1. Could you tell us a little about yourself and your artistic background?
My journey as an artist began in early childhood in Belarus, where I felt a strong connection to visual expression from a very young age. I later studied at the Art College in Minsk and began my professional career as an art educator, teaching talented and artistically gifted children. Teaching was deeply meaningful to me, but over time I realized that my strongest calling was to develop my own artistic practice.
In 2013, I moved to Rome, a decision that became a major turning point in both my life and my work. Another pivotal moment came in 2015, when I began studying directly with renowned Italian painter Luciano Ventrone. Working with him profoundly influenced my understanding of technique, discipline, composition, and especially light.
Since my first solo exhibition in Palermo in 2018, my work has been presented internationally in Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, and the United States. Over the years, I have continued to develop my own visual language while remaining deeply connected to the European painting tradition that shaped me.
In 2022, I presented the solo exhibition Shades of My Soul at the Museo di San Salvatore in Lauro in Rome, followed by further exhibitions and international projects in Europe and the United States.
2. How would you describe your artistic style and the main themes explored in your work?
For many years, my work focused on the beauty of the visible world—color, form, sensuality, and physical presence. Through realism and vivid compositions of flowers, fruit, organic forms, the female figure, and nature, I explored themes of love, freedom, femininity, and inner strength.
Today, my work is moving toward a deeper exploration of what cannot immediately be seen. My practice combines meticulous realism with a more atmospheric and spiritual dimension. I am interested not only in what exists before our eyes, but also in what lies beyond direct perception: energy, memory, transformation, and the relationship between human beings and nature.
By bringing the human body into dialogue with natural elements such as water, fire, ice, and light, I explore the space between the material and the spiritual. Light has become especially important in this process. Everything that exists remains invisible until light reveals it.
3. What inspired the award-winning artwork, and how has your experience with international exhibitions influenced your artistic journey?
My award-winning painting, Talisman, was inspired by the inner strength a woman carries through moments of change. I wanted to explore the idea that a talisman is not simply a physical object, but something deeply personal—a source of protection, memory, resilience, and connection to oneself.
Painted in oil on linen, the work reflects on what remains when circumstances around us change: intuition, love, memory, and the ability to transform vulnerability into strength. For me, Talisman became a symbol of continuity, identity, and inner freedom.
Exhibiting internationally has had a profound impact on my development as an artist. The studio is a very private space, and when a painting leaves that space and enters a gallery, museum, or exhibition, it begins a completely different life.
Seeing people from different countries and cultural backgrounds respond emotionally to the same work reminds me that certain experiences are universal. Light, vulnerability, change, love, and the search for freedom can be understood without translation. That connection with the viewer continues to influence the direction of my work.
4. What is your ideal workspace like, and what keeps you inspired during long hours of working?
My ideal studio is quiet, spacious, and filled with natural light, with high ceilings and large windows. Light is essential to my work—not only technically, but conceptually—so the way it enters and changes within a space matters greatly to me.
When I work for long periods, I do not usually need to search for motivation. Once I enter the process of painting, concentration itself becomes a source of energy. I often listen to music, but most of the time I become completely absorbed in the work.
Painting develops slowly, layer by layer. There is a moment when something that previously existed only in my imagination begins to take on a physical presence on the canvas. That transformation is what keeps me engaged. In many ways, the process feels meditative: for several hours, everything outside the studio can simply disappear.
5. What are you currently working on, and what would you like to explore in your future work?
Currently, I am developing a new series of paintings and experimental works that explore the fundamental elements of nature, bringing the human form into dialogue with water, ice, and light. I am interested in transformation and spiritual presence, and in expanding my practice beyond traditional oil painting through larger-scale works, photography, performance, and experimental light-based processes.
Looking ahead, the United States has become an important part of my artistic vision. I am deeply inspired by the scale and diversity of the American landscape—its oceans, changing light, and powerful natural environments—and I would like these experiences to shape my next body of work.
One of my long-term goals is also to establish an art school in the United States. I was fortunate to study directly with Luciano Ventrone, and the discipline, technical knowledge, and way of seeing that I received from him became an important foundation of my artistic development. At the same time, over the years I have developed my own visual language, techniques, and artistic philosophy.
For me, preserving an artistic legacy does not mean simply repeating it. It means allowing it to evolve. I would like to bring this European painting tradition to the United States, pass on the knowledge I received from Ventrone, and combine it with what I have developed through my own artistic practice. I see the school as a bridge between that legacy and a new generation of artists in America—a place where tradition can remain alive while continuing to grow.
At the same time, I want to continue developing my own work and expanding my international museum and gallery presence. I see America not only as a place where I can teach, but also as a new landscape for my own artistic evolution.
Published by New Road 2 Art Editorial Team