Olga Beketova

I am an artist who continuously grows, reaching toward light and boundless freedom.

My painting is a universal language of emotions, allowing me to communicate with people around the world; it is a tool for exploration that transcends any boundaries.

Through my artwork, I convey the simplicity of the world, its inherent complexity, yet still maintain simplicity: simplicity of ideas and solutions, warm feelings, and the most genuine emotions.

For me, art is a source of sensory, emotional, and inspiring experience.
I create paintings about transience, the value of each moment, incompleteness, and the beauty of vibrant life.

I enjoy balancing and harmonizing compositions, exploring layers that I achieve with oil, rich texture, gloss, and depth. Great attention is given to color; color theory becomes one of the most important tools for achieving harmony.

In my practice, I emphasize three main subjects of study: flowers, birds, and the sea. I frequently paint flowers from life, exploring their petals and stems, the palette of shades.

Each flower has its character.
I have loosely divided them into two categories: "unruly" or "joyful" and "manifesting."
The former allows me to dance with my brush across the canvas, incorporat...

Olga Beketova is a contemporary artist, Peace Ambassador for the Universal Peace Federation,
and a participant in over 40 group exhibitions in Russia, Italy, the UK, Turkey, China, South Korea, and Luxembourg.

She is a laureate of numerous art competitions and an organizer of art projects, exhibitions, and charity auctions.

Born in 1983 in Samara, she spent her childhood in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. She currently lives and works in Antalya, Turkey.

She independently developed her unique style, infusing her work with harmony, energy, and a subtle play of shades. Her childhood on a volcanic peninsula washed by the Pacific Ocean inspired Olga to create a palette rich in natural purity and color diversity. Her works convey childhood memories, reflections, emotions, and the joy of life.

Olga Beketova's paintings are found in private and corporate collections in Russia, Europe, and the USA.

Personal Exhibition:
2022 G gallery «Live. Dream. Create», Samara

Group exhibitions:
2025 Group Exhibition "Look at the world through the window", London, UK
2025 International Art Fair Art Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
2024 International Art Fair Luxemburg
2024 Group exhibition "Modern" in Antalya, Turkey
2024 Seul, South Korea, Grappe gallery
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