Elena Morris was born (Elena Khruleva) in the city of Magadan located in the Far East of Russia in 1963.

She attended the Vladivostok Academia of Art and graduated in 1985 with a degree in Fine art, Oil Painting and Teaching. In 1988 she attended the University of Art in Khabarovsk Russia and received her Masters in Fine Art, Oil Painting and Fine Art Teaching.

She moved to Livermore, California in 2003. Her works are displayed in galleries in Russia and Livermore.