Biography:
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, former USSR of Russian and Armenian parentage in 1960. Graduated the Department of Theatre Set Design at "Memory of Year 1905" Art College in Moscow. Became a member of Moscow Artist Union in 1989. Moved to Canada in 1998.
Paintings are in the collection of Ministry of Culture, Artist’s Union Collection (Moscow, Russia), in many private collections (USA, France, Israel, Canada, Germany ).
Painted iconostasis for Archdiocese of Canada; 1998-2005 - painted 25 icons for the Iconostasis for Archdiocese of Canada in the Bishop's Chapel of St. Silouan the Athonite, Spencerville,Ontario including the icons of the Main Row : Our Saviour, Mother of God of Yaroslavl’, St.Silouan the Athonite and St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Evangelizer of America; the Royal Doors, the Row of Festal Icons , the “Mother of God of the Sign” icon for the High Altar, the side Deacon’s Doors, four ornamental crosses and two icons of Seraphim. 2000 - Icon of St. John the Compassionate, St Silouan the Athonite Mission, Toronto,Ontario. 2002 - Icon of St Valentina, Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario. 2005 - Icon of Christ, Ottawa, Ontario, private collection. Website with icons: http://www.archdiocese.ca/e_min/Icons_Tatiana_Ianovskaia.htm
Tatiana illustrated and self published books "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll (Toronto, Canada, Tania Press, 2005) and the colored edition (Toronto, Canada, Tania Press, 2008), "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll (Ryazan, Russia, Uzorochie, 2003) and the colored edition (Toronto, Canada, Tania Press, 2010), "The Mad Gardener's Song" by Lewis Carroll (Toronto, Canada, Tania Press, 2006), Decks of "Alice in Wonderland Playing Cards", "A Foreign Woman" by Sergei Dovlatov. Her illustrations are published in the editions: "Kartinki I Razgovory" (Pictures and Conversations) by Nina Demourova, Vita Nova, Russia,2008; "The Real Alice in Wonderland" by Cathy Rubin, A Henmead Enterprises INC. Book, USA,2010; and in "V Strane Chudes Alisi", Studia 4x4, Moscow, Russia, 2010.
Tatiana resides presently in North York, Ontario, Canada
Tatiana can be contacted by email at: tianovskaia@yahoo.ca
or by telephone at 647-678-8171
Website: http://www.taniaart.com/
Groups of Artists:
- North York Visual Artists
- www.nyva.ca