear uncle, Rufino Tamayo, served as a significant source of inspiration, influencing her decision from an early age to dedicate a portion of her life to creativity and using her work and art to assist others.

Having grown up within the ambiance of a museum and surrounded by art, Elena envisioned creating something impactful that could make a difference in someone's life. Her goal was to work in tandem with her environment, bringing her artistic vision to life as a fashion and textile designer. This journey gradually led her into the realm of visual art.

Elena holds various diplomas in fashion, styling, and image, and her current interests have expanded beyond sustainable fashion to encompass textile and contemporary art. She places great importance on working towards a more sustainable and responsible future, acknowledging her responsibility to her community, environment, team, and the planet. Elena's studio and work specifically focus on reusing materials and tools previously employed in creating textile art and advanced bio-textiles.

Her artistic dedication lies in the collective growth, considering not only her needs as an artist and her collaborators but also those of her community and the environment. Elena emphasizes that each individual bears responsibility for the world's waste production, and she urges a consideration of how consumption behavior affects the chain within the art and fashion industry. Recognizing consumerism as an active way of relating not only to objects but also to the community and the world, Elena channels her concerns about excessive food consumption and global food waste into her work. In doing so, she utilizes these materials as elements for her art, creating a dance in harmony with nature and seeking to portray the passage of time on textiles through techniques and natural reactions, ultimately producing elemental textile art.