Katya Held

Even as a child in her native city of St. Petersburg, Russia, spending time in her brother's art studio and in Russian museums, Katya was enthusiastic about art.
That excitement was coupled with talent.
At age 9, after training in painting and ceramics, her artwork was selected for showing at The Central Exhibition Hall of St. Petersburg. Today, decades later, that artistic journey continues.
She is an accomplished realist artist, Professional Program graduate and instructor at Studio Incamminati, School for Contemporary Realist Art, in Philadelphia, founded by world-renowned realist painter Nelson Shanks. Katya maintains studios in Philadelphia and St. Petersburg and works on a wide variety of subjects: portraits and figures, city scenes and rural landscapes, still life and floral compositions.
Katya's work has been exhibited in many well-known American galleries, including Artworks at the Philadelphia Museum of Arts, the National Arts Club in New York, Maurice Sternberg Galleries in Chicago, Newman Galleries in Philadelphia and Philadelphia's historic City Hall. She continues to exhibit in her native city of St. Petersburg, Russia, in prestigious juried Salon exhibitions and her paintings are in numerous private and corpora...

Studio Incamminati Professional Program.
MA, Saint Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry named after A. L. Stieglitz

Katya has over 60 gallery and museum shows over the past 2 decades. Here is the list of the latest exhibitions.
2024
“PHS Philadelphia Flower Show.” Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia PA.
“Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show.” Philadelphia, PA.
2023
“New Year’s Show of Gallery Artists.” F.A.N. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2018
"Artists and Alumni of Studio Incamminati Exhibition." Freeman's Auction House, Philadelphia, PA.
2017
“Nelson Shanks and His Influence: Past, Present and Future.” Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
"Artists and Alumni of Studio Incamminati Exhibition." Avery Galleries ,Bryn Mawr, PA
"154th Annual Juried Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings." The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2016
"Studio Incamminati Faculty Exhibition." Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
"Studio Incamminati Exhibition." Freeman's Auction House, Philadelphia, PA.
2014
“Solo Exhibition.” Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA.
2013
“Artists of Studio Incamminati Exhibition.” Brennen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
"Studio Incamminati Exhibition." National Arts Club, Philadelphia, PA.
"150th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings." The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA.

2012
"Form and Light." Dacia Gallery, New York City,...