Puppet-Show Painting by Olga Oreshnikov

Olga comes from one of the most prominent artist families in Russia. Her paternal grandfather, Prof. Victor Oreshnikov, presided for almost three decades (1953-1978) as the rector of Repine Academy of Fine Arts in Leningrad, the most important academy of art in the entire of U.S.S.R. He was also one of the leading artistic figures in Leningrad and a member of the Soviet Academy. Roman Kotlarevsky, Olga’s maternal grandfather, was a renowned composer and a professor of composition at the Leningrad Conservatory of Music. Olga’s parents and close relatives a re all either painters, art historians, or practicing musicians.

Olga’s artistic talents surfaced very early in her childhood. Her family recognized and nurtured those talents in music and the plastic arts. During her childhood, drawing and piano playing were Olga’s favorite pastimes. Having no formal training, she drew, painted and practiced music for hours and read stories of the past: Jewish, Christian and Russian legends were her most loved.

Fruits of Olga’s early accomplishments were exhibited when she was 10 and 12 years old in the Composer’s House and the Academy of Science in Leningrad. Olga’s formal artistic training began when she entered the Repine Academy of Fine Arts. In 1987 she graduated the Academy with an M.A. degree in Fine Arts, specializing in Monumental Arts. After graduating, Olga developed her art. She participated in several group exhibitions in Leningrad, as well as in an arranged exhibition at the Soviet Union of Artists which traveled through the U.S.S.R. However, the political upheaval of the late 1980’s did not favor emerging artists. Thus, Olga found herself working as an illustrator for children books. This experience opened up new ventures for her by allowing her to draw upon her love of fables, legends, religious stories and folklore, and combine these sources with her inner self and her work as an artist.

• Nationality: ISRAEL
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains: Represented by a Gallery,
• Groups: Contemporary Israeli Artists Artists presented by a gallery