Tatiana Godovalnikova | |
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| Born | Tatiana Vasilievna Godovalnikova 31 December 1962 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture, Kiev, USSR 1990 |
| Style | Seascape, landscape, portrait, still life, icon painting |
| Movement | � |
| Awards | Personalized Gold Medal named after Vasily Shukshin for contribution to Russian culture 2015 |
Tatiana Godovalnikova (Russian: Татьяна Годовальникова, 31 December 1962 in Sevastopol[1]USSR) is a Russian contemporary artist. Museums in Russia, Germany and Japan as well as private collectors in Israel, Poland, Great Britain, Germany and Switzerland have Godovalnikova’ s art.[2] Her works are presented also at Sevastopol Art Museum and the State Museum of Heroic Defence and Liberation of Sevastopol. In 1992 she became a member of the Union of Artists of Russia and the International Association of Art (IAA/ AIAP) – UNESCO.
Tatiana Godovalnikova was born in the coastal city of Sevastopol in an artistic family with strong cultural traditions.[3] Her father was both an artist and a writer. Her mother, Alexandra Sukhaya, is a famous Russian sculptor.[2][1] From childhood Tatiana was surrounded by love to fine art, classical music and literature. At an early age she decided to become an artist inspired by the beauty of her parents’ artworks. Tatiana started to be interested in Russian Impressionism already from 15 years old. Her favourite Russian painter was and still is Konstantin Korovin.
Primarily working in still life and landscape, Godovalnikova enjoys doing portraiture and particularly painting children and women. And especially her love for the great painting of Camille Corot and other French Impressionists helped her to develop own style with a sensitive portrayal of the subject matter and depth of colors.[4]
At the beginning of the 1990s, Godovalnikova was blessed by the Russian Orthodox Church as Icon painter.[2] She is the most recognized icon painter in Sevastopol. Her best works adorn the iconostases of many churches of the hero city... They are worshipped in the Cathedral of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles kn. St. Vladimir — the tomb of the outstanding admirals of the Russian Navy, in the St. George Monastery, in the village of Orlin – in the Church of Seraphim of Radonezh, in Balaklava. And a good two dozen of icons – in the Pochayiv Lavra in the Ternopil region, in the cathedrals of Chernivtsi, in private collections in Sevastopol, Moscow, St. Petersburg, in the Netherlands.[7]
