Anastasia Hohriakova, is a contemporary Russian artist and painter whose talent stands at the intersection of Symbolism and Surrealism. Anastasia works in almost all genres of easel and monumental painting: genre scenes, portraits, landscapes, still life, interior murals and frescos, sgraffito and mosaic. Her artwork, both in painting and in composition, reflects the emotion, vivacity and energy with which she perceives the world around her. The artist has created hundreds of original artworks. Her paintings are held in private collections throughout Russia, the United States, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, France, and Hong Kong. Anastasia spent the summer of 2003 painting murals for the Saint Nicholas Cathedral in New York, the main Russian Orthodox parish in the United States. She is a Member of the Artists’ Union of Russia, a member of the Moscow Artists' Union Monumental Painting Chapter and a member of the International Art Fund. Education: Anastasia successfully completed six years of study at I.Repin Saint Petersburg State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and the V.Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute. Awards: Residency Grant at Valparaiso Foundation, Spain, October 2008 Laureate of the VI-th Victor Popkov Art Exhibition-Contest, 2008 Laureate of the XVIII-th International Art Exhibition-Contest "Gold Brush", 2008 Diploma of International Academy of Arts for a contribution to the development of contemporary fine art, 2008 Prize winner of the 1-st All-Russia Contest "Ancient Rus’ to Modern Russia", 2006 3-rd prize winner of the Moscow Artists’ Union Award for painting, 2006 Laureate of the Youth Premium "TRIUMPH", 2005 Prize winner of the Inter-regional exhibition of artwork by young artists "At the border of the Millenium", 2000
Commissions: The artist has painted lots of commissioned portraits and has been given frequent commission to paint interior murals on walls and ceilings. Anastasia completed a series of paintings for the play "There's enough simplicity for every sage" commissioned by the Maly Theatre in Moscow and also murals for the Saint Nicholas Cathedral in New York.
Single Exhibitions: 2006 – City Exhibition, Zelenograd, Moscow Region 2002 – City Exhibition, Korolyov, Moscow Region 1997 – City Exhibition, Zelenograd, Moscow Region
Group Exhibitions:
2009 – "Artists of Monumental Art for the City of Moscow" (Mosfilmoskovskaya 40, Moscow) 2009 – "Youth XXX" Art Exhibition (The Artist House at the Kuznetsky Most Street, Moscow) 2009 – "Bunch of Flowers" Art Exhibition (A.Alyabev School of Music, Moscow) 2009 – "Artists’ Union of Russia" Regional Art Exhibition (The State Exhibition Hall of New Manezh, Moscow) 2008 – "Art in the 21-st Century" Art Exhibition (The White House, Moscow) 2008 – "A Man and a Woman" Art Exhibition (Art Centre at Begovaya, Moscow) 2008 – The VI-th Victor Popkov Art Exhibition-Contest (Cinema House, Moscow) 2008 – The 1-st International Artists Contest "Death in Modern Art" (All-Russian Exhibition Centre, Moscow) 2008 – "Seven Artists" Art Exhibition (The Hodinka Art Gallery at 2 Irina Levchenko street, Moscow) 2008 – "Moscow in the Eyes of the Young. Family and Art" Art Exhibition (The Central House of Artists, Moscow) 2008 – "The Whole Family" Art Exhibition (The Phoenix Art Gallery at Kutuzovsky Av.3, Moscow) 2008 – The XVIII-th International Art Exhibition-Contest "Gold Brush" (The Central House of Artists, Moscow) 2007 – "Moscow – Artists – Moscow" Art Exhibition of Moscow Artists’ Union in Celebration of its the 75-th Anniversary (The Central Exhibition Hall of Manezh, Moscow) 2007 – "Academic School" Art Exhibition by Graduates of Academic Art Institutes in Moscow and St.Petersburg (The State Exhibition Hall of New Manezh, Moscow) 2007 – The V-th Victor Popkov Art Exhibition-Contest (Cinema House, Moscow) 2007 – "Monumental Vision of the World" Art Exhibition (The Phoenix Art Gallery at Kutuzovsky Av.3, Moscow) 2007 – "Youth XXIX" Art Exhibition (The Artist House at the Kuznetsky Most Street, Moscow) 2007 – The XVII-th International Art Exhibition-Contest "Gold Brush" (The Central House of Artists, Moscow) 2007 – "Youth XXVII" Art Exhibition (Art Centre at Begovaya, Moscow) 2007 – "Images of Women" Art Exhibition (Cinema House, Moscow) 2007 – "Young Artists of Russia" All-Russia Exhibition (The Central House of Artists, Moscow) 2006 – "Music and Literature in Fine Art" (The White House, Moscow) 2006 – Monumental Painting Artists Contest (Exhibition Hall at 5 Starosadskiy Lane, Moscow) 2006 – "Christmas Meeting" Art Exhibition (Exhibition Hall at 20 Tverskaya-Yamskaya street, Moscow) 2006 – The IV-th Victor Popkov Art Exhibition-Contest (Cinema House, Moscow) 2006 – Monumental Painting by Moscow Artists (The Artist House at the Kuznetsky Most street, Moscow) 2006 – The IV-th All-Church Exhibition-Forum "Orthodox Rus’" (Gostiniy Dvor, Moscow) 2006 – "Youth XXVI. Love and Family" Art Exhibition (Art Centre at Begovaya, Moscow) 2006 – "Moscow is the City of Peace" International Contest of Young Artist (The Battle of Borodino panoramic museum, Moscow) 2006 – Painting Spaces, An Exhibition of Artists from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Grozny, Rostov-on-Don (the Battle of Borodino panoramic museum, Moscow) 2005 – "New Vision – The Holly Land through Eyes of Modern Art Painters" Art Exhibition (The Gallery of Moscow Patriarchate Pilgrim’s Center, Moscow) 2005 – "Inheritors of the Great Art" Exhibition of the best art diplomas by graduates from Academic Art Institutes of Moscow and Saint Petersburg (The Tsereteli Gallery of Arts, Moscow) 2005 – The III-rd Victor Popkov Art Exhibition-Contest (Bulgarian House, Moscow) 2005 – "Music of Color" Art Exhibition (Moscow House of Nations, Moscow) 2005 – The 2-nd All-Russian Contest of Young Artists (The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow) 2005 – International Art Exhibition commemorating the 60-th Anniversary of Victory in the World War II (The Central House of Artists, Moscow) 2005 – "Youth XXV" Art Exhibition (Art Centre at Begovaya, Moscow) 2005 – Artworks Exhibition of young artists (The Artist House at the Kuznetsky Most street, Moscow) 2003 – All-Russia Exhibition of Artistic Works in Celebration of Slavonic Literature and Culture (Voronezh) 2003 – "The 300-th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" Art Exhibition (The White House, Moscow) 2003 – Art Exhibition by students of the Surikov Art Institute (Central House of Workers of Art, Moscow) 2000 – Laureate; inter-regional exhibition of artwork by young artists "At the border of the Millenium" (Khimki, Moscow Region)
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