Roksolana Tchotchieva
... was born on Christmas Day in Vladikavkaz, Russia. Roksolana is the third generation of artists in her family after her Father and Grandfather. She was awarded her Masters Degree of Fine Art by the V. I. Surikov State Academic Institute of Fine Arts (Moscow) in 1996 and has since exhibited her work in many countries including Spain, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Russia and Canada. Roksolana has experience in a wide variety of painting including oil, water color, acrylics and pastel, and is an expert in monumental works including mosaic, fresco and graffito. Her works feature in many private collections throughout the world. Roksolana now lives in Toronto, Canada. Member of the Association of Russian Artists from former USSR in Canada, Member of Arts Richmond Hill, Member of Russian Artists Union.

Victoria Berdichevsky
... born in Moscow, Russia, is a classically trained visual artist. Her interest in Art began in her childhood when her father, Vadim Klotts, an established Chief set designer for the Maly Theatre in Moscow, began giving her art lessons. Victoria's passion for art carved a path leading her to a prestigious education. In 1980, she graduated from Surikov's School of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia and later from the Moscow Art Academy Theatre's University from which she graduated with a Master's in Stage and Costume Design for Theatre and Film. In the years following her graduation, Victoria has established herself as a consummate professional of fine portraiture and costume design. In 1989, Victoria moved to Toronto where she continues to reside and work as an artist. Besides her work in commissioned portraiture, Victoria has illustrated children's books, and has been engaged in designing costumes for some of Ontario's most renowned theatres. With an extensive amount of experience and education in art, Victoria now enjoys teaching and inspiring students with her knowledge and skills. Victoria pushes the limits of imagination and creativity with her students while exploring new concepts and ideas in art.

Tatiana Cheremisinova
... was born in Moscow. She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Moscow State University of Civil Engineering in 1982. Then she spent a year studying sculpture, drawing and painting at the creative studio of Oleg Yanovsky, a professor at the Higher School of Art and a talented sculptor. Tatiana took part in numerous exhibitions in Russia. Many of her works have become part of private collections in the U.K., Germany, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, and United States.

Ana Jurpik
... was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and raised in the Seattle area of Washington State, U.S.A. She soon discovered the ability to render at a very young age. Throughout Ana’s adulthood, she searched out various ways of expression, enrolling in classes ranging from still life to life drawing, and experimenting with the use of mediums from charcoal to sculpture to music. Ana's studio is now located in Markham, north of Toronto, Ontario in Canada.

She was one of the 25 selected Canadian artists who voyaged to paint Greenland and the High Arctic in the summer of 2006, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first explorer to complete this journey. Her work is located in private and corporate collections in Canada and the United States, and in the Permanent Collection at the Vancouver Maritime Museum and the City of Spoleto, Italy. To view Ana's work, see: www.jurpikdesign.com

Margarita Kukhtina
... was born in Kursk, Russia. From early age she displayed her artistic talent by painting in her teacher's studio, who was a master od Old Russian academic style in Beaux Art. In 1984 she was accepted to the prestigious Kharkov Art Industrial Institute and, upon graduating was later invited to join the staff of Orel College of Fine Art.

Since 1995 to 2002 she was working as a principal creation of the great collection of pictures (over 120 giant oil paintings) for Theme Park "Kings City" and The Bible Museum in Israel. In 2002, she immigrated to Canada, where she resumed working in Fine Art. Margarita's work Is held in private collections in Israel, Germany, USA and Canada.

Margarita's artistic style reflects her admiration for Impressionism and Pre-Raphaelites. She captures nature's beauty in her paintings that produces indelible impression of chromatic skill.