Arts Education

AFTER SCHOOL & OTHER ART PROGRAMS

• Bridgeview School of Fine Arts, Queens, NY (2022-2024). Intensive-advanced Studio - I gained a mastery of different media: acrylic, oil, watercolors, pencil, charcoal, and pastels. Often use live models.

• SUNY Purchase School of Art+Design, Purchase, NY (July 2023). Sculpture and Visual Arts – Mixed media class where I was able to work on plaster modeling, painting, and drawing/illustration.

• New School/Parsons School of Design, Manhattan, NY (Summer/Autumn 2022).

- Illustration – Fundamentals course where I was introduced to projects with contemporary illustrators who helped me develop new skills and see new styles.

- Fashion Clothing Design/Production. Design work.

- Figure & Meaning – Focused study on the human figure.

• Fashion Institute of Technology, Manhattan, NY (July 2022). Perfecting Your Art Portfolio – Skills - based class, worked from observation/research – New York City and the people around me. Worked and collaborated with people from different backgrounds. Used traditional and experimental materials and live models to create a variety of artworks, from still-life to portraits.

• Fashion Arts Studio of Westchester, Port Chester, NY (2019-2021).

- Draping and Sewing I & II - Basic skills where I learned draping using different fabrics and worked on my sewing. Developed an understanding of how different fabrics drape around the dress form and how silhouettes are created.

- Open Studio Workshop - Worked on personal projects in a collaborative atmosphere with the teacher and students.

PRIVATE/SEMI-PRIVATE CLASSES

- Leonid Shoshensky - My primary teacher at Bridgeview (2022-2024). Continuing collaborative sessions to help me sharpen my focus, allows me to concentrate on using oils and acrylics and portfolio prep.

- Alan Reingold - (2018-2022). Semi-private illustration class where I worked specifically with colored pencils as well as acrylics.

- Alexander Brodsky - (2017-2018). I focused on illustration and working with ink, charcoal, and pencil.

STUDIO AFTERSCHOOL CLASSES

• Garage Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia (2016) – In the Footsteps of Modern Art – a theory and practice class where we examined modern art/artists and reproduced pieces in our own voice.

• Calligraphik, Art Studio of Calligraphy, Moscow, Russia (2015-2017). Skill-based class. - Studied different styles of calligraphy using many kinds of writing tools. Was awarded 1st prize for my piece “My Name” which I wrote in Cyrillic.

• Union of Moscow Architects, Moscow, Russia (2015-2017). Experimental Drawing and Art – An introductory art class where I was able to draw as well as learn more about art history and appreciation.

• Palma Animation Studio, Moscow, Russia (2011 - 2016). - Claymation class where I created the product all by myself: produced, wrote the script, storyboarded, and narrated two short animated films.

• Oleg Tyrkin, Moscow, Russia (2011) – When I was 6 years old, for a year I took semi-private classes, where I first tried and insisted on working with oils, which gave me freedom to experiment with my own artistic voice.

VOLUNTEER / INTERNSHIPS

• Theater Production “The Seagull: Art Labyrinth”, Brooklyn, NY, Production Assistant (August-September 2023). Assisted with arranging props, stage setup, finding costume materials, and food for the cast. It was a great intro to set design, teamwork, and troubleshooting.

• Shapiro Auction House, Mamaroneck, NY, Intern (Summer 2023). Summer office assistant - general filing and categorizing works of art; auction preparation (for October auctions 2023).

• Harrison Public Library, Harrison, NY, Intern (Summer/Autumn 2023). Photo reporting of library workshops - Created, developed, and implemented library social media content.

• Tegin Fashion House, Moscow, Russia, Intern (August 2021). - Assisted fashion/costume designer, including fashion photoshoots, and conducted research for presentation of a historical movie project.

AWARDS / HONORS

• Winner - School Notebook Cover Art Competition (2018-2019) – Louis M. Klein Middle School, Harrison NY

• 1st Prize - Calligraphy Competition, Moscow, Russia (2016), Work: My Name

• 1st Prize – Embassy of Columbia, Moscow, Russia (2016), Work: Flora and Fauna of Columbia.

RISD COURSES

Year 1 Coursework:

Experimental Foundation Studios (EFS)

Drawing Studio

• Developed observational drawing skills using charcoal, ink, pastels, and paint through sustained real-life studies and mixed-media techniques

Design Studio

• Explored performance-based and experimental design approaches

• Achieved precise color mixing and representational painting from real-life objects

• Constructed a functional camera obscura using inventive, constraint-based methods

Spatial Dynamics Studio

• Collaborated on material-driven projects using laser cutting, woodworking machinery, plaster, wood, and cardboard

• Investigated spatial relationships through hands-on fabrication and prototyping

Year 2 Coursework

Design Principles

• Learned digital 3D modeling and designed customizable objects for manufacturing and mass production

Wood Studio

• Built technical proficiency in carving, planing, joinery, and woodturning

• Created personalized projects including a carved mask and a functional wooden stand