Anna Shesterikova

Anna Shesterikova is a Swiss painter with Russian roots, who works and teaches art in her studio in Buchs SG, Switzerland since 2001. She received her education at the Moscow State Textile Academy at the Faculty of Applied Arts in 1993.
Growing up among the volcanoes and along the coast of the Pacific Ocean of the Kamchatka Peninsula, she learned early on to sense nature’s permeating energy. "I am deeply convinced that the artist bears full responsibility to the viewer for the energy that his work conveys, so therefore the time I spend at the easel I see as sacred,'' the artist says.
Anna Shesterikovahe draws her inspiration from traveling, literature, nature, music and everyday life. Regardless of the source of inspiration, each of her paintings transmits the unique emotional connection she establishes between the artist and the viewer.
Anna Shesterikova’s works is wide and versatile ranging from the finest graphic arts, magnificent watercolor and oil portraits, enchanting natural landscapes to complex decorative artistic compositions. Her loose and seemingly effortless technique turns strokes of paint into unique emotional experiences. Anna devotes much attention to finding new ways in art, combining modern techniques with t...

1981 - 1987
Art School of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, diploma with distinction

1988-1993
Moscow State Textile Academy, Faculty of Applied Arts, diploma with distinction

Anna Shesterikova has participated in more than 60 solo and group exhibitions worldwide.
Selected exhibitions:

2019
“Art Nordic”, Copenhagen, Denmark

2018
“Parallax Art Fair”, Kensington Town Hall, London, Great Britain

2017
“Art Shopping”, Carrousel du Luvre, Paris, France
Solo exhibition “Connecting Art”, Galerie L33, Switzerland

2014
Solo exhibition “Spring awakening - Faith, Hope, Love”, Austria

2013
Group exhibition “At the Heart of Things”, Viridian Art House, Singapore

2009
Group exhibition, “World Makers”, reception of the "Medal for Talent and Calling" from the international organization "Peacemaker", Central House of Art, Moscow, Russia
Art Fair “Without Borders”, 2nd prize, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

2008
Group exhibition, “ Art Ladies”, Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

2007
Group exhibition, Gallery “Dolce Vita”, Brussels, Belgium

2006
Solo exhibition, Gallery “House Nr. 7”, Werdenberg, Switzerland
Group exhibition, “Ten Countries Exhibition”, Greifswald, Germany

2005
Solo exhibition, “First Personal Exhibition” Gallery “Pfarrhaus”, Buchs SG, Switzerland