Sasha Sokolova
Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working across a range of traditional oil and water colour techniques. Her current works explore a variety of themes spanning the human figure and nature and feature many of the travel destinations from which she draws much of her inspiration.
Sasha graduated with honours from the Sergey Andriyaki School of Watercolour and Fine Arts in Moscow and went on to complete a Masters of Fine Arts at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Sasha was selected as the only Russian artist to work on the Oscar nominated "Loving Vincent", the first fully painted feature film.
Sasha exhibits regularly in Russia and throughout Europe, participating in international art fairs, and collaborating with galleries and museums. In 2021 Sasha’s painting “The Last Portrait” was awarded Honourable Mention in the international portrait competition - ModPortrait 2021. In January 2023 Sasha is the artist in residence at Riad Jardin Secret in Marrakech.
Her works are held in private collections around the world, including Australia, Canada, United States, Great Britain, throughout Europe and Russia. Based in Moscow.