Anna Collevecchio | Mixed Media Artist
My work style is best described as temporal psychoexpressionism, I capture the remnants of the fleeting feelings one has in evocative places.
And I love gold leaf.
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I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, my mother is renowned impressionistic painter of cityscapes. I spent a lot of time in her studio growing up, helping her with priming the canvases and paint mixing at first and later - making underpaintings for her work. I always gravitated towards graphic type of art, but painting always reminded me of my mother’s studio and my first connection with the artworld I made there.
I have received a BA degree in graphic arts and later a PhD in communications studies. My entire life, I have been making my living by creating visual stories for brands and personalities. But I have never stopped painting and curated a number of art shows in Russia and USA. Fine art has always been a source of inspiration and an unrestricted outlet for creative experimentation. My curiosity for exploring different artistic styles and mediums eventually brought me to early Christian art – icons and frescoes with elements of gilding. I use watercolors and different mixtures of stucco and gesso to imitate that matte effect of a fresco painting and finish all my artwork with goldleaf, always gilding the sides of wood panels to give painting a glowing halo effect – goldleaf reflects on the walls when painting is hung.
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My work style is best described as temporal psychoexpressionism, I capture the remnants of the fleeting feelings one has in evocative places.
I live close to New York City, and my most recent work is inspired by its vibes. I explore and record the intersections of tradition and innovation by applying traditional mediums to modern abstract visual concepts. My art merges past, present, and future in one moment in an attempt to capture the feeling of absolute timelessness. I find that megalopolises such as New York invert, twist, grind and mix eras of time together like layers of paint to produce unexpected results. Ultimately my art aims to encourage the viewer to experience every moment of their life with full awareness, as everything surrounding us is only temporary.
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2024 — Featured in SaatchiArt collection
2024 – "Best in Show 2023" Art Show, Emerge Gallery, NY, USA
2023 – Publication: Women in Arts Network profile feature
2023 – Holiday Art Show. Departed Souls, Jersey City, USA
2023 – Publication: Artist Closeup Blog
2023 – “Why Do You Do It?” Art Show. Boomer Gallery, London, UK
2023 – Personal Show, Open Studio (part of JCAST and Jersey City Art Week). 313 Gallery, Jersey City, USA
2023 – Summer Mercado. Wine & Design Studio, Weehawken, USA
2022 – Published a book with watercolor illustrations “History of Public Transportation”, Kacheli publishing, St. Petersburg, Russia
2020 – Curator: Irina Alexandrina’s Personal Exhibition. Gallery “Ponte Vecchio", Florence, Italy
2018 – Curator: End of Spring Semester Art Show. St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, USA
2017 – Curator: Winter Art Show. St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, USA
2016 – “Secret garden”. Sit and Wonder, Brooklyn, USA
2014 – 2012 - Curator: “Blue Horseman, Yellow Sound” Memorial Exhibition. St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia
2013 – Arts & Crafts Festival. Old Town Square. Limassol, Cyprus
2012 – Curator: “Simple Things”. Audi Retail center. St. Petersburg, Russia
2012 – Curator: “Hudozhniki Group Show”. Time Cafe, St. Petersburg, Russia
2011 – Museum Anniversary Art Show. Erarta Museum. St. Petersburg, Russia
2011 – Illustration published in Dress Code Fashion Magazine. St. Petersburg, Russia
2010 – Graphic Art Show. Gallery “Anna”. St. Petersburg, Russia
2009 – Quarterly Art Show, Emerging Artists section. Artists Union Gallery. St. Petersburg, Russia
2008 – 1st prize in the “City views” competition among students of art schools. Moscow, Russia
2007 – “Flowers” Exhibition. Central Exhibiting Hall. St. Petersburg, Russia
2006 – The Young Artists Exhibition. Central Art House. Moscow, Russia
Strawberry Fields Series
Watercolor, acrylic marker on primed wooden panels. In December 2023 I started counting brushstrokes, as I work on my art, so most recent pieces reflect the total number of strokes I made in their titles.
2023-2024.
Purple objects
Paper clay, acrylic spraypaint, acrylic ink, variegated gold on primed wood panels.
2023
#VecchiostudioNYCStories Series
Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, watercolor, gold leaf, oil pastel on primed wood panel and canvas.
2022-2023