Masha Voropaeva Cates

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907. Five O'Clock 30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas
897. Solovki 23 x 33 inches, oil on canvas		898. Solovki. Boats 23 x 33 inches, oil on canvas
903. Irises 8 x 10 inches, pencil on paper		908. Irises on Red 30 x 30 inches, oil on canvas
906. Summer 30 x 30 inches, oil on canvas		904. The Wheel 10 x 10 inches, pencil on paper

Masha Voropaeva was born in Moscow in 1966. Her interest in art became apparent early, and in 1978 she entered the Surikov Art School, a preparatory school associated with the Moscow State Arts Institute (the Surikov Academy). In 1985 she was accepted into the Academy itself, to the Graphic Department. In 1991 she received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy. Since 1993 Maria Voropaeva Cates has been living in the United States.

Masha Voropaeva Cates works in a variety of media: oil, watercolors, pencil, ink, lithography and etching. She is currently working on a degree in computer animation. Her paintings have been shown in a number of exhibitions in Russia and abroad:

"Images from Russia" - individual exhibition, ArtSource Gallery, Raleigh, 1992

"Without Boundaries" - Individual exhibition, Florence Civic Center, Florence, Italy, 1992

"Spring Exhibition" - collective exhibition of young Moscow artists, Moscow, 1990

"Group Exhibition of Young Artists" - collective exhibition; Moscow, 1989

Her paintings are held in private collections in Bremen, Germany; Florence, Italy; Moscow, Russia; Stockholm, Sweden; London, England; Washington, D.C. and Raleigh, United States.

Masha Voropaeva's style is based on bold and accurate draughtsmanship. Her graphic works are starkly realistic and emotional. Her oils and watercolors are filled with bright, vigorous colors and arresting images. Her paintings are precisely focused on a central idea, around which the periphery of the works evolves, remote yet carefully considered in relationship to the focal point. Some paintings are purely representational; some are allegories of dreams, Russia or America. All are infused with the artist's attentive vision.