ABOUT THE ARTIST
Katsiaryna Parukava is a professional artist working primarily in oil painting, with a focus on realism and contemporary figurative painting. She was born in Belarus. In 2009, she graduated from art school and began her professional artistic practice. She currently lives and works in the eastern United States.
Her professional experience in the field of visual arts spans over 10 years. Since 2020, she has actively participated in exhibition art projects and has also served as a member of professional juries for art competitions. The artist’s works are held in private collections in the United States, Canada, CIS countries, Europe, The United Kindom and Australia.
In her practice, Katsiaryna Parukava combines classical painting traditions with contemporary artistic thinking, paying particular attention to the accuracy of form, light and shadow, and the emotional state of the artistic image.
Her professional experience in the field of visual arts spans over 10 years. Since 2020, she has actively participated in exhibition art projects and has also served as a member of professional juries for art competitions. The artist’s works are held in private collections in the United States, Canada, CIS countries, Europe, The United Kindom and Australia.
In her practice, Katsiaryna Parukava combines classical painting traditions with contemporary artistic thinking, paying particular attention to the accuracy of form, light and shadow, and the emotional state of the artistic image.
The animal world and the surrounding nature are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for me. Through realism, I explore not only the external form, but also the emotional depth of the image. Painting, for me, is a space in which the viewer can slow down and perceive subtle meanings through the eyes of the artist.
My work is united by the idea of a deep connection between humans and animals — humanity and the animal world are not opposites, but two interconnected destinies on one planet.
I strive to convey their gaze and individuality in a way that allows the viewer to feel not just an image, but a living presence. By creating works in which the inner nature of animals — their character and state — is revealed, I invite a more attentive perception of the world and an awareness of beauty in what may seem ordinary, yet fleeting moments.
My work is united by the idea of a deep connection between humans and animals — humanity and the animal world are not opposites, but two interconnected destinies on one planet.
I strive to convey their gaze and individuality in a way that allows the viewer to feel not just an image, but a living presence. By creating works in which the inner nature of animals — their character and state — is revealed, I invite a more attentive perception of the world and an awareness of beauty in what may seem ordinary, yet fleeting moments.
Honorary Member, International Academy of Contemporary Arts, Painting Department
Member, Artists’ Trade Union of Russia
Member, Eurasian Art Union, section "Traditional Arts"
Member, Artists’ Trade Union of Russia
Member, Eurasian Art Union, section "Traditional Arts"
03-2022 | “Realistic Animalism by Katsiaryna Parukava”, Russian Gallery XXI Century - International Magazine, issue No. 2 (Moscow, Russia)
12-2021 | Paintings and artist biography, BOOMER MAGAZINE "IDENTITY" - International Magazine, issue No. 3 (London, UK)
09-2021 | Featured artwork with description, Artistonish – September - International Magazine (Toronto, Canada)
12-2021 | Paintings and artist biography, BOOMER MAGAZINE "IDENTITY" - International Magazine, issue No. 3 (London, UK)
09-2021 | Featured artwork with description, Artistonish – September - International Magazine (Toronto, Canada)
11-2023 | "Animalistics in the Technique of Oil Painting (to the Question of Means of Expression Artistic Image)", ARTE - Scientific Research Journal of Art, issue No. 3
02-2023 | "Stylization and Transformation of an Image in the Aspect of Perception of an Artistic Image", Culture and Art - Scientific Journal , issue No. 1 (37)
12-2022 | "The Specifics of the Artistic Method in the Animalistic Genre of Fine Arts", Art Education and Science - Scientific Journal, issue No. 4 (33)
12-2022 | "The Problem of Harmonizing Color Combinations in the Contemporary Interiors", Cultural Heritage of Russia - Scientific and Information Journal, issue No. 4
06-2022 | "The Method of Compositional Shaping in the Aspect of Associative Perception", Art and Education - Scientific Journal, issue No. 6
06-2022 | "Artistic Conventionality and its Measure in the Visual Arts", Universum: Philology and Art History - Scientific Journal, issue No. 6 (96)
02-2023 | "Stylization and Transformation of an Image in the Aspect of Perception of an Artistic Image", Culture and Art - Scientific Journal , issue No. 1 (37)
12-2022 | "The Specifics of the Artistic Method in the Animalistic Genre of Fine Arts", Art Education and Science - Scientific Journal, issue No. 4 (33)
12-2022 | "The Problem of Harmonizing Color Combinations in the Contemporary Interiors", Cultural Heritage of Russia - Scientific and Information Journal, issue No. 4
06-2022 | "The Method of Compositional Shaping in the Aspect of Associative Perception", Art and Education - Scientific Journal, issue No. 6
06-2022 | "Artistic Conventionality and its Measure in the Visual Arts", Universum: Philology and Art History - Scientific Journal, issue No. 6 (96)
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