Artists Tania Darashkevich 1 page

`My art is a niche of serenity in my busy life. I love the moment when I can pull out a clean canvas and start a new piece. I never work in public; it is my time, my secret space to escape from my routine life.

My “teachers” in Art are Jan Vermeer and Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin. I admire their attention to simple and modest things. Though, I don’t feel like I want to compete with them. My style is realistic, but with contemporary touch - strike of lights and the darkness of the shadows, the brightness of the floral and softness of the texture. Most of the times I use photograph for the reference, but it is never same as photograph. I’m always changing something: background, color, proportions or move pieces around.`Tania Darashkevich.

EDUCATION

2000 Web-design, Toronto
1982-1988 State University of Leningrad, Psychologist, Russia
1980-1982 Art College of Dnepropetrovsk, Illustrator, Ukraine

WORK EXPERIENCE
2001 - present Westmount Gallery, Toronto
2001 - present Gallery 2000, Creative Co-operation, Montreal
1998 - present Brushstrokes Fine Art Inc., Graphic-designer, Richmond Hill

EXHIBITIONS

2009 - Abozzo Gallery, Toronto, ON
2007 - Solo Show, Westmount Gallery, Toronto
2007 - Annual Juried Art Show Oakville, City Hall, ON
2005 - Solo Show, Westmount Gallery, Toronto
2003 - Solo Show, Westmount Gallery, Toronto
2000-2008 "Shadow Box" annual Art show and Auction, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, ON
2000-2006 Art-Expo, New York, USA
2002 "Flowers" Kodiak Gallery, Richmond-Hill, ON
2000 Summer Art Show, Oakville, ON
2000 Envers Chapin Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1990 -1998 Number of art exhibitions in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia

AWARDS

2007 – “People Choice Award” Art Works Oakville. Oakville City
2007 - “Honorable Mention” Annual Juried Art Show Oakville, City Hall ON
2006 – 3rd PRIZE “INTERNATIONAL ARTIST MAGAZINE” Art Competition USA