Highly talented Russian figurative artist - trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg
Through her work, Katya Gridneva captures the thoughts and emotions of her subjects. Best known for her figurative works, several of Katya’s models are renowned and beautiful ballerinas from the world famous Kirov Ballet and Marrinsky Theatre. Katya's very skillful, characterful and attractive compositions are painted from life. Her work not only captures the flow of light across her subjects, but also exhibits her in-depth knowledge of the anatomical structure of the human body. She takes a special delight in painting the working bodies of dancers, capturing their grace and elegance.
Katya won first prize for her portraits at the end of her first year of studies at St. Petersberg Academy of Art in 1994. Since completing her studies she has exhibited widely in the UK with the Royal Pastel Society at the Mall Gallery and the Alberti Gallery and at many of London’ Art Fairs and in the USA.
2000–2002 Artist Resident Highclere Castle
1999 Lives and works in the UK
1993-1999 Studied in portrait studio in St. Petersburg Academy of Art
1991 Attended drawing classes in St. Petersburg Academy of Arts
Exhibitions
2018 Spring Exhibition, Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester
2018 Spring Exhibition, Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge
2018 Spring Exhibition, Hunter Gallery, Bury St Edmunds
2018 Autumn Exhibition, Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
2017 Christmas Exhibition, Cricket Fine Art, Hungerford
2017 Christmas Exhibition, Whittington Fine Art, Henley on Thames
2017 Autumn Exhibition, Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
2017 Cheltenham Art Fair
2017 Art on Paper, London
2017 Quarterly Collection, Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester
2016 Spring Exhibition, Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester
2016 Autumn Exhibition, Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
2016 Christmas Exhibition, Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester
2015 Spring Exhibition, Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
2015 Langham Fine Art, Exhibition , Bury St Edmunds
2015 Spring Exhibition, Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester
2015 Fine Art Commissions, St James, London, Christmas Exhibition
2014 Solo Exhibition, Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
2014 Solo Exhibition, Paris Exclusive Gallery
2014 Josephine Harpur’s Aldeburgh Gallery
2014 Fine Art Commissions, St James, London, Christmas Exhibition
2013 Solo Exhibition, Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
2013 Solo Exhibition, Eduardo Alessandro Studios, Dundee
2013 Solo Exhibition, Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester
2013 Solo Exhibition, Paris Exclusive Gallery
2013 Josephine Harpur’s Aldeburgh Gallery
2012 Solo Exhibition, Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
2012 Solo Exhibition, Osborne Studio Gallery, Belgravia, London
2012 Solo Exhibition, Paris Exclusive Gallery, Paris
2012 Cross Gate Gallery, Lexington, USA
2012 John Noott Gallery, Broadway
2012 Sotheby’s auction, London (2 works sold at the auction)
2011 Solo exhibition, Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
2011 Solo Exhibition, Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester
2010 Royal Society Of Portrait Painters, London
2010 Solo exhibition, Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
2010 John Noot Gallery, family exhibition, Broadway
2009 Royal Society Of Portrait Painters, London
2009 Solo exhibition, Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
2009 Solo exhibition, James Fine Art
2008 Solo exhibition, Petley Fine Art, London.
2008 Familly exhibition, John Noott Gallery, Broadway
2007 Pastel Society Exhibition, London
2007 Royal Society Of Portrait Painters, London
2006 Pastel Society Exhibition, London
2006 Drawing Exhibition, Petley Fine Art, London
2006 The Watercolours and Drawings Fair, Royal Academy Of Arts, London
2006 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London
2006 Solo exhibition at Petley Fine Art, London
2005 Participation in Portrait exhibition, Mall Gallery, London
2005 The Gridnev’s Exhibition, Fine Art Commissions
2005 Personal exhibition at Cross Gate Gallery, USA
2005 Drawing Exhibition, Fine Art Commissions, London
2005 Royal Institute of Oil Painters exhibition, Mall Gallery, London
2004 The Gridnev’s Exhibition, Arndean Gallery
2004 Participation in Portrait exhibition, Mall Gallery, London
2004 Participation Duke of York Show Art, London
2003 Participation in Portrait Exhibition, Mall Gallery, London
2003 The Gridnev’s Exhibition, Arndean Gallery
2003 The Gridnev’s Exhibition, Brian Sinfield Gallery, High Street, Burford
2002 Personal Exhibition Cross Gate Gallery, USA.
2002 Cricket Fine Art Exhibition at the Arndean Gallery, London
2001 Participation in Pastel Society Exhibition
2001 Mall Galleries, London
2001 Participation in Portrait Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2001 One Three Nine Gallery, London
2000 Participation in Portrait Exhibition 2000, Mall Galleries, London
