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 working primarily with acrylics to paint strange and otherworldly characters. Each piece serves as a window into the myriad of dimensions that intersect Earth’s reality.

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.

✦ selected work ✦

tattoo cats : a series exploring the fusion of natural and artificial elements of tattoo imagery embedded in fur.

wall sculptures created on hand shaped aluminum panels.

adventures in toonland : strange beings on strange journeys

wood bot and friends : figures and creatures, those seeking new horizons and those waiting to be found

created on hand shaped aluminum panels

creation myths : the sky is falling and the future is unknowable

pesky lescoot : mischief and mayhem coming through, beep beep!

the caterpillar ballet : visual novel of a wonderful and mysterious performance lost to time...

it's alive! : collaged and hand drawn animation

the fruits fantastic : colored pencil stills of the greatest show on earth

astrogals awayyy : groovy adventures in space and beyond

all of the art features original concepts and characters created by Anka Yanovna

exhibition history

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

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

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

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

(upcoming) “Opulent Gaze” group show at Poetic Tiger Gallery, Boise, ID

2023

“Punk Pop Up” group show with the Guerrilla Arts Council, Portland, ME

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

"Open Minds / Open Lives" pop-up show, Bangor, ME

2022

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

“Punk Pop Up” group show with the Guerrilla Arts Council, Portland, ME

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

skills

✦ traditional painter working with acrylics for over 15 years

✦ traditional + digital collage

✦ digital painting + graphics : vector / raster

✦ simple animations + GIF art

✦ sculpture work : plaster / paper mache / polymer clay

♡ always experimenting, always learning

commercial work

✦ (upcoming) cover art for "Inner Worlds" literary zine

✦ food packaging artwork for FFT International, pitching a whipped cream campaign to the Japanese market

✦ graphics and branding for "The Indescribable Wow" radio program

✦ graphics and branding for WCFA radio station

✦ mural work and trompe l'oeil paintings in private residences

✦ logo design for Maine Art Council