Zoya Norina

Born in Leningrad in 1957, Zoya Norina graduated from the School of Visual and Graphic Arts of the Herzen Pedagogical Institute in Leningrad. Former textile restorer at the Restavrator association and the Menshikov Palace Museum, the artist teaches drawing, painting, and composition. She currently lives and works in St. Petersburg.

In Zoya’s own words, there are two distinct periods in her oeuvre: prior to meeting her artist husband Vladimir Comelfo and after that. Zoya Norina’s creative practice comprises exquisite watercolours, series of black and white monotypes and collages, handmade paper, and, finally, artworks that incorporate all of the above.