Anna Ataeva

Born in Moscow, Russia in 1980, Anna Ataeva received a Master's degree from the Moscow State Academic V.I. Surikov Art Institute, the nation's top art school. She continued her education at the Ilya Kabakov Studio. Ms. Ataeva arrived in Houston six years ago and quickly established her studio practice here. Her works are in collections in the United States and Europe. Currently, Ms. Ataeva is developing her oil on canvas paintings along two separate lines. The first is a series of contemplative works dealing with the observation of light on water, water plants and koi fish. The other takes a more expressionist track, presenting the human form portrayed as emotionally charged, stretched and contorted figures in space. Ms. Ataeva's works have been published and reviewed in publications including: the encyclopedia The Brilliant Europe" (Russia and Europe); art almanac The Most Important Russian Artists" (Russia); art newspaper Isograph" (Russia); art journal Kultura" (Russia); television program Cultural News" (Moscow, Russia), 002 Magazine, and the Houston Chronicle. I'm a painter working in a traditional, figurative mode. My media is oil on canvas. Thickly impastoed, they are painted almost entirely with palate knives. The w...

Anna Ataeva first attended the School of Oriental Arts in Moscow and the prestigious Moscow Fine Art Lyceum. Anna received her Masters in Fine Arts from V. I. Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute, where she studied and mastered multiple painting and drawing techniques. She also completed the Professional Special Course on Modern Traits in Art" at The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA Moscow, Director Joseph Bakstein) where she graduated with a License in Management in the Field of Visual Arts. Annas contemporary art project for her graduate degree was accepted to The Tretyakov Gallery National Museum. ,