Tatiana Romanova-Grant was born and raised by a family
of scientists in Moscow. In 1964-67 she studied at
the Moscow Institute of Fine and Applied Arts
''Stroganovskoe'' and graduated from the Moscow Krupskaya
Pedagogical Institute (1968-73). She was a very
active member of the Moscow artistic community, and was
quite successful as an artist. For several years she worked
as an artist-scenographer at the Moscow Mayakovsky
Academical Theatre and several independent drama and
musical theatres in Moscow, creating staging and costume
designs. During this time period she also was very active
in cinema, scenography, and advertising, and worked as an
illustrator for various publishing houses in Moscow.
She was a designer for the Drama Studios of Moscow Central
TV, and also taught art and language.
In 1974 she began to study the restoration of ancient
art, working with the masters at the Grabar Restoration
Center in saving and bringing to life icons from the 13th
to 18th century. She also began restoring tempera
icons and frescoes for the Russian Orthodox Church, as well
as individual collectors. Her restoration work led to
painting new icons, and she learned from masters in
monastaries as well as her study of ancient church
writings. Since then she has been commissioned to
create new works by collectors and churches throughout
Russia, France, England, South America, Asia, and the
United States.
Tatiana Romanova-Grant uses ancient traditional
techniques rooted in Byzantine, Middle Age, and Renaissance
art. For her icons she uses specially cut wood, and
works highly professionally with 23k gold leaf for
backgrounds and sophisticated gold line graphics.
In addition to icons and frescoes, Tatiana also is a
master at the rare art of creating traditional icon
eggs. These rare eggs have been displayed in museums
and exhibitions throughout the world. She also has produced
many award-winning miniatures, some of which have been
reproduced as popular Christmas cards.
Since 1989 Tatiana Romanova-Grant has been working out
of San Francisco and Santa Cruz, California. She
currently has a small studio in the Santa Cruz
mountains.
In each of her works Tatiana strives to create a
profound sense of supremacy of the mystery of life.
They are "windows into eternity", and she sings "Alleluia
to Love" by each of her work.
2002 First Place -International Glory Be Show-
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshoston, OH.
2002 Honorable Mention in 3-D, International
Exhibition of Fine Art Miniatures, The Miniature Painters,
Sculptors, and Gravers Society of Washington DC.
2001 First Place, ''God's Show'' Art Connections
Gallery, Davis, CA.
2001 Choice Award, National Christian Fine Art Exhibit,
Farmington, N.M.
2000 First Place, ''Spirit, Hand and Vision Exhibition''
First Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, IN
2000-2001 Choice Awards, National Christian Fine Art
Exhibit, Farmington, N.M.
1999 Second Place ''Images of Mary - Contemporary
Variations'' travelling CIVA Exhibition (Washington DC,
Dayton, OH, Waukesha, WI)
1999 Merit Award, Miniature Exhibition, The Blue Ridge
Arts Council, VA.
1998 Award for Honorable Mention - ''Cross
Country'' Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN
1998 Choice Award and Third Place in 3-D. Sixth
Annual National Christian Art Exhibit, Farmington, N.M.
1997 Second Place-''Sacred Art 97'' The Billy Graham
Museum, Wheaton, IL.
1997 Three First Places- National Christian Fine Art
Exhibit, Fine Art Council, Farmington, N.M.
1996 The Award for Excellence, the Chambersburg Council
for the Arts, The Twelfth Annual Miniature Art Exhibition,
Chambersburg, PA
1996 Best of Show''Art and Religion: ''The Many Faces of
Faith'' Wayne, PA.
Recent Exhibits
2003: Laukershim Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2003: International Juried Exhibition - Herbiest
International Exhibition Hall, San Francisco, CA
2003: "American Figurative Art" Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art
League, Santa Cruz, CA
2003: 28th Annual International Miniature Art Show,
Miniature Art Society of Florida, Gulf Coast Museum of Art,
FL
2003: 12th National Exhibition, Northern Colorado Artist
Association, Fort Collins, CO.
