July 7-22, 2011 Hours: Monday-Friday 11am to 7pm

Opening reception: July 7, 6-9pm Closing reception: July 21, 6-9pm

Book release party: TBA

About the Artist: Ekaterina Smirnova, a Russian Brooklyn-based artists and former lawyer, started painting in a Siberian art school in 1991. Her style has been further developed at The Art Students League of NY, where Ekaterina has been a member since first moving to the United States in 2006. Her paintings and etchings are often exhibited at art shows around New York and the Northeast. In the past few years, Ekaterina has received various awards in juried shows including from the Salmagundi Club, Allied Artists of America, and The Northeast Watercolor Society. This is her first solo show in New York City. She has another scheduled for Summer 2012 at the Adirondack Art Center. Ekaterina recently wrote and illustrated her first book, An Illustrated Guide to Cockroaches (Mark Batty Publisher, May 2011).

Artist Website: www.katapostrophe.com