Vera Belyavskaya

Vera Belyavskaya is a Russian-American expressionist artist and photographer (b. 1985) who currently lives and works in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Vera studied painting at Sergey Andriaka's Moscow Watercolour school. After graduating in 2010 and moving with her husband to the United States, she pursued a career in photography, which changed her perspective on art and helped her come back to painting in 2018.

The artist's works are inspired by naive art and children's drawings combined with the expressive use of color and energetic mark-making. Vera has always been interested in the raw feeling of unfinished paintings, fast sketches, and schematic brush strokes. She likes simple shapes and palettes that evoke joy in the viewer. She explores everyday objects and outdoor scenes, transforming them into bright-color still lives and imaginary landscapes.

Artist's Statement

I'm inspired by children's art, cave drawings, expressionism, and naive art. I love mark-making - how a few lines put together on paper create something new and exciting.

I ask: how would a child draw a tree or a sandy beach? What colors would she pick? What would she first notice upon seeing something for the first time? These questions are always in my...

2002-2005, 2008-2010 Sergey Andriaka's Moscow Watercolour School

2021 Group exhibition "For the Bird," Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2020 Online group exhibition "All Color," Contemporary Art Gallery Online
2015 RAW Artists group show "Signature," Melrose Ballroom, New York, NY
2014 RAW Artists group show "Current," Brooklyn Night Bazaar, New York, NY
2010 Student graduation group exhibition, Sergey Andriaka's Moscow Watercolour School, Moscow, Russia
2005 Student solo photography exhibition "Rainbow on the Petals," Bogorodskoe Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2004 Student solo exhibition "Watercolor Flowers Still Lives," Bogorodskoe Gallery, Moscow, Russia