Artist Gallery » Maya Eventov

Maya Eventov grew up in Leningrad in the former Soviet Union. St. Petersburg, as it is now know, is a city fabled for its beauty and culture. At a very young age, her parents introduced her to the great artistic treasures of the city.
Countless hours were spent at the magnificent Hermitage Museum studying the works of great masters. The works of the post-impressionists and those of the Russian Avant-Garde especially fascinated Eventov. The palette of Matisse
and Gauguin affected her interpretation of color while Rodchenko and Malevich influenced her sense of balance and composition. From the age of six onwards, Eventov studied art in one form or another. She was accepted into the prestigious HighSchool #190, which is affiliated with the St. Petersburg State Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts. As a student, she participated in the various state juried exhibitions but always found them traditional and limited. She much preferred the underground exhibitions organized by the students. After graduating in 1987 with a master’s degree in graphic design, she began working as an illustrator for children’s books. Eventov took advantage of the fall of the “Iron Curtain” by travelling, exploring the lands of her dreams. In the early ...

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Artwork

Birches (170) 48 x 36	Birches (192) 40 x 60	Floral Still Life (185) 36 x 48	Floral Still Life (186) 48 x 24	Floral Still Life (194) 48 x 36
Mediterranean (183) 30 x 48	Untitled (184) 40 x 40