Elizaveta Pozharskaya

Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor
at the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, diploma recipient of the Russian Academy of Arts

Ruslan Anatolyevich Bakhtiyarov

Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor at the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, diploma recipient of the Russian Academy of Arts

Ruslan Anatolyevich Bakhtiyarov

"The defining features of Elizaveta Pozharskaya's work are the recognizable, characteristic images that recur from century to century, guiding the lives of individuals and all of humanity. When depicting historical subjects, the artist prefers a broad, free manner of painting. Here,
her brilliant command of color and tone is particularly evident—techniques that allow her
to convey the drama of a battle or the solemn moment of triumph.

In Pozharskaya's representation, history possesses a pronounced emotional core, where military leaders, thinkers, and creators triumph, reflect... In portraiture, the artist's main goal is to create a spiritualized image, where a neutral background accentuates the depth and complexity
of the model's emotional life. The empty space is perceived as a metaphor for creative
discovery and inspiration in her homage to the classic American realist Andrew Wyeth, while
in the depiction of Ruskeala, the severe beauty of the Karelian nature is revealed through
the restrained minimalism of the compositional and color structure.

For Elizaveta Pozharskaya, beauty is not only an aesthetic category but also a moral
and philosophical one. This is confirmed by her self-portraits, which seem to seek,
in the elegant nobility of the canvases by Édouard Manet and Valentin Serov, an answer
to the question of the path one should follow in life and art."

"The defining features of Elizaveta Pozharskaya's work are the recognizable, characteristic images that recur from century to century, guiding
the lives of individuals and all of humanity. When depicting historical subjects, the artist prefers
a broad, free manner of painting. Here, her brilliant command of color and tone is particularly evident—techniques that allow her to convey the drama
of a battle or the solemn moment of triumph.

In Pozharskaya's representation, history possesses a pronounced emotional core, where military leaders, thinkers, and creators triumph, reflect... In portraiture, the artist's main goal is
to create a spiritualized image, where a neutral background accentuates the depth and complexity of the model's emotional life. The empty space is perceived as a metaphor for creative discovery and inspiration in her homage to the classic American realist Andrew Wyeth, while
in the depiction of Ruskeala, the severe beauty
of the Karelian nature is revealed through
the restrained minimalism of the compositional
and color structure.

For Elizaveta Pozharskaya, beauty is not only
an aesthetic category but also a moral
and philosophical one. This is confirmed by her self-portraits, which seem to seek, in the elegant nobility of the canvases by Édouard Manet
and Valentin Serov, an answer to the question
of the path one should follow in life and art."

"The defining features of Elizaveta Pozharskaya's work are the recognizable, characteristic images that recur from century to century, guiding the lives
of individuals and all of humanity. When depicting historical subjects,
the artist prefers a broad, free manner of painting. Here, her brilliant command of color and tone is particularly evident—techniques that allow
her to convey the drama of a battle or the solemn moment of triumph.

In Pozharskaya's representation, history possesses a pronounced emotional core, where military leaders, thinkers, and creators triumph, reflect...
In portraiture, the artist's main goal is to create a spiritualized image, where
a neutral background accentuates the depth and complexity of the model's emotional life. The empty space is perceived as a metaphor for creative discovery and inspiration in her homage to the classic American realist Andrew Wyeth, while in the depiction of Ruskeala, the severe beauty
of the Karelian nature is revealed through the restrained minimalism
of the compositional and color structure.

For Elizaveta Pozharskaya, beauty is not only an aesthetic category but also
a moral and philosophical one. This is confirmed by her self-portraits, which seem to seek, in the elegant nobility of the canvases by Édouard Manet
and Valentin Serov, an answer to the question of the path one should follow
in life and art."

Born in 1990 in Leningrad.

In 2014, she graduated with honors from the Philological Faculty of St. Petersburg State University.

In 2017, she became a student at the Faculty of Painting of the Ilya Repin St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. After completing her second year, she was assigned to the studio under the guidance of V.S. Pesikov, which continues the traditions of Russian realistic painting.

In 2019, she won the Best of Show prize in a competition held by the American gallery Colors of Humanity and received the Arteza award in Rome.

In 2020, she participated in the autumn exhibition of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, as well as in several galleries in the city. Works created between 2019 and 2021 were published in the international art magazines "Spotlight" and "Circle Quarterly Art Review".

In 2021, she participated in the DEUS XXI exhibition at the exhibition halls
of the Academy of Arts.

In 2023, she graduated with honors from the Ilya Repin Academy of Arts, having defended her diploma work "Joan of Arc".

The main directions in her work are portraits and paintings on historical and mythological subjects. E. Pozharskaya uses traditional oil painting techniques and also creates graphic works executed in charcoal, sepia, and other materials.

She lives and works in St. Petersburg. Her works are held in private collections
and galleries in Russia, China, Europe, as well as in the funds of the Academy of Arts.

Born in 1990 in Leningrad.

In 2014, she graduated with honors from the Philological Faculty
of St. Petersburg State University.

In 2017, she became a student at the Faculty of Painting of the Ilya Repin
St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. After completing her second year, she was assigned to the studio under the guidance of V.S. Pesikov, which continues the traditions of Russian realistic painting.

In 2019, she won the Best of Show prize in a competition held by the American gallery Colors of Humanity and received the Arteza award in Rome.

In 2020, she participated in the autumn exhibition of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, as well as in several galleries in the city. Works created between 2019 and 2021 were published in the international art magazines "Spotlight" and "Circle Quarterly Art Review".

In 2021, she participated in the DEUS XXI exhibition at the exhibition halls
of the Academy of Arts.

In 2023, she graduated with honors from the Ilya Repin Academy of Arts, having defended her diploma work "Joan of Arc".

The main directions in her work are portraits and paintings on historical
and mythological subjects. E. Pozharskaya uses traditional oil painting techniques and also creates graphic works executed in charcoal, sepia,
and other materials.

She lives and works in St. Petersburg. Her works are held in private collections and galleries in Russia, China, Europe, as well as in the funds of the Academy of Arts.

Born in 1990 in Leningrad.

In 2014, she graduated with honors from
the Philological Faculty of St. Petersburg
State University.

In 2017, she became a student at the Faculty
of Painting of the Ilya Repin St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. After completing her second year, she was assigned to the studio under the guidance of V.S. Pesikov, which continues the traditions
of Russian realistic painting.

In 2019, she won the Best of Show prize
in a competition held by the American gallery Colors of Humanity and received the Arteza
award in Rome.

In 2020, she participated in the autumn exhibition of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, as well as
in several galleries in the city. Works created between 2019 and 2021 were published
in the international art magazines "Spotlight"
and "Circle Quarterly Art Review".

In 2021, she participated in the DEUS XXI exhibition at the exhibition halls of the Academy of Arts.

In 2023, she graduated with honors from the Ilya Repin Academy of Arts, having defended her diploma work "Joan of Arc".

The main directions in her work are portraits
and paintings on historical and mythological subjects. E. Pozharskaya uses traditional oil painting techniques and also creates graphic works executed in charcoal, sepia, and other materials.

She lives and works in St. Petersburg. Her works are held in private collections and galleries
in Russia, China, Europe, as well as in the funds
of the Academy of Arts.