Deana Evstefeeva was born in Khabarovsk Russia, where her love for art began. At the age of six, she passed the entry exams at Khabarovsk Art School for Children. She later received a scholarship to study visual arts for the duration of the entire degree in Khabarovsk College of the Arts, the only female student in her class.
Besides living in Russia, she has resided in Australia and now the United States of America, where she continues to nurture her skills while caring for her family.
Deana is currently a fine art BFA FA student in the Academy of Art University San Francisco.
While living in the USA, she has received both a special merit, and special recognition, for two of her paintings within “Animals” 2018 in Light Space Time online art gallery, which can be seen here:
https://www.lightspacetime.art/animals-2018-art-exhibition-special-merit-painting-category/.
In addition, she has also received two special merits within the Landscape competition, with Light Space Time online art gallery. Deana is a member of the Art Guild of Louisiana, as well as being a member of Fine Art America, and NOAPS (National Oil and Acrilic Painter’s Society). She has sold multiple paintings through galleries, websites, word of mouth, and had an art dealer who sold her work as well, during her time in Australia and USA.
She recently participated in juried “49th Annual River Road Show” and exhibition in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Showcase and feature artist at Artworks by Ted Bertrand in Sunset, Louisiana (October 2018).
She also participated in a radio interview with KRVS hosted by Esther Tyree “J’Savais Pas” (October 2018)
Soho Art Party by Dacia Gallery NYC participated in group showcase (October 2018)
Group exhibition in Agora Gallery NYC in April of 2019.
Feature artist in Guild Magazine (NYC) Art Issue 2
Group show in Creative spaces Gallery, Lafayette, Louisiana February-March 2019
The Big Easel art festival, Lafayette, Louisiana May 2019
Finalist in Land, water and sky art show, La Laguna Gallery, California August-September 2019
Finalist in The River Road juried art exhibition, Baton Rouge, Louisiana September 2019
Group Christmas Art exhibition in Creative spaces gallery, Lafayette, Louisiana December 2019
Solo Exhibition in Creative Spaces Gallery, Lafayette, Louisiana March-July 2020