acrylic painting of a colorful furry woman holding a cat and smiling.
acrylic painting of a colorful furry woman holding a cat and smiling.

anka yanovna

Intergalactic Mistress of Mystery and irredeemable lover of cats.

Anka Yanovna is a multidisciplinary artist who works in a variety of media to paint entities both strange and sweet, as they emerge from alternate dimensions intersecting our reality. A devoted environmentalist and lover of Planet Earth, her work explores the natural world and our relationship to it through the eyepiece of a color drenched telescope. In these visions, living robots grow from intelligent trees, flower girls bloom over a cup of grub tea, and colorful cats carry the weight of the world on their heads. Themes of love, connection, and the joy of discovery are underpinned by serious reflections on the growing imbalance between humanity and the natural world which sustains us. Through it all, she firmly believes in the power of humor and optimism to draw viewers into her art worlds. It may be weird out there, but we are not alone.

Anka was born in St. Petersburg, Russia and spent her formative years living and working in New York City before establishing her current practice in the Maine woods.

email : anka [at] agblend13.com

phone : (207) 558-2521

✦ selected work ✦

exhibition history

2025

"Meowtopia" group show at Poetic Tiger Gallery, Boise, ID

"What the Folk" group show at Poetic Tiger Gallery, Boise, ID

"Post Op" group show at Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR (sold out)

"Everything But The Kitschen Sink" group show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (sold out)

"Submerge" group show at Wow x Wow Gallery, UK (upcoming)

3rd Annual Postcard Show at Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR (upcoming)

2024

“Small Works Exhibition” group show at Glave Kocen Petite, Richmond, VA

“Everything But The Kitchen Sink” group show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (sold out)

“Enchanted Kingdoms” group show at Poetic Tiger Gallery, Boise, ID

"Micro Gallery" group exhibit at Distinction Gallery, Escondido, CA

“Cute and Creepy” group show at Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (sold out)

2nd Annual Postcard Show at Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR (sold out)

2023

“Punk Pop Up” group show with the Guerrilla Arts Council, Portland, ME (sold out)

“Everything But The Kitchen Sink” group show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (sold out)

2022

“Annual Members Show” at the Maine Art Gallery, Wiscassett, ME

“Punk Pop Up” group show with the Guerrilla Arts Council, Portland, ME (sold out)

“Everything But The Kitchen Sink” group show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA