About

Hello, my name is Julia. I am St. Petersburg based artist, designer and art addict :)
Art was a kind of miracle for me since I could remember myself, and artists were a magicians. When I was getting older and started to study art seriously, I realized that I can do a miracles myself. Though art still a wonder.
My works are inspired by music, fantasy and nature. I love to depict mythological creatures because they are not only personages of old stories for me, they are a symbols of human souls and that’s why they are eternal. I am also a huge fan of life drawing, it’s a ground for my fantasy and decorative works. And I love to make patterns, it’s a kind of meditation for me.
I work with traditional media mostly: pastel and acrylic painting, graphic sketches, paper collages, fiber art... And I love to make handmade books - hobby started from my obsession by sketchbooks.
Art was a kind of miracle for me since I could remember myself, and artists were a magicians. When I was getting older and started to study art seriously, I realized that I can do a miracles myself. Though art still a wonder.
My works are inspired by music, fantasy and nature. I love to depict mythological creatures because they are not only personages of old stories for me, they are a symbols of human souls and that’s why they are eternal. I am also a huge fan of life drawing, it’s a ground for my fantasy and decorative works. And I love to make patterns, it’s a kind of meditation for me.
I work with traditional media mostly: pastel and acrylic painting, graphic sketches, paper collages, fiber art... And I love to make handmade books - hobby started from my obsession by sketchbooks.
Bio
B. 1975
Education: 1992 - 1999, Far Eastern State University of Humanities, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation, Master degree as a teacher of Fine arts and Decorative arts. Awards
2008 – Best scenography and “Golden hands” diplomas, city festival of children theaters “Theatrical Spring”, Khabarovsk2009 - Best scenography diploma, regional theatre festival “Far Eastern benefit”, Khabarovsk
2010 - Best scenography diploma, city festival of children theaters “Theatrical Spring”, Khabarovsk 2010 - Best scenography diploma, interregional festival of children theaters “Theatrical Spring”, Khabarovsk Exhibitions
VII International Festival of monoprints, St. Petersburg Society of calligraphy, monotypes and silhouette, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 2012.
“Beyond the limits of crafts”, group exhibition of art teachers of St. Petersburg, 2013 “Mastery and creativity”, group exhibition of art teachers of St. Petersburg, 2014 II International Art Festival «The Living Gulf of Finland», creative cluster ARTMUZA, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 2015 IV International Art Festival «The Living Gulf of Finland», creative cluster ARTMUZA, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 2020 “Harmony” group exhibition, “Molbert” gallery, St. Petersburg |
Publications
Pink Panther Magazine (USA), 2016 - 2022
“Garden Tripod” Magazine (UK), September 2017 Interview in Discover! Art Magazine, March 2017 Apero Fine Art Catalogue September 2019, November 2020 Quotes
“As memorable as Julie Khoroshikh’s mythological creations are, so too are the moods she promotes with her colour palette and textural illusions. The dimensionality she portraits through textures and layered colours mirrors that of mythological creatures that inhabit her work. An emergent strength is present in the characters she paints or draws into existence”
Pink Panther Magazine, Issue 25, September 2016, p. 36-37 Self portrait. Oil on Canvas, 1998
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