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Artist Ekaterina Popova paints an inviting picture of "Home" to remember her roots

What makes you feel at home? For artist Ekaterina Popova her fascination with the idea of home started at a young age after her move to the United States from Russia. Since then, she has been involuntarily clinging to old photographs, images, magazine cutouts, and books that remind her of her old life.

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Oil painting of a sparse blue bedroom with clothes draped over a chair, a bedside lamp, pink artwork on walls, and scattered belongings on the floor

She now combines these elements and found imagery to create fictional spaces in which her separate cultural experiences can co-exist: "My paintings fuse my memories with scenes from my current environment. As a result, the domestic spaces and still life artworks feel at once strange and familiar."

Popova was born in Vladimir, Russia. After moving to the United States, she fell in love with painting and received a BFA from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.

Her work has been exhibited nationally, including Uforge Gallery (Boston), The Painted Bride Center (Philadelphia), The Boxheart Gallery (Pittsburgh), Chris White Gallery (Wilmington), A.I.R. Gallery (Brooklyn) and more.

She has been featured in multiple publications, including Professional Artist Magazine, The Artist Catalogue, Studio Visit Magazine and on the cover of Ivory Tower Journal, Delhi, India. Most recently, her work was on view at an exhibition at Capital One in Wilmington, DE, as part of a Diamonds Unleashed show at Art Miami Fairs and on The Jealous Curator blog.

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A vibrant painting of a bedroom bathed in neon pink and purple light, with floral-patterned wallpaper, a glowing window, and a bed with patterned bedding beside a nightstand with a lamp
Painting of a bedroom bathed in pink and purple tones, with an unmade bed, wardrobe, small chest of drawers and scattered clothing on the floor
Blue-toned bedroom interior painted in soft brushstrokes, with unmade bed, dark dresser, potted flowers, and bright doorway framing a window with white curtains
Brightly coloured acrylic painting of a bedroom with vibrant magenta walls, pink curtains framing a window, unmade bed and bedside table in shades of pink, yellow and purple
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