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About Artist:
Maya Eventov was born in 1964 in Leningrad, USSR. Her work represents modern Russian avant-gardism. She graduated from art school in 1981 at the High College of Art and Design in Mukhina. She studied in the workshops of famous Leningrad masters: Professor P. Litvinsky, V. Shuvalov and Y. Kazakov. She has also applied her talents to the fields of book illustration and interior design, and as well, a series of wallpapers were produced in Leningrad, Moscow and Erevan based on her sketches. She also took part in the redesign of various sites such as café interiors, cinema halls, and concert halls. The majority of her works are paintings executed in watercolours and tempera with mixed techniques. Her works are remarkable for their rich range of colours, vivid individuality and expression. Maya's works can be found in private collections in Russia, Europe, Canada and the U.S.A. == The paintings of Maya Eventov are so rich with color, light and detail that they reflect not only an extraordinary draftsmanship but also a sense of artistic well-being and happiness. In the hands of this artist, landscapes become extraordinary. The quaint towns of Spain and Italy, that have been interpreted by generations of artists take on personas that could be sophisticated and rich, whimsical and fun, having their own independent life within the painting. Born in Leningrad in 1964, Maya began her training as a child in art schools for artistically gifted children, where she learned painting, drawing and composition. After attending the Leningrad High College of Art & Design named after V. Muhina, Maya earned her Masters Degree in applied art and worked in the field of children's book illustration and wallpaper design. She also took part in the creation of the murals for cinema and concert halls in Leningrad, Moscow, Erevan and Komsomolsk-na-Amure. Maya moved to Dundas, Ontario, Canada in 1990 where she still lives with her husband and two children. Vivid colorful-N paintings demonstrate her confidence and understanding of color and spa~6 and are brought to the surface by her use of strong brushstrokes and palette knife textures. Strongly influenced by the post-impressionism period and specifically the works of Monet, Derain, Vlaminck and Van6ogh, Maya's paintings adorn the walls of both private and corporate collections in Canada and the United States. == The paintings of Maya Eventov are so rich in color, light and detail that they reflect not only an extraordinary draftsmanship but also a sense of artistic wellbeing and happiness. In the hands of this artist, interiors and still life become extra-ordinary. The chairs, flowers, harps, and roman pillars, that have been interpreted by generations of artists take on personas that could be sophisticated and rich, whimsical and fun, having their own independent life within the painting. Maya began her training as a child in art schools of Leningrad, where she learned painting, drawing and composition. After attending the Leningrad High College of Art & Design named after V. Muhina. Maya worked in the field of children's book illustration, and wallpaper design. She also took part in the creation of the murals for cinema and concert halls in Leningrad, Moscow, Erevan and Komsomolsk-na-Amure, as well as in many private residences in Toronto and Dundas, Ontario. She works in watercolors and oils, using her own unique technique that combines oil painting and etching. Maya's watercolors and oils were published in Valencia, Spain and were introduced as prints for the first time in Europe at Birmingham Art Show 98, Great Britain.
History:
Maya Eventov,, born in 1964, Leningrad, represents modern Russian avant-gardism, Graduated from the art school in 1981 and High College of Art and Design (Mukhina). She studied in the workshops of famous Leningrad masters: Prof. P. Litvinsky, V. Shuvalov, Y. Kazakov. The artist created murals for the cinema hall for the City of Leningrad, concert hall for the City of Erevan and fashion show hall for the City of Komsomoisk na Amure.. She works mostly in watercolors, tempera and in mixed media. Her work is remarkable for rich range of colors, strong and powerful lights and shadows and details: EXHIBITIONS: 1982 Central Exhibition Hall, Leningrad, Russia 1985 Student Exhibition, High Collage, Leningrad, Russia 1986 Youth Palace, Leningrad, Russia 1990 Third Annual Festival of Art and Auction, Oakville 1990 Wolfgang Gallery, Hamilton 1991 Starkman Fine Art, Hamilton 1991 Art Auction of Dundas Valley School of Art 1991 St. Joseph's Art in May, Hamilton 1992 31st Toronto Art Outdoor Exhibition, Toronto 1993 Talbot Gallery, "East Joins West Through Art", St. Thomas 1992 Dorland & Haight Galleries, Milton 1996 Zigmund Gallery, Burlington Maya's works are found in Private Collections in Russia, Europe, Canada and the U.S.A.
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