Irina Nottingham
Irina Nottingham
I was born in Ekaterinburg in the family of the well-known Russian artists. Due to their efforts (my parents had started to teach me to draw and paint since yearly childhood) I became an artist myself.
My father, Aleksey Zausayev, had graduated from the Academy of Arts named after Surikov in Moscow. After graduation he continued his work as an artist and became the member of the Union of Artists of Russia. He also taught in the Academy of Architecture at the Drawing and Paining Department. Now his works are in the collections of the Large Russian museums as well as in the private collections all over the world. Thus, for instance, in 1993 his work, ‘Lenin Visitors’, was bought on the well-known auction in Paris.
My mother, Elena Roschina, had graduated from the Moscow Pedagogical Institute of Art. Throughout her career she participated in personal exhibitions and taught drawing and paining in the Ekaterinburg Architectural Academy. Her art works are now in the private collections in Russia and abroad.
I, myself had graduated from Sverdlovsk Art College (Graphics department) and soon after graduated had began my artist career at the the Sverdlovk Cinema Studio and in the Opera
House.
In 1978 I moved to Alma-Aty (Kazakhstan), where I studied in the Art Institute of the Drawing Department and also worked in the tapestry studio at the Fine Arts Center till 1990 when I moved back to Ekaterinburg where I continued to work as the icon restoration specialist, as well as continued to work in batique, tapestry, egg tempera techniques and took part in various combined exhibits organized by the Artist Union with my batique and tapestry works.
A few years ago I’ve moved to United Kingdom where I continue my artist career. To enhance my technique in icon conservation and restoration I took Guilding restoration course in Florence (Italy) and work as an icon conservation and restoration expert in the "Icon-Russ" on-line gallery in UK (United Kingdom).
Nuns Egg Tempera |
Autumn Egg Tempera on canvas |
Fancy 1 Egg Tempera on canvas board |
Fancy 2 Egg Tempera on canvas |
St Michael Egg Tempera on board |
Circus Egg Tempera on canvas board |