Lidia Mikhaylova

My name is Lidia
I enjoy expressing the world around me through my paintings, and I love putting the reality of everyday life on the canvas using colors and shapes. The purpose of my art is to inspire people to see the hidden beauty in the simplicity of their surroundings. Too often we are waiting for miracles, but forgetting to look right in front of us. There is a lot of beauty in everyday life! In order to notice it, we simply need to pause, look around… and maybe ask yourself a question: what brings richness to my life?

As a child, I wanted to become an artist, but I did not. This is not an uncommon story do not go for your dreams. Born and raised in Russia, Siberia, I've spent most of my life working in the corporate world as a lawyer. After more than 15 years of a successful career in Moscow, I made the decision to move to Riga, Latvia in the search of new ways to fulfill my dreams.

“If not now, then when?”- I thought. Life is full of challenges anyway”.
Latvia is the place where I became inspired by the colorful imagery of my surroundings and completely fell in love with painting.

The fall of 2019 has been one of the happiest and most fulfilling falls in my life. My art had an opportunity to travel across the oc...

Art Studio Picasso, Moscow, Russia (private lessons, 2015-2018).
Art Academy of Latvia, Classical Studies (2018-2019)
Art Studio Picasso, Moscow, Russia (private lessons, 2019-2020)
Private lessons in MA, USA 2020-2021

October 2020 - BOTANICAL 2020, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, USA (Group)
September 2020 – Outsider art show, Outsider Collective Gallery, Pawtucket, RI, USA (Group)
September 2020 - Art Hole Magazine (Group)
August 2020 - Art Hole Magazine (Group)
July 2020 - Art Hole Magazine (Group)
June 2020 - Art Hole Magazine (Group)
April 2020 - Conception Art Show - Boston, Candibar Boston, MA, USA (Group) - postponed because of Covid-19
April 13–May 15, 2020, TOUCHY FEELY THEMES, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA, USA (online showcase only)
April 2020 - Monochrome 2020, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, USA (Group)
March 2020 - GREY CUBE GALLERY, Black & White online art show (Group)
March 2020 - A5 Portfolio #36 (Group)
March 2020 - Wotisart #36 (Group)
February 2020 – Out of the blue gallery, Allston, MA, USA (Group)
February 2020 - Wotisart #35 (Group)
January 2020 - A5 Portfolio #34 (Group)

December 2019 - A5 Portfolio #33 (Group)
December 2019 – Contemporary Art Exhibition «Play Your Part», Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY, USA (Group)
December 2019 - Wotisart #33 (Group)
November 2019 - «Into the Art», The Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA (Group)
November 2019 - A5 Portfolio #32 (Group)
November...