Hi! My name is Ekaterina Kosushkina and I am a professional artist and art restorer based in Moscow, Russia.

I paint over 25 years. At first 5 years - circle of fine arts at Pushkin State Museum of Art, 10 years at the Art School, then 6 years at the S.G. Stroganov Moscow State University of Art and Industry. For as long as I can remember, I have been painting and have been taking part in many exhibitions since childhood, where I have repeatedly won prizes and was a laureate. Now my achievements for example over the past 2 years: participation in more than 30 art exhibitions, restoration of more than 10 art objects of high complexity, work on a series of innovative works, creation of more than 100 artworks, prize-winning place in the Russian competition of botanical illustration in the project The Vanishing Beauty of Russia, participation in The lV International Botanical Art Contest, entering in The Society of Artists of Botanical Arts, The Union of Art and in The Association of plein-air artists and other. My work in the restoration of painting of temples has been repeatedly noted with a diploma and letters of thanks from the Patriarch of Moscow Kirill. My artworks can be found in many private, municipal and corporate collections around the world – Russia, Serbia, United Kingdom, Portugal, Cyprus, Italy and in the funds of the Pushkin State Museum of Art and the Museum of S.G. Stroganov Moscow State University of Art and Industry.

I have a true love for botanical painting. In my artworks, I’m mixing the style of classical botanical painting, the heritage of the Dutch Golden Age artists and my own style, maturing in technique, emotion, and expression. I have almost unlimited number of ideas and concepts in my mind, which I carefully put into my sketchbook, where they are waiting in the wings.

As a restorer, I understand how important it is to use only high quality materials and follow the correct technique for bright colors and clear permanent protection. All my paintings are made with professional materials on high quality acid-free paper. Each painting is one of a kind.

EDUCATION

- 1993-1997 - Fine arts circle at the Pushkin State Museum of Art

- 1996-2006 - Krasnopresnenskaya children's art school

- 2006-2012 - S.G. Stroganov Moscow State University of Art and Industry (Faculty of restoration of monumental and decorative painting)

WORK

- 2008 -20… (up to now) – art-restorer in The Interregional Scientific and Restoration Art Administration (JSC MNRHU)

EVENTS

- Letter of gratitude for participation in the restoration of the Assumption Cathedral of the 16th century, Sviyazhsk, Republic of Tatarstan, 2014-2018

- Certificate of commendation from Metropolitan Yuvenaly for participation in the restoration of the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Gagino, 2017-2018 ...