MEET THE ARTIST

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tatyana Nadgor. I was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Nineteen years ago, I came to the United States from what was formally known as the USSR. I was trained as a naval architect and mechanical engineer but switched careers upon arriving to America and became an interior designer.

As a first generation immigrant I struggled a lot, worked hard to earn my place under the sun, raise children and advance professionally. At the same time, art had a steady and profound impact on my life. I became a docent volunteer at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and a member of different art organizations.

Ten years ago, I saw the Grandma Moses exhibition at the New Britain Museum of Art and was impressed that she started painting at the age of 72. The story of her life and her art inspired me to try painting myself. I am a self-taught artist and paint not what I see but what I know and feel. My paintings express my zest for life and my sense of humor. My works are influenced by people, events, travel and music. In fact, what I initially saw as my "little hobby" to make people smile turned into a desire to create not just a “pretty” art but to make a statement. I participated in several juried art shows and was published in newspapers. I won first place in the 2009 juried NAACP exhibition. My works are in private collections across the USA and in Europe.

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars…”
-Jack Kerouac

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• 2017 juried exhibition, New Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, CT
• 2017 le Salon Cing Rouge exhibition, The Dirt Salon, Hartford, CT
• 2016 Art for AIDS exhibition, Art Space, Hartford, CT
• 2016 Real Art Ways Fundraising, Hartford, CT
• 2015 juried exhibition, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
• 2015 DADA exhibition, CCC, Hartford, CT
• 2015 Rough Around the Edges exhibition, The Dirt Salon, Hartford, CT
• 2015 Art for AIDS exhibition, Art Space, Hartford, CT
• 2015 Hearts on Their Sleeves exhibition, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT
• 2014 juried exhibition, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
• 2014 Rough Around the Edges exhibition, Art Space, Hartford, CT
• 2014 Art for AIDS exhibition, Art Space, Hartford, CT
• 2014 juried exhibition, Slater Museum, Norwich, CT
• 2013 juried exhibition, Joseloff Gallery UHart, Hartford,, CT
• 2012 Art Auction, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
• 2012 Art for AIDS exhibition, Art Space, Hartford, CT
• 2011 juried exhibition, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
• 2011 Art for AIDS exhibition, Art Space, Hartford, CT
• 2011 Art Auction, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
• 2010 ARTWELL’S juried exhibition, Torrington, CT
• 2010 Art Auction, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
• 2010 juried exhibition, Canton Artists Guild, Canton, CT
• 2010 CT+5 New England states juried exhibition, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
• 2010 Connecticut Women Artist juried exhibition, New Haven, CT
• 2010 Art for AIDS exhibition, Art Space, Hartford, CT
• 2010 The Exquisite Corpse exhibition, Canton Artists Guild, Canton, CT
• 2009 ArtWalk juried exhibition, West Hartford Art League, CT
• 2009 book cover, Restricting Participation by O. Keselman, Sweden
• 2009 commendation list publication, Aesthetica magazine, UK
• 2009 Connecticut Women Artist juried exhibition, Mystic, CT
• 2009 publication, My West Hartford
• 2009 publication, Greater Hartford Arts Council
• 2009 publication, Hartford Advocate
• 2009 publication, The Herald
• 2009 solo exhibition, Downtown Gallery, New Britain, CT
• 2009 juried exhibition, SPAG, Norwalk, CT
• 2009 publication, The Day
• 2009 publication, Norwich Bulletin
• 2009 1st place winner of juried exhibition, NAACP, Norwich, CT
• 2008 publication, Hartford Courant, iTowns
• 2008 Juried exhibition, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
• 2008 group exhibition, Central Connecticut State University Art Gallery
• 2006 Juried exhibition, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
• 2005 Juried exhibition, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT