“Based in the United Kingdom, Arina Gordienko is an internationally acclaimed figurative realist artist. She was born in the most north-easterly part of Russia, the Arctic polar region Chukotka, in a small remote gold-mining settlement.
 
Arina is an Associate Living Master of the Art Renewal Center in USA, a selected member of Society of Women Artists in the UK and a member of Portrait Society of America. She is recognised with numerous international prizes and awards in the UK, USA and Europe. Her paintings featured at Saatchi Gallery in London, MEAM - Museum of European Art Modern in Barcelona, Museum of Fantastic Art in Vienna, Museum of Modern Art Vittoria Colonna in Pescara (Italy), Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art in USA, Rehs Contemporary Galleries in New York (USA), Mall Galleries in London and other galleries in the UK, USA, Australia, Spain, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Check Republic, Belgium and India.
 
Her paintings have been published in many art books, catalogues and art magazines, including ‘Strokes of Genius’ Art Books (Edition 4 & 6) in USA,  MEAM ‘Painting Today’ catalogue in Spain, ‘International Realism’ ARC Salon annual book in USA, ‘Art and Freedom XIV’ Year book by Artelibre Gallery in Spain, Reinhard Fuchs’ art book ‘Masterpieces of Visual Arts - The Great Female Artists from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era’ in Austria, ‘Masters of Contemporary Fine Art’ and ‘Masters of Painting’ in the UK.
 
She is represented by Artelibre Gallery in Spain and 33 Contemporary Gallery in USA. Her works are in private collections worldwide.
 
Arina is dedicated to realistic traditions in painting, combining traditional classical techniques with imaginative compositions and contemporary palette. In her work she uses the old Masters classic ‘sfumato’ technique but with her own contemporary essence.”