Unique Art School Begins in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Unique Art School Begins in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Former Chief of Russian Radio Begins Nation's First Art Academy Devoted to Portraiture

SANTA FE, N.M., Jan. 28, 2005 -- Andreeva Portrait Academy
(APA) opens its doors on February 28 in Santa Fe, N.M., featuring renowned portrait artist/teacher Tony Ryder for its first classes. Other master teachers will include David Leffel, Sherrie McGraw, Braldt Bralds, Dan Thompson, Ned Bittinger, Leonid Gervits and Kevin Gorges. (See http://www.ereleases.com/pr/2005-Andreeva.jpg; drawing by Tony Ryder.)

The school will offer workshops year-round in figurative drawing and portrait painting from the best portrait teachers and painters. The APA artists will share their classic techniques for painting the portrait and figure.

The Academy, a private painting atelier, is the brainchild of the Andreeva Portrait Commissions and Gallery (http://www.luxuryportraits.com). The owner, Tatiana Andreeva, began her career as a journalist in St. Petersburg. At 37, she had become the youngest chief of public radio at the second largest media company in Russia.

She left radio to attend and graduate from Sotheby's London with a Master's degree in Art Business, completing her thesis in portraiture. She soon opened Andreeva Portrait Commissions and Gallery, representing artists who have painted presidents and royalty and whose portraits are in the world's great museums.

"Our teachers are trained in the best art schools from St.
Petersburg to Florence to New York," says Ms. Andreeva. "We have arranged a schedule of classes throughout the year to fit the needs of any student, whether an accomplished painter or just beginning. Most classes are from one to two weeks in length, but for those wishing to develop mastery while studying the technique of one special mentor, APA will offer summer intensive workshops with Santa Fe's own critically-acclaimed teacher and painter, Tony Ryder."

Andreeva Portrait Academy is located at 211 West San Francisco Street, Suite 202, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501; phone - (505) 992-3330/820-1119/982-7272. For more information and a list of classes and teachers, visit http://www.theportraitacademy.com

Contact:

Josephine Coniglio
Andreeva Portrait Academy
(505) 992-3330 or admissions@theportraitacademy.com