About the Artist

 

Yana Proka is a young artist, born in 1983, February 21, in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. At the age of 9, Yana entered the Igor Vieru Republican Lyceum of Fine Arts. During that time, she successfully participated in numerous national art competitions. In 2001 she enter the Academy of Arts, department: Visual and Decorative Arts. 2007-2009 Master of Fine Arts, Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts. She is a complex artist. Yana Proka is a ceramist, painter, as well as an illustrator. Her artistic tastes expanded as she felt in love with drawing and the different drawing technics, which she consider to be most important in her art.

 

 

Exhibition history:

1995 – Personal exhibition at “V. Poleacov ” Fine Arts School, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2002 – Exhibition ”Ruralul în viziunea celor 33 de la anul trei'”/The countryside seen by the 33 students form the 3rd year” at National Muzeul of Ethnography and Natural History, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2004 – Exhibition of decorative arts at Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2005 –Exhibition  ,,Saloanele de primăvară''/ Spring Salon, Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova  

 

2006 – "License works" at Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2006 – Exhibition ,,Învăţînd /Învaţă Creaţia”/ Learning/ Learn the Creation at Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova       

 

2007 – Exhibition –contest ,,NOI TINERETUL CREATOR”/ We the young creators at Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova         

 

2007 – Participation -  „Creatoarea contemporană”/ The contemporary she-creator exhibition (Poland and Moldova) at Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi,  Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova           

 

2007 – Participation -  „Civilizaţia ceramicii si a pietrii”/ The civilization of ceramic and stone exhibition at National Muzeul of Ethnography and Natural History, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2010 – Exhibition of contemporary fine arts ,Aniversarea a XXV-a de la înfiinţarea FAP,  AMTAP''/ The XXV anniversary of Faculty of Fine Arts, Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts, Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2014 - Exhibition of contemporary fine arts ,Aniversarea a XXX -a de la înfiinţarea FAP,  AMTAP''/ The XXX  aniversary of  Faculty of Fine Arts, Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts, Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2015 – “The Homer Love and Peace Through Art International Watercolor Festival” Izmir, Bornova

 

2015 – “The First Tirana International Watercolor Biennale” Albania, Tirana

 

2016 – “The Fourth Watercolor Biennale Belgrade 2016” Republic of Serbia, Belgrade

 

2016 – “Beauty Will Save the World”, Leogrand Hotel “Radisson Blu”, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2017 – “Beauty Will Save the World”, Leogrand Hotel “Radisson Blu”, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2018 – Exhibition  ,,Saloanele de primăvară''/ Spring Salon, Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova    

 

2018 – Exhibition  ,,Salonul Profesorilor''/ Spring Salon, Exhibition Center Constantin Brancuşi, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova    

 

2022 – Exhibition  ,,Teachers' Exibition'', Igor Vieru Republican Lyceum of Fine Arts, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2023 -  Exhibition ,,Teachers and Students'' The National Library of the Republic of Moldova

 

2023 -  ''Exhibition of Contemporary Art'' Organ Hall, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova  

 

2024 – Personal exhibition at “Igor Vieru ” Academic Lyceum of Fine Arts, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova

 

2026 – Solo exhibition at the I. Manger Library, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

 

2026 - IWS Moldova Renaissance of Watercolor Exhibition, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

 

 

 

Works in privat collections:

-       USA

-       Great Britain

-       Spain

-       Italy

-       Serbia

-       Turkey

-       The Ukraine

-       Moldova

-       Canada

-       Sweden