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Anna Vinogradova [Анна Виноградова] was born on January 3, 1975 in Krasnodar. In 1994 she entered the Yaroslavl Art School, which she left one year later and

entered the preparatory course of Graphic faculty of Repin Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.

Already in the year 1996 she became a student of Graphic faculty of Repin Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where she was taught from 1996 to 1999

in studios of V.Starov, I. Razdrogin and V. Vetrogonskij. After the third course, Anna Vinogradova decided to

withdraw from the Graphics department and moved to the third course of the faculty of Painting in the studio under

the direction of V.Pimenov, where she continued her studies, guide by such masters as N.Blokhin, N. Lysak.

In year 1999 she produced a series of costumes' sketches for the cycle of ballets -mysteries of the Vologda choreographic ensemble called “Russian Ballet 21st century”. Performances were implemented in year 2000 under the state program ‘The Great Ustyug - Homeland of Father Frost'. In 2001, together with A. Vladimirov, Anna made a mosaic “Our Lady of Vladimir” for the plaque-chapel in honor of 2000 years of Christianity in the city of Vologda. In 2006 Anna graduated from the Institute with diploma work called “The procession of Shrovetide train”, assessed with mark “excellent”. After graduating from the Institute in summer 2006, Anna Vinogradova was invited to the USA, where she has become a real member of the Association of America's portrait painters. At that time she also took part in a Show-exhibition in Florida. Vinogradova's paintings are sold in best U.S. galleries in Chicago, California, Florida, New Mexico. .

Her paintings are also successfully sold on the art markets of China and Russia. The artist has participated in more than 20

travelling exhibitions held by the “Gallery of 20th century painting” of St. Petersburg Art Center in China. She has also

taken part in travelling exhibitions, organized by “Peredvizhniki (the Itinerants) of 21st century” stream in

Russia and the European Union, where her works of art are under intense interest. In 2008 Anna Vinogradova joined the

St. Petersburg Branch of Russia's Union of Artists. In May 2009 Anna Vinogradova, together with Gennady Bernadsky

and Yuri Kalyuta, represented masters of Russia at the “Repin academist's exhibition” in Beijing at the Palace of Nationalities

of China. Paintings of Anna Vinogradova are in private collections in Russia, the United States, Japan, Holland,

Germany, France and other European countries, as well as in numerous private collections and museums in China.