Artist Statement
My figurative oil paintings explore the fragile threshold between psychological stillness and latent tension. I construct suspended emotional states through controlled surfaces, minimal shifts in gaze and gesture, and layered sfumato techniques.
Deeply influenced by icon painting, early Flemish, and Renaissance portraiture, my work compresses complex inner experience into quiet, ambiguous forms — where a single displaced detail can open the entire composition to feeling.
Exhibitions & Placements
2026
The Other Cheek — on view, Half Gallery, New York, NY
Serene Hush — acquired by private collector, placed through Half Gallery, New York, NY.
Group Exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California
2025
Group Exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California
Group Exhibition, Kate Oh Gallery, New York, NY
Education
MA, Aerospace Engineering, Moscow Aviation Institute
Continuing Studies, Discovering the San Francisco Contemporary Art Market, Stanford University, 2026
Press
Interview with Noah Becker, editor-in-chief of ‘Whitehot Magazine’
MEER Magazine: “Endless Knot” Review