2002: Art Institute & Gallery, Salisburg, MD
2002: Domont Studio Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2002: Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2002: Walsh Library Gallery, Seton Hall University,
Serth Orange, NJ
2002: International Exhibition "Glory Be!" Johnson -
Humrick house Museum, Coshoston, OH (First Place)
2002: International Exhibition of Fine Art Miniatures,
The Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of
Washington, DC, Bethesda, MD (Honorable Mention in 3-D)
2001: "Holy Art by Human Hands", Salem Art Association's
Exhibition, Salem, OR
2001: Miniature 5, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
2001: "God's Show", Art Connections Gallery, Davis, CA
(First Place)
2001: National Christian Fine Art Exhibit, Farmington,
NM
2000: Personal Exhibition at International Marian
Research Institute, The Marian Library, University of
Daton, OH. For convenience, a copy of the exhibit is on
this site, although the original exhibit can be seen at
http://www.udayton.edu/mary/gallery/exhibits/romanova.html
2000: Matrixants Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2000: CIVA "Window into Eternity" traveling
Exhibition.
2000: Miniature Art Exhibition, C & J Gallery, Oak
Park, IL
2000: "Spirit, Hand, and Vision" Exhibition, First
Presbyterian Church Fort Wayne, IN (First Place)
1999: 24th International Miniature Art Exhibition,
Miniature Art Society of Florida, Dunelin, FL
1999: "Images of Many", National Shrine of Our Lady of
the Snows Belleville, IL
1999: Miniature Exhibition, The Blue Ridge Arts Council,
VA (Merit Award)
1999: Religious Art Festival, St. John Lutheran Church,
Sacramento, CA
1999: "Remembering, Responding, Renewing" Exhibition,
Albany, NY
1999: National Christian Art Exhibition Farmington,
NM
1998-99: "Images of Many - Contemporary Variations"
Traveling CIVA Exhibition, Washington, DC, Dayton, OH,
Waukesha, WI (Second Place in 2-D)
1998: Visions Gallery, Albany, NY "The Story of Chris
turas" Exhibition
1998 Six Annual National Christian Fine Art Exhibit,
Farmington, NM. (Choice Award and Third Place in 3-D)
1998: Sacred Arts '98 The Billy Graham Museum, Wheaton,
IL
1998: 23rd International Miniature Exhibition -
Miniature Art Society of Florida, Dunedin, FL
1998: "Cross Country" Bethel College, Mishawka, IN
(Award for Honorable Mention)
1997: Miniature Art '97 Exhibition, Chambersburg, PA
1997: "1997 Divine Visions", Albany, NY
1997: "Women in Self Portrait", Smithtown Township Arts
Council, St. James, NY
1997: The 15th Biennial Exhibition, the Liturgical Art
Guild, "Contemporary Works on Faith '97" The Schumacher
Gallery, Capital University, Columbus, OH
1997: "A Time to Heal" National Exhibition, Visions
Gallery, Albany, NY
1997: The CIVA Exhibition "The City, Art and Faith",
Montreal, Canada
1997: National Christian Fine Art Exhibit, Fine Art
Council, Farmington, NM (Three First Places)
1997: Sacred Arts '97, The Billy Graham Museum, Wheaton,
IL (Second Place)
1997: "Thing to Think On" CIVA Exhibition Merrick Art
Gallery, New Brighton, PA
1997: Art and Religion "The Many Faces of Faith", Wayne,
PA (Best of Show)
1996: The Twelfth Annual Exhibition "Miniature Art 96",
Chambersbaurg Council for Arts, Chambersborg, PA (award for
Excellence)
1993: The Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito,
California.
1992: The Museum Show at the Metropolitan Museum, New
York.
1991: Oakland Museum, Oakland, California.
1990: The St. Vladimir Seminary, New York.
1990: The Russian Festival, San Francisco.
1989: Nakhamkin Gallery, San Francisco.
Numerous exhibitions and awards are not listed above,
because all substantial information from the Russian period
perished in the 1991-1992 winter flood in the Santa Cruz
mountains, and it is almost impossible to reconstruct this
information.
Tatiana Romanova Grant provided the Artwork for the
following:
The Twelve Steps for Orthodox Christians by Very
Rev. Meletios Webber, Conciliar Press, 2002, cover and
illustrations.
Bridget Building Images, all catalogues of
2000-2003.
Lasting Visions, all catalogues of 1998-99