Darya Dolgareva is a classically trained artist who devotes herself exclusively to creating portraits.
Born in Russia 1991.
My dream is to turn banality into drama
People are born twice: when they draw their first breath and then when they find their vocation. My second birth happened when I found my father’s drawings. Father was my first role model in art. He taught me the correct understanding of the subject of drawing, to see the bigger picture, and set me an example of how to effectively teach others. At 20, I left home to continue my professional development. I plunged into further studies with enthusiasm and absorbed knowledge everywhere. When I turned 22, my father tragically died. I was devastated and delved into studying the old masters’ techniques in order to discover myself as an artist. Books and museums became my tutors, and five years later the first self-portrait was created.
My creative work combines ideas of old masters and modern interpretations. I often couldn't find resources or afford the necessary props for my images. It was this obstacle that helped me to start creating costumes and accessories for my paintings. The largest of my projects contain not only the final painting, but also costumes designed specifically for the portraits. These two elements contribute to the transmission of the general idea and go beyond the traditional framework, while maintaining the historical flavor. Combining the technique of layered painting with elements of modernity, I seek to emphasize the beauty of our time, using the brush stroke as a means of pictorial language.
EXHIBITIONS
2023
LA Art Show - Arcadia Contemporary, Convention Center - Los Angeles, USA
2022
"Halcyon Days", Modern Eden Gallery - San Francisco, USA
"Algo más que realismo", a Sala de Exposiciones de la Agrupación Artística Aragonesa de Zaragoza - Zaragoza, Spain
IX ModPortrait exhibition, MEAM (European Museum of Modern Art) - Barcelona, Spain
IX ModPortrait exhibition, Caja Rural de Aragón - Zaragoza, Spain
ART TODAY, The Tretyakov Gallery - Moscow, Russia
Exhibition at the "Secret Museum of Lucy Charskaya" - Moscow, Russia
4th “Portrait”, ART ROOM GALLERY - USA
"MAN & WOMAN | Two Worlds", Gallery of the Eurasian Art Union - Gallery of Modern Art "Eurasium" - Moscow, Russia
ARTON Gallery, Sensuality - Saint Petersburg, Russia
Russian Art Week, International Exhibition & Competition of Traditional and Contemporary Art, Amber Plaza Congress Hall - Moscow, Russia
Female Image, International Exhibition & Competition of Modern & Contemporary Art, Amber Plaza Congress Hall - Moscow, Russia
"Modern man in the eyes of the artist", in a historic mansion of the 18th century - Moscow, Russia
Art-Portrait, Gallery of contemporary art “Eurasium” - Moscow, Russia
Great Art Copy, Gallery of contemporary art “Eurasium” - Moscow, Russia
Group show from the Creative Modern Artists Association of Russia - Moscow, Russia
2021
Art-Portrait, Gallery of contemporary art “Eurasium” - Moscow, Russia
PUBLICATIONS
2023
ModPortrait 2022 Special Edition Catalog - Spine
American Art Collector #208 February 2023 - USA
Arte Al Límite (AAL), Article/February 15, 2023 - Santiago de Chile
Cultured Magazine, Article/January 9, 2023 - USA
2022
Secreta Artis, ISSUE 5, №4, 2022 - Russia
Fine Art Connoisseur, November/December ISSUE . 2022 . Pages 53 - USA
Komsomolskaya Pravda, interview, November 2, 2022 - Russia
International Artist, My Art in the Making: ISSUE 147 . Oct/Nov 2022 . Pages 68-73 - USA
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine #038, September 2022 - Australia
SM.News., interview, September 17, 2022 - Russia
ROSBALT, Lifestyle, interview, August 15, 2022 - Russia
American Art Collector #201 July 2022 - USA
Guía de arte "LEONARDO" 2022 - Spine
ModPortrait 2021 Special Edition Catalog - Spine
International Artist, Favorite subjects: ISSUE 144 . Apr/May 2022 . Pages 6-7 - USA
JaamZIN Creative, digital magazine - Singapore
2021
The Guide Artists Magazine: ISSUE 45 . MAY 2021. Pages 54-55, 56-57 - Spain
15th International ARC Salon Book, International Realism - USA
AWARDS
2023
Finalist, ModPortrait,2022 - Spain
2022
Gold medal, ART. EXCELLENCE. AWARDS., XIV season, International Academy of Contemporary Arts - Russia
Finalist, Figurative & Portraiture Category – 16th International ARC Salon - USA
Honorable Mention, ModPortrait,2021 - Spain
Gold medal, ART. EXCELLENCE. AWARDS., XIII season, International Academy of Contemporary Arts - Russia
Merit Award, 4th “Portrait”, ART ROOM GALLERY - USA
1-st place, "MAN & WOMAN | Two Worlds", Faces and emotions, International Exhibition and Competition of Communication - Moscow, Russia
First Place winner, March "Open" Competition, online Art gallery HelvetArt - Geneva, Switzerland
1-st place, Russian Art Week, International Exhibition & Competition of Traditional and Contemporary Art - Russia
1-st place, Female Image, International Exhibition & Competition of Modern & Contemporary Art - Russia
Award Winner, 1-st Award in Favorite subjects, International Artist Magazine - USA
1-st place, Great Art Copy, International Competition-Exhibition of Art copy Mastery, European visual art of the Baroque period - Russia
2021
1-st place, Art-portrait, International festival of portraiture, Classical & modern painting competition - Russia
Finalist, Traditional Art Award - Portrait of a Doll - Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize - Australia
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
MEAM (Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno) - Barcelona, Spine
"The Secret Museum of Lucy Charskaya" - Moscow, Russia