S2E25: Tanya Avchinnikova, Soft Pastel Artist

This week the Belarusian soft pastel artist Tanya Avchinnikova. Tanya’s love of water and its translucency is the focal point and inspiration for her art. She says: ‘I specialize in seascapes and landscapes – places where you can feel a deep unity with nature, and trying to capture the illusion of presence.’  Tanya was born in Minsk, Belarus in 1988. Her mother Elena is a nurse and she has a brother, Anton.  Tanya studied music and began performing as a pianist from an early age so it was only natural that she would pursue a career in music. Tanya studied music at the Belorussian State Academy of Music and earned her Post Graduate degree in Performance at the Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire (Ekaterinburg) in Russia. She spent two years in China teaching piano at the Nanchang Normal University in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province.  In 2006, Tanya moved to the UK and earned her Masters Degree at the Royal Birmingham Conservatorie.  She currently works as a ballet pianist at the Performers College, which is part of BIMM University. She lives in Birmingham, England with her husband, the classical pianist Roman Kosyakov. Tanya is a Member of The Pastel Society and a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America. Tanya’s website: https://tanyaavchinnikovaart.co.uk/Instagram: tanyaavchinnikovaart Tanya’s favorite female artists:Mary CassattMichele AshbyAmy WebberOlivia DunnReisha PerlmutterTanya’s playlist:Radiohead (or solo Thom Yorke projects)Kiasmos (or tracks by Olafur Arnalds)Puscifer (or The Perfect Circle)Tomas Dvorak (or his project Floex)Boards of CanadaAphex TwinUlrich SchnaussJon Hopkins  Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramAART on FacebookEmail: [email protected] a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aart--5814675/support.