Nadya Beauharnais is a multi-talented, self-taught painter inspired early in life by the portraits of Fayum (Egyptian portraits of the Roman Period), and the works of Albrecht Durer, El Greco and Thomas Gainsborough.

           Nadya's works emanate warmth and humanity, and immediately connect with the viewer. In most cases, she uses acrylic on canvas, painting numerous portraits - mostly fictitious persons or self-portraits - as well as landscapes and abstract paintings. Some of her works are now part of prestigious private collections and have received praise from leading art specialists. 

          Born in Moscow, Russia and raised in Siberian town of Votkinsk, Nadya studied music and received her diploma as violinist. Later, she also received a Master's Degree in Archeology, and worked back in Moscow in several fields: at the Tchaikovsky Museum' in Klin, as a journalist for leading musical magazines, as an orchestral violinist and teacher. She has also written a full-fledged semi-biographical novel and some poetry. To access excerpts from her novel "Pine Branches" ("Сосновые Ветки") written in Russian, please use this link.

        Nadya lives in the United States since 1981 with her husband, noted concert cellist  Yosif Feigelson, and their two sons.

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