Photo by Evgeniya Serduk
The featured artist for this edition of HLR Spotlight is Anna Sergeevna Bondarenko. Anna was born and raised in the Altai region or Russia. Anna graduated local art school for kids in 2016, and in 2018 began studying at Humber College. Anna is a student in the Visual & Digital Arts program, which is part of Humber’s Faculty of Media & Creative Arts.
Anna’s Artist Statment
“The majority of my art practice is two-dimensional work like drawing and painting (both digitally and traditionally), but lately I’m also into exploring new ways of expressing my ideas.
I prefer not to stick with one particular style in my artwork and enjoy experimenting with simplified cartoony styles, as well as more realistic/semi-realistic. I believe this helps me grow as an artist and makes my work more entertaining.
I always have been interested in visual storytelling, such as comics, films, illustrations and etc., and this can be seen in my practice a lot. To convey a narrative is the main focus in most of my work.
I’m still studying and trying many new things, hoping to find my place in the art world.”