Nina Mikhailenko - Artist

ed to show their work in new venues. They painted populist themes in an accessible style: peasants, religious celebrations, and Russian landscapes. The tradition of creating art that is both serious and accessible is extremely important to me. Not surprisingly, my most successful works are commissions, which allow me to match a theme with its environment. My murals of life on Pampas, bullfights, chefs, cigar smokers, jazz musicians, and well-fed people having fun adorn the walls of upscale steakhouses, like El Gaucho, and carry no hidden moral agenda.