Varvara Sosedova
Founder & Art Director
Varvara Sosedova works under the pseudonym Varia Stern.
She completed an illustration course at the British Higher School of Art and Design.
Her research methodology and choice of subjects were influenced by her interest in ancient Eastern philosophy, especially Chinese and Japanese, as well as her study of the Korean language.
She explores the authenticity of art and human presence in the world, as well as the art of the past.
Works with drawings of Aborigines and other indigenous peoples, using motifs from ancient Korean masks, as well as the symbolism and animism of ancient religions.
Since 2022 he has been living and working in Estonia.
Education
2012-2013 British Higher School of Design, illustration course, leader Melamed
Participation in exhibitions:
2023 Royal Society of Portrait Artists Annual Exhibition 2023, Mall Gallery, London, UK
2015 Russia without politics, London, England
2016 New York, private space of Anna Roshenstern,
Prizes and Awards: Finalist in the 2023 Royal Society of Portrait Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Gallery, London, UK.
Works in private collections in the USA, France, Great Britain, Japan, Australia, Germany, Italy.
NFT works in the Cosomo Medici collection. (aka Snoop Dogg).