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 in Khabarovsk College of the Arts, the only female student in her class. Throughout her formal training and experience, she developed her own style that brings a sense of realism to her pieces. She learned to paint in every medium, sculpt with clay and carve wood. 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. While living in the USA, she participated in many art shows and exhibition receiving awards in contests and juried art shows. 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) and Lafayette Art Association. She participated in juried “49th and 50th 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) Feature artist in Guild Magazine Art issue 2 (December 2018) “Texture” group exhibition NYA Gallery, New York (February 2019) Featured artist in Newsletter “News from the palette” Art Guild of Louisiana February 2019 NYA Group show “Grand opening event” March 2019 NYA Group show “ Equinox” April 2019 “A rich spring profusion” Agora Gallery NYC April 2019 Group shows in “Creative spaces” Lafayette, Louisiana. Solo exhibition in “Creative Spaces” March-July 2020 “Sea, Land and Sky” art show in La Laguna Gallery, California September - October 2019 The Big Easel Art Festival, May 2019, and in March 2020 Lafayette Louisiana Fall and winter art exhibition award winner, Art Guild of Louisiana, Baton Rouge Best of show award winner, fall show at Lafayette Art Association and Gallery 2020 Featured artist and award winner in several online galleries. Her paintings are in private collections in USA and worldwide.