Anya Gudimova (b. 1995) graduated with a Bachelor’s in Painting from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2018. She was born in a small town close to the border of the Black Sea in Eastern Europe, and migrated to Alaska at the age of 8 where she stayed the remainder of her school years. Growing up consuming images as most young girls did, Gudimova became attuned to a visual language that shaped her understanding of beauty, intimacy, and selfhood. This understanding influenced the way she approaches painting. In her work, she explores the interplay of beauty and darkness, revealing quiet, often hidden moments of the human spirit. Her paintings depict scenes suspended where solitude and connection intersect, drawing viewers into spaces where light fades and silence speaks. Nudity appears as a natural part of this exploration, not as a focal point, but as an expression of vulnerability and freedom. Through these dreamlike scenes, Gudimova uses femininity as a lens to explore themes like intimacy and vulnerability, creating a visual narrative that embraces both tenderness and turbulence.
Email: anyagudimova@gmail.com
Instagram: @anyagudimova
B. 1995
2018 University of Alaska, Anchorage BA
FEATURES
“Love Letters” Viewing room with Harsh Collective on Artsy, 2024
“Launching Your Art Career” Podcast Episode with Women United, 2024
“Stained Glass Mural for the Anchorage Museum” Anchorage Daily News 2020
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 | The Collective ||, Visionary Projects NYC
2024 | Once Upon a Midnight, The Factory Seattle
2024 | Friend of a Friend at Seattle Art Press
2024 | Shadows Royal Blue Gallery UK
2023 | Sex and Sensibility Harsh Collective NYC
2023 | Organized Mischief Center on Contemporary Art Seattle, WA
2023 | Sorry not Sorry Slide Gallery Seattle, WA
2023 | Reimagined Center on Contemporary Art Seattle, WA
2021 | Bellevue Museum Art Fair
2021 | Continuation at University of Alaska Anchorage
2020 | Northwest Mystics Center on Contemporary Art Seattle WA
2020 | MSAG online exhibition
2020 | Mural in downtown Anchorage for the Anchorage Museum
2020 | Alaska Biennial exhibition Museum of Anchorage, Alaska
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 | Quiet Moments at the Factory in MoM Seattle, WA
2018 | Intimaci graduate show at UAA, Anchorage, Alaska