Justell Vonk

Justell Vonk is an artistic name of Alona Leonova-Vendrovskaya. For many years her medium of choice was black ink, currently she works mainly with graphite and oil.
Justell Vonk was born in the North Caucasus, part of Russia, but was raised in the Ukraine.
Since July 2019 living and working in Germany, in Hamburg first and since August 2023 in Lüneburg.
Since childhood she was fascinated by dreams, languages and nature.
In her earlier career she was heavily influenced by Slavonic folklore, mighty forests and mountains of Caucasus and endless fields of Ukraine.
Since her move to Germany her works became more directed to the inner human state, current perception of the world.
For her inspiration sometimes one word is enough to see a complete picture in her thoughts that later comes on paper or linen. Many of her works are the visions she gets in her dreams, often a couple seconds before falling asleep or getting awake.
In her drawings and paintings she explores the human interaction with the outer world, a repeating theme in her works is a feeling of being an alien, trying to figure out your place on the Earth.
Justell Vonk has been actively creating art since 2011. and has showed her works at several international art shows, crea...

Gage Academy of Art, Seattle
Moscow State Academic Art Institute Named After V.I.Surikov.

Horror Business, September-October 2017, Left hand Black Tattoo Studio And Gallerie, San Diego, California, USA
Darkerkant, 13-14 October 2017, Cap San Diego, Hamburg, Germany
Something Witchy, October 2017, The Hive Gallery and Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Tarot Card Group Show, October 2017, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA
11th Annual Holiday Mini Art Exhibit, November 2017, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA
Monkey Tree Show, April 7th - May 26th 2018, Aeon Gallery, Richmond, Illinois
Darkerkant, 11-12 October 2018, Cap San Diego, Hamburg, Germany
2 Year Anniversary Show, 2018, The Dark Art Emporium, Long Beach, California
Darkerkant, 11-12 October 2019, Cap San Diego, Hamburg, Germany
Rapture Show- Muse, October 26th 2019 - 11th January 2020, Aeon Gallery, Richmond, Illinois
Don't Wake Daddy XIV, November 30th - December 21th, 2019, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg, Germany
SQUARED, June 2020 Online Show, Penumbra Gallery
DOLCH Release Show, October 17th 2020, Felsenkeller, Leipzig, Germany
Darkerkant, 14-15 October 2022, ​ Cap San Diego, Hamburg, Germany