The Art Room offers art lessons in Mundelein, IL and surrounding areas. I immigrated to Chicago from Belarus with my family in 1989, as a 7 year old, so you do the math! I have been an artist all my life, and was recognized for my achievements since a very young age. I lived in Florence, Italy for over 5 years, between my Bachelors of Fine Art and my Masters of Fine Art degree, where I made and showed my work. If you ever go there ask me where to eat and shop and sightsee! In 2012, I received my Masters in Fine Art from the University of Chicago, where I was a course and teaching assistant for two years, and have been teaching independently ever since. I was classically trained by Skokie’s very own Leonid and Sonya Osseny, and conceptually trained during my university degree work. My own teaching practice provides a mixture of both methodologies, which I believe will produce the most successful future artists, and engage my students’ intellects as well as develop their techniques. I have exhibited in the United States, Canada, and Italy, and you can find some of my work described below. I continue to maintain my own art practice, which is currently focused on paintings with ink on paper, collage, and sculpture.