Education

2025

AAA Studio Arts (Glass), Tidewater Community College, Norfolk, VA.

2013

“The Complete Course in Professional Photography”, New York Institute of Photography.

2010

BA in Linguistics, Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics.

Projects and Professional Experience

2025

Illustrator of the children’s book “Perfectly Polly” by Chandra Tracey.

2017-2025

Children’s art instructor, group and private in-person/Zoom lessons, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

2022-2025

Invitational Artist, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

2024

Special Event Photographer, Hampton Roads, VA.

2016-2023

Exhibiting Artist, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA.

Volunteer ,The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA.

Awards

Hororable Mention in 2D Arts, TCC Student Exhibition 2025, TCC Visual Arts Center, Norfolk, VA.

Hororable Mention in 3D Arts, TCC Student Exhibition 2025, TCC Visual Arts Center, Norfolk, VA.

Best in Show, “Forks and Corks” Exhibition 2018, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA.

Honorable Mention, “Great Small Things” Exhibition 2019, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

Honorable Mention, “Local Treasures” Exhibition 2017, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA.

Honorable Mention, “Art of Poetry” Exhibition 2022, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

Award of Merit, “Water’s Edge” Exhibition 2018, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA

Exhibitions

2025

“Imagine That” Exhibition, VBAC, Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Born of Dirt” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Play in Light” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

Loaned Art Program, Sentara Brock Cancer Center, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Art in Bloom”, aLatte Cafe, Norfolk, VA.

Tidewater Community College Student Exhibition, TCC Visual Arts Center, Norfolk, VA.

2024

Tidewater Community College Student Exhibition, TCC Visual Arts Center, Norfolk, VA.

Vibe Plein Air Exhibition, Virginia Beach Public Library, VA.

2023

“Art Instructors Show” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

2022

“Art of Poetry” Exhibition, Collaboration with VB school students, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Fabulous Forgeries” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

“In a Blue Mood” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Holidays Boutique” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Focal Local” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

2021

“Fabulous Forgeries” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Abstractly Speaking” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Practice What you Teach” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Food and Memory” Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA.

2020

“Heroes Among Us” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Small Works” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

2019

“The Good Earth” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Fabulous Forgeries” Exhibition, Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Great Small Things” Exhibition, VBAC, Virginia Beach, VA.

2018

“Forks and Corks” Exhibition, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA.

Fine Art Auction, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Water’s Edge” Exhibition, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA.

“All About Animals”  Exhibition, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA.

“Fabulous Forgeries” Exhibition, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA.

2017

“Local Treasures” Exhibition, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA.

Annual Chesapeake Bay Watercolorist Association Exhibition, Cape Henry Collegiate School, Virginia Beach, VA.

2016

Annual Chesapeake Bay Watercolorist Association Exhibition, Wells Fargo Center Norfolk Office Tower, Norfolk, VA.