"I am a Russian-born artist and graphic designer, based in Auckland, New Zealand, since 1994. I was motivated by my parents to pursue my interest in arts from an early age, 'figures and faces' fast becoming a subject of fascination - my first profile sketches being copies of my mum’s (by the phone) doodling.

I went on to study drawing and painting at the Children's Art School in Moscow, then at the age of 16, once the whole family immigrated to Scotland, I took up art classes in Glasgow.

In 1998, by then having spent 4 years in New Zealand, I completed a three-year degree at Whitecliffe College of Art and Design in Auckland, from which I graduated with a Professional Diploma in Graphic Design, which led to a career in publishing industry.

Presently I balance graphic design work with art projects at my home studio in Grey Lynn."

Winner 1st place - Award for Portraiture "Tirau Artsfest Exhibition 2009", Tirau

Winner 2st place - OSFA “One Size Fits All 2009” annual exhibition at Thornton Gallery, Hamilton

Winner 1st place - Winsor & Newton “Opera Rose Painting Competition 2007 - New Zealand”

Winner of the Takapuna Art Supplies Merit Award at “The PumpHouse Art Awards 2007”
"The theme was Modern Dilemma and my painting portrayed the complexity of intimacy and the ever-changing concept of courtship in today’s “casual” society, the modern dilemma being the conflict between trust and openness versus the pain and disappointment it is likely to cause."