One Foot Forward
oil on panel, glazed earthenware
18.5” x 18.5”
2026
made specifically for an exhibition of the same title, celebrating my graduating class and the futures ahead of us. the first combination of my two primary mediums in a single work.
tiles inspired by portuguese azulejos, which i originally made a version of in my senior year of high school. felt full circle to do again.
Ruskaya Krasavitsa
oil on canvas
40” x 40”
2026
title taken from a rug hung above my grandmothers bed, brought to New York during my family’s emigration from Russia, motifs of which are reflected in the background.
A Floral Portrait
oil on canvas
12” x 36” each, 28” x 36” together
2026
a diptych made up of a self portrait and a portrait of a flower native to new york— like i am.
Narcissus
oil on canvas
24” x 30”
2025
one in a series of paintings based on Greek myths of love and passion. features a poem written by my partner— a reflection of him as Narcissus.
Čiki
oil on canvas
12” x 16”
2025
featuring text from “Le Rouge et le Noir” by Stendhal.
Tu me regardes
oil on canvas
12” x 12”
2025
featuring text from “Le Rouge et le Noir” by Stendhal.
Emmenez-moi
oil on canvas
12” x 16”
2025
featuring text from “Le Rouge et le Noir” by Stendhal.
Eros and Psyche
oil on canvas
24” x 30”
2026
one in a series of paintings based on Greek myths of love and passion. features texts sent to me by my lover.
Hades and Persephone
oil on canvas
24” x 30”
2026
one in a series of paintings based on Greek myths of love and passion. features lyrics from the musical “Hadestown.”
Le coeur au bout des doigts
oil on canvas
14” x 20”
2025
featuring text from “Le Rouge et le Noir” by Stendhal.
Rachel
oil on canvas board
8” x 10”
2026
forty-five minute observational study of a dear friend.
Celian
oil on canvas board
6” x 8
”
2026
forty-five minute observational study of a friend. done using only blue and orange pigments.
Mari
oil on canvas board
8” x 10”
2026
forty-five minute observational study of a friend. done using only yellow and violet pigments.
Venus
oil on canvas
14” x 20”
2026
done from observation in two three-hour sessions.
Study
oil on canvas board
6” x 8”
2026
three hour observational study.
Bite Me
oil on canvas
14” x 20”
2026
done from observation in two three-hour sessions.
After Egon
charcoal and oil on canvas
24” x 36”
2025
a painting directly inspired by Egon Schiele’s “Schiele with Nude Model before the Mirror,” done from life.
Sansara
acrylic, watercolor pencil, oil pastel, on canvas
18” x 24”
2025
this self portrait was painted shortly after I broke up with my long term partner. for the first time in a long time, i had to become completely independent. i could look only to myself when i needed help and found myself slowly figuring out how to be alone. the text is the lyrics of a russian song by Basta titled "Sansara," which is about the endless cycle of existence. through this piece, i wanted to assure myself that life does indeed go on, and i am the only one i truly need in it.
How Can I Know?
acrylic, watercolor pencil, oil pastel, on canvas
24” x 30”
2023
a self portrait created at a time of emotional discontent and confusion, a time when i could not seem to figure out what i needed my life to be.
Muse
charcoal and oil on canvas
36” x 48”
2025
drawn from observation.
Favorite Fish II
acrylic, watercolor pencil, oil pastel on canvas
18” x 24”
2025
portrait of my (at the time) long term partner. he is a pisces, and i always admired his ability to see the grand scheme of things while still being able to go with the flow. the title references a song by Gus Dapperton that we both liked.
Tangled
oil on canvas
30” x 40”
2025
Soft
oil on canvas
24” x 30”
2025
The Secret History
silkscreen, digital print, oil on canvas
19.5” x 36”
2025
this vanitas painting is inspired by Donna Tart's "The Secret History," featuring quotes from the book itself. when thinking about the themes of a vanitas, the group of entitled greek students from this book instantly comes to mind. the novel explores their obsession with beauty and willingness to kill under the guise of furthering their own lives. simultaneously, their study of greek made me think about ancient greece and its relationship to life and death. the ruins of it remain visited by millions of people every year, all marveling over its beauty. and yet, this beauty wasn't enough to make the civilization truly last forever. the ruins in the background are screenprints of photos I took on a trip to greece. the organic shapes painted on top are parts of a vanitas painting I did in highschool and physically manipulated while scanning. the recycling of my old work alludes to our inability to avoid death, but constant attempts to try.
Alënushka
oil and acrylic on canvas, mounted on wood
24” x 30”
2025
inspired by viktor vasnetsov’s painting of the same title, this piece explores my own relationships to nature, my culture, and my self. alënushka is a russian folktale character who, among other things, represents loneliness and isolation, looking to nature as a source of solace. for me, travel and nature, as well as art making, act as means of escaping reality, granting me a chance to be alone but not lonely. my piece is allusion to vasnetsov’s, but also a physical representation of an allegorical ‘other’ place, an ‘elsewhere’, whether that be the foreign country this landscape depicts, the mental place i go when i am fully immersed in the painting process, or a hypothetical world in which there is peace.
Seaing is Believing
silkscreen and oil on canvas
24” x 20”
2025
Rorrim
acrylic, watercolor pencil, oil pastel on canvas
24” x 30”
2024
Opened Up
acrylic, watercolor pencil, oil pastel on canvas
24” x 30”
2021
my highschool senior self portrait. the title refers to the opening up of my "third eye", which you can faintly see in the center of my forehead. it represents my growth throughout high school and the pandemic. those few years, changes in my body, my environment, and the world around me shaped me into the person i am today- someone full of color who is finally emerging from the shadows.
World In My Eyes
watercolor pencil and oil pastel on canvas
19.5” x 36”
2025
this piece is a self portrait– a representation of various concepts through my eyes using exclusively color to represent them. from left to right, the stripes depict the colors of: art, my childhood, memories, anger, friendship, power, failure, success, hope, faith, sensory pleasure, love, death, birth, dreams, night, day, my skin, my eyes, and my hair.
Favorite Fish
acrylic, ink, collage, pastel on canvas
16” x 20”
2022
Vova
watercolor and ink on paper
4” x 6”
2022