A Word from my Mentor

“It has been my privilege to have followed ILIA’s career for more than fourteen years now.  I have never – in any field – seen anyone grow so fast or so much as she has done.  Each painting she creates surpasses all the other ones which she has done before.  I consider this phenomenal.

‘I have shown her work to two other professional artists, one of whom has exhibited in many major museums around the world.  Each admired her work.  One of them remarked that she has a wonderful eye.

‘It is not merely that her paintings have beauty and power, although they surely do.  It is more that they are filled with new and valid perceptions of reality which cause the viewer to cognite. Her work is bold, imaginative, creative, powerful.

‘These are much more than pretty pictures skillfully done.  It is clear that she has something new and valuable to contribute to the world.  It is an honor to have followed her career.”

R.E.G. Master of Fine Arts Columbia University