About
My mixed media paintings and drawings on paper mache and carved panels explore my experience of motherhood as a grounding force that connects us to both the transcendental world that trespasses our individuality, and the very physicality of our body, time, and space. It delves into personal experiences, desires and fears, reinterpretations of biblical narratives, myths, and archetypal themes. The work ranges from large wall installations and free standing sculptures, to small and intimate objects, with an obsessive attention to detail on all scales.
I am very interested in the interplay between the various spatial realities inherent in painting, sculpture, and bas relief, often blurring the lines between these distinctions. The works transgress their boundaries, narrowing the separation between frame, image, and object. They often carry an inner space locked within the piece - an inaccessible dimension. I push my imagery to become present in the world of surface, volume, and mass by letting the materials weave between illusion and corporeality in ways that create new meaning.
Anya was born in Ukraine, grew up in Moldova and Israel and studied painting at the New York Academy of Art. Most recently her work was included in exhibitions at Woman Made Gallery (IL), Ely Center of Contemporary Art (CT), Pen and Brush Gallery (NYC), Silvermine Gallery (CT), and a solo exhibition at Rosenberg Gallery, Hofstra University (NY). Her work was featured/reviewed in New American Paintings, ArtMaze Magazine, New Haven Independent, and Friend of the Artist. Anya is a recipient of the NJ State Council on the Arts Fellowship, and twice the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. She has taught courses and workshops around the US and in Ireland. She lives with her husband, daughter and two cats in the Greater New York area.