Yana Proka

Yana Proka is known for her luminous watercolor paintings that celebrate the beauty of light and nature.

Yana Proka is a Moldovan artist based in Chișinău. Drawing since childhood, she studied at the Igor Vieru Republican Lyceum of Fine Arts and later earned both a Fine Arts degree and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts.

Her work has been exhibited extensively in Moldova and abroad and has received international recognition, including awards in competitions in the United States and the distinction of Outstanding Watercolor. Her paintings are held in private collections in the United States, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Canada, and Sweden.

Working primarily in watercolor and oil, Yana is known for luminous florals, landscapes, cityscapes, and still lifes that celebrate light, beauty, and the quiet poetry of everyday life.




WORKS IN PRIVAT COLLECTIONS :

- Great Britain

- Spain

- The Ukraine

- Italy

- Serbia

- Turkey

- Moldova

- Canada

- Sweden

2001-2006 Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts, department: Visual and Decorative Arts

2007-2009 Master of Fine Arts, Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts

Exhibition history:

1995 – Personal exhibition at “V. Poleacov ” Fine Arts School, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

2002 – Exhibition ”Ruralul în viziunea celor 33 de la anul trei'”/The countryside seen by the 33 students form the 3rd year” at National Muzeul of Ethnography and Natural History

2004 – Exhibition of decorative arts at Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi

2005 –Exhibition ,,Saloanele de primăvară''/ Spring Salon, Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi

2006 – license works at Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi

2006 – Exhibition ,,Învăţînd /Învaţă Creaţia”/ Learning/ Learn the Creation at Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi

2007– Exhibition –contest ,,NOI TINERETUL CREATOR”/ We the young creators at Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi

2007 – Participation - „Creatoarea contemporană”/ The contemporary she-creator exhibition (Poland and Moldova) at Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi

2007 – Participation - „Civilizaţia ceramicii si a pietrii”/ The civilization of ceramic and stone exhibition at National Muzeul of Ethnography and Natural History

2010 – Exhibition of contemporary fine arts ,Aniversarea...