Very excited to announce that I was invited to participate in New Member Exhibit this year. The show is up at Scandinavian Living Center, 206 Waltham Street, Newton, MA, from May 20 through June 29, 2013.
Reception - May 26, 2013, 3-5 pm.

Very honored to be selected to participate in exhibition at Mayor's Office! My spring painting "Look up for the flowers" is in the show "In the Merry Months" at Mayor's Office, Newton City Hall from May 5 to June 28, 2013.

 

I'm happy to announce my watercolor "Thinking of you" was selected to participate in a Juried show "Joy of Life" at Galatea Fine Art gallery in Boston South End.

The show is open May 1-31, 2013.
Hours: Wed-Fr 12-6 / Sat-Sun 12-5

Opening reception May 3, Friday, 6-8pm

Galatea Fine Art
460B Harrison Ave #B-6
Boston, MA 02118

I have received Special Recognition for one of my "Blue" works at the "Abstracts" Juried Art Exhibition at the Light Space & Time Online Gallery.
The show will run online April 1-30, 2013.

A big event is coming up in a week - Newton Open Studios in about 60 locations throughout city of Newton during a weekend of April 6-7, from 11am to 5pm. Free.
I'll be participating along with other artists at Trefler & Sons (location #52) showcasing my original paintins, prints, and cards.
Check out my profile: http://www.newtonopenstudios.org/artistpage1.php?userid=914

When: April 6-7, 2013 (Sat-Sun) 11am-5pm
Where: Trefler & Sons - 29 Tower Road, Newton, MA 02464.

For interactive map, click here http://www.newtonopenstudios.org/map.php
For printable Map and Guide, click here http://www.newtonopenstudios.org/NOS-2013-DownloadableGuide.pdf
For more information, check the website http://www.newtonopenstudios.org/

Great news! I have created pins of my art on StarkovaGallery on Pinterest! Pin Me!

I have been selected by Jury to participate in "Young & Emerging" Show at Gallery Seven, Maynard, MA.
"Gallery Seven's Artists' Reception for "Young & Emerging".   This is a juried exhibition featuring 18 New England artists age 18-30, including Chestnut Hill artist Anna Starkova. There will be a variety of work on display from paintings to photographs to prints with an array of subject matter including portraits, street scenes, abstracts and more."
Advertised in Newton Patch: http://newton.patch.com/events/young-emerging-artists-reception-94a9f8df

Gallery Seven
7 Nason St, Maynard, MA 01754
Exhibition Dates: February 26th - March 30th.
Gallery Hours: Tues. - Fri. 10-6 / Sat. 10-5
Reception: Saturday, March 9, 2013 7-9pm

One more show I'm participating in this March!
The James King Bonnar Awards Show, funded and established by the family of the founder of the Newton Art Association, which began in 1949.
The show is running from March 8, 2013 to March 24, 2013 in the Main Gallery at the New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newtonville MA.
Opening reception: Friday, March 8, 6-8pm.

"Grayscale" - Group Show at Uforge Gallery in Jamaica Plain.
On View: March 7-March 31, 2013
Reception: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 6-8pm
UFORGE Gallery
767 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-553-4480
Hours:
Thursday: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Friday: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday: 10am-7:00pm
Sunday: 10am-7:00pm

This assignment made me think in different direction and explore undiscovered territory for me - geometrical shapes and forms in grayscale with black and white paints only. Here is what I created:

I am extremely happy to announce that I have received my first award in arts! It truly means a lot to me and this appreciation of my art motivates as much as sales. I was awarded with Honorable Mention on the Newton Art Association exhibition at the Arsenal Center for the Arts for my recent acrylic painting "Early Morning in the Mountains"...