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BlogLocal prize winning artist Yulia Levkovich will offer a six-week portrait workshop at the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts in Little Falls and will also have a solo show at the art center in May. Levkovich"s gallery work is symbolist in nature and her show series is a set of narrative drawings and paintings that depict life in Little Falls. Her work shows the progression of her life that eventually led to her move to Little Falls and the psychological shifts that have occurred prior and post the move. The series is also an attempt to start a discourse on potential life satisfaction in Little Falls and to encourage appreciation for the unique beauty the area contains. The portrait workshop is designed to strengthen a student"s understanding of form, light and shadow, anatomy and expression. The principles taught will provide the foundation for beginner students as well as experienced artists to gain proficiency in portrait drawing and prepare students for portrait painting in oil. The workshop will begin Jan. 22 and will continue through March 5. Contact the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts for more information. Levkovich was born in Ukraine. Her family immigrated first to Israel, than Canada where she was exposed to the Russian School of Painting through private apprenticeship with Emmanuel Katz at the age of 13. Parallel to training with Katz, she completed training at the Academy of Realist Art under the tutelage of Michael John Angel, who studied with Pietro Annigoni. During her training at the academy she received her bachelor of fine arts from OCAD University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. There, she was the recipient of two honorary mentions, the Curry Prize award, the Libbi Selznick Altweger Prize award and the Mrs. W.O Forsyth Scholarship. In 2006, Levkovich moved to Manhattan to pursue her master of fine arts at the New York Academy of Art where she received two academy scholarships in 2006 and 2007, and the LCU Scholarship in 2008. After graduating with honors in 2008, Levkovich went to work as art production assistant for Jeff Koons, where she worked on pieces that were exhibited at Versailles and Gagosian Gallery. She has taught privately, as well as in several institutions, including the New York Academy of Art and Metopolitan Museum of Art. Her works are included in private collections and public institutions such as Ryerson University, the Academy of Realist Art and ADA Investments. She has exhibited extensively in New York and abroad including Bau-Xi Gallery, Flowers Gallery and the Foundry. For more information, visit http://urpaint.com |
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