Education

Stroganov School (1951); self-taught – artist-teacher.

Previous places of work

From 1941 – "TASS Windows" (Kuibyshev) – pioneer work in secondary schools and camps; 1943-1950 – senior pioneer leader. From 1950 – teacher of drawing and technical drawing (Sarov). 1950-1954 – Palace of Pioneers, Sarov; until 1982 – children's art school, Sarov. Since 2000 – retired.

Area of professional and creative interests

A figurative perception of the world. Her creative formation took place during the Great Patriotic War, among the outstanding poster artists of "TASS Windows," followed by the "Stroganovka" and the School of Aesthetic Education for Children. 1991-1998 – founder and rector of the Children's Academy of Needlework (a private school) "DAR," working from her own original curriculum, Sarov.

Key facts of her work

Methods of artistic development for children. Exhibitions from 1965 to 2002 – Nizhny Novgorod, Moscow, Finland, Sweden, Sarov. Optimism and a passion for creativity allow the artist to work in various techniques (oil, watercolor, tempera and pastel painting), choosing motifs and subjects for her works. Traveling widely, depicting nature and architecture, people, birds and animals, she nonetheless considers flowers to be her true element and love. A new departure for the artist was the painterly collage in her "Houses," along with a turn to decoupage, collage and textile design. Her many years of work as an art historian have evidently allowed the artist to draw on the stylistic features of the images and costumes of distant eras. Member of the Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Russia, 1994.

Membership in public, scholarly and other organizations

Member of the International Art Fund (1995). Secretary of the Board of the International Charitable Foundation for the Development of the Educational System for Adults and Children "DAR" (1998). Academic supervisor of the "DESIGN" studio at the Sarov Polytechnic College.

See also

  • "DAR"
  • "DESIGN"