Elisabeth Arkhipoff is born in Ivory Coast in 1973 in a bicultural family (russian father and Armenian mother).
Gratuated in contemporary litterature and philosophy, Elisabeth Arkhipoff starts an artistic carreer since 2000 (exhibitions in Paris Museum of Modern Art, Rooseum-Center of contemporary art of Malmö/Sweden, Contemporary Art Center of Vilnius/Lituania), and her artworks had been reproduced in several catalogues and magazines (Frieze, Süddeutsche Zeitung, IDEA, ZOO, Dazed & Confused, Studio Voice, Victionary).
She lives and works in Paris.

current solo show at Mercer Union, Toronto, Canada:
"1978, 1983?": Arkhipoff will present collages and drawings based on the idea of "custom," mixing objects that document significance within personal life, with external additives.

2002 Vi-Intentional Communities, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lituania
2001 Vi-Intentional Communities (Exhibition curated by Charles Esche and Asa Nacking), Rooseum-Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö, Sweden
2000 Voilà-Le Monde dans la Tête, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France (catalogue)
1999 Interarchiv (Exhibition curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist), Kunstraum der Universität Lüneburg, Germany (catalogue)

Creative Review (June 2002, UK)
Studio Voice (June 2002, Japan)
LAB (#3, April 2002, UK)
Frieze (#64, January-February 2002, UK): "Vi-Intentional Communities"
Victionary (February 2002, Hong Kong): "Elisabeth Arkhipoff"
ZOO (#11, December 2001 UK): "Elisabeth Arkhipoff"
Dazed & Confused (#82, October 2001, UK): "In Print : Source"
Self Service (#15, Fall / Winter 2001, France): "onehundredthings"
IDEA (#288, September 2001, Japan): "Diverse aspects of visual arts in France"
Süddeutsche Zeitung (#19-20, August 2000, Germany): "Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit"
Les Inrockuptibles (#247, June 2000, France): "Entretien entre Elisabeth Arkhipoff, Patrick Eudeline et Jean Rouzaud"

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