Art

• Ekaterina Ermilkina
  

  B.A. from the School of Arts in Yalta, Ukraine; M.A. from the famous "Mukhina"  Academy of Art and Industrial Design of St.-Petersburg, Russia; a  member of Russian Designers Union.  A member of Studio Montclair – an association of professional visual artists in NJ. Has more than 10 years experience in branding design, advertising prints, posters, banners, business cards, periodical magazines, direct mails, postcards, design web sites. Has been presented in various solo and group exhibitions and has been collected by patrons throughout the United States, as well as international collectors from Canada, Germany, France and Russia. On the faculty of the Do-Re-Mi since 2009.

• Ekaterina Kardonova
  

  Ekaterina graduated from Krupskaya Pedagogical Institute (Moscow, Russia) with M.A. in Fine Arts. A highly skilled landscape and portrait painter who has developed an unusual capacity for fine details from her Russian studies of miniature lacquer portraiture. Her working experience includes lacquer miniature at Smart Work Studio (PA), design and installation of art work at Tropicana Pavilion in Atlantic City and Broken Hearts Memorial - a major fundraiser for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Katia is a resident artist of Rahway Arts Hive Studio and a regular participant of their exhibits. A professional teacher, Ekaterina has worked at the Do-Re-Mi since 2006 and earned a great reputation among students and parents for her professionalism, patience and cheerful disposition.

• Leonid Shoshensky
  

  A graduate from Moscow Architecture Institute, with parents and grandparents professional artists, Leonid is an author of paintings and works in design and graphics exhibited at more than 70 shows held in Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Belgium, South Africa, and USA. At his lessons, with their creative and relaxing atmosphere, he helps each student to develop his or her own potential, enabling them with adequate technical skills. Under his guidance, college-bound arts students prepared their portfolios and more than 70 of them were accepted in prestigious colleges of Arts. Some of his art students became professional artists and art teachers.

• Natalia Bessonova
  

  Natalia Bessonova started her artistic studies in Art School for children (Volgograd, Russia), received her B.A. from Art College in Saratoff, Russia (oil painting) and M.A. from Saint-Petersburg State Artistic Industrial Academy (Russia ) majoring in Glass and Ceramics. She took additional course in Graphic Design and Animation at Anthem Institue (NJ.) As of now, Natalia has sold more than 500 paintings. 

  She has worked at the Do-Re-Mi since 2010.

   

• Tatyana Kardonova
  

  Tatyana Kardonova is a graduate of the Moscow College of Theater Arts, majoring in Scenery and Props Design.. As a free-lance artist she has worked on various projects.  Here recent projects range from icon restorations to large scale murals. She is a participant of  several  solo and group shows in Russia and United States. Some of her work and updates on upcoming events and shows may be seen on her website  www.kardonova.com.  Her students and parents, additionally to her artistic skills, appreciate her resourcefulness, creativity and warmth.