Eléna Gee is a New Zealand jeweller known for her combination of metal work with organic materials, specifically pāua shell.
Born in Auckland in 1949, Elena Gee gained her first skills in handcrafts from her family.
[1][2] Gaining her first skills in craftmanship from her family and with limited opportunities to receive professional training in New Zealand Gee describes herself as being 'largely self-taught.
'[3] After graduating from St Mary's College in 1969 Gee spent a year as a trainee commercial jeweller.
While in Australia she taught jewellery at the Waverly Woollahra Arts School and was a resident craftswoman at the Sturt Workshops in New South Wales.