Spring goddess Print

For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to the world of art and painting. I started painting at the age of four and joined an art school five years later. When I was 14, I enrolled in a four-year course at an art college in Russia, which led to my graduating with diplomas in art teaching and technical drawing. Following a period as an art teacher, I was invited to work for the Artists' Union of Ukraine on large-scale works that had been commissioned by the central government. At the end of the Soviet era, I began working in the private sector as a designer for a company which focused on the development of new corporate logos. On leaving the private sector in 1998, I combined being a freelance artist, painter, and designer with returning to my studies, and four years later, I gained a BA in Practical Psychology from the Inter-Regional Academy of Personnel Management in Kiev. I continued with my painting all the time I was working and studying, and eventually moved to the Czech Republic to be nearer to galleries that had started to exhibit my paintings. As my profile increased, I was invited to exhibit in several other countries, including the USA, France, Spain, Bulgaria and Croatia, and I eventually had offers to exhibit in galleries in the United Kingdom, which led to me moving here in 2010. My passion for art will always be strong, and I am continually looking to explore working in new styles and with new mediums, together with meeting other artists from around the world. To this end, I am actively seeking opportunities to work in galleries and exhibitions as a way of expanding my knowledge, experiences, and horizons. In the future, I also hope to be able to combine my love for art with my psychology degree to deliver art therapy.