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The stars were my best friends. The air was full of legends and phantoms, full of mythical and fairytale creatures, which suddenly flew away over the roof, so that one was at one with firmament.
— Marc Chagall
Tanya Bell was born in Qazaqstan. She completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary and Language Education. After a few years of teaching, Tanya and her family began experiencing the joys and challenges of working and living in various countries in Central Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe. During these travels, she found herself increasingly drawn to painting.
As a child, Tanya often drew and painted, but the travels brought changes. She wanted to capture the beauty of different places. The painting grew to be her greatest passion. A decision to get a serious professional art education came while in Ethiopia in 2010.
After receiving a Fine Arts degree in ‘Academic Drawing and Painting’ in Florence, Italy, she moved to Latvia to pursue a career as a painter. In Riga, she opened a studio and began teaching drawing, composition, and oil painting.
Importantly, she was offered a solo exhibition for her work at the Rezekne Art Center of Latvia and was chosen as one of the top Latvian artists for a major exhibition at the Mark Rothko Museum and Art Center in 2018.
Tanya currently resides in the Pacific Northwest, US. She works out of a small studio in her home, where she continues to build her skills and her portfolio.
Press
2021 | Wall Calendar, 5782 (2022), Chabad Riga, Latvia (illustrated) |
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2020 | Rosh Hashanah, L’Chaim International Jewish News (Magazine Cover) |
2018 | Mark Rothko Museum, Exhibition Catalogue, Daugavpils, Latvia |
2018 | GORS Art Magazine, January-issue, Rezekne, Latvia |
2017 | “My Secret Double”, Exhibition Catalogue, Riga, Latvia |
Education
Class of 2016 | Bachelor of Arts Degree, Concentrating in Classical Painting and Drawing, Florence Classical Arts Academy, Italy |
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Class of 2011 | Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Florence, Italy |
Class of 2000 | Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Language and Literature, Qazaqstan |
Class of 1995 | Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education, Qazaqstan |
Workshops
2017 | Art EST, Plenair, Tartu, Estonia. |
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2017 | Birini Pils, Latvian Artist Plenair |
2015 | N. Blokhin, Portrait and Figure Painting, Repin Academy of Art, St.Petersburg, Russia |
2015 | Anatomy of the Figure Drawing, Repin Academy of Art, St.Petersburg, Russia |
2015 | S.Terekhina, Female Portrait in Oil, Florence, Italy |
2015 | S.Chubirko, Classical Figure in Costume, Drawing, Florence, Italy |
2014 | S.Terekhina, Italian Landscape, Fiuggi, Italy |
2013 | A. Bakhtin, Human Anatomy in Dynamic”, Florence, Italy |
2011 | A. Markovic, Still life with Limited Palette, Florence, Italy |
2010 | M.Correia, Sight-Seeing Figure Sketching, Atelier AA, Florence, Italy |
2008 | M.Harris, Contemporary Seascape and Wild Life, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
2007 | R. Kleijer, Still Life Drawing and Composition, Tashkent, UZ |
Solo and Group Shows
2020 | Modern Artists, Art Studio, St.Petersburg, Russia. |
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2019 | “My Secret Double”, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
2018 | 100 in Latvian Art Show, Mark Rothko Art Center, Daugavpils, LV |
2018 | “From where comes joy”, Solo Exhibition, Rezekne, LV |
2018 | Plein Air, Tartu, Estonia |
2017 | “The Beauty of Landscape”, Birini Palace, Latvia |
2017 | “My Secret Double”, Riga Congress House Art Hall, Latvia |
2016 | “Maestro, Teacher, Student”, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence, Italy |
2014 | “Waters of Fiuggi”, Fiuggi Terme Auditorium, Italy |
2010 | “Master Bargue and Plates”, Angel Academy Atelier, Italy |
2008 | “Contemporary Nature”, ‘Sheraton Art Hall’, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |