Nina Mikhailenko, Artist

9315 56th Ave. South
Seattle, WA 98118
Tel/Fax: 206 7228565
Email: ninamikhailenko@msn.com or nina@artistnina.com

Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts ­ V. Mukhina Art Institute, Leningrad, USSR (5 years)
Art School, Leningrad, USSR (3 years)

Private Study
Ronald W. Lucas Art School, Seattle, Wash. (3 years)
Workshops with Sergei Bongart, Seattle, Wash. (4 years)
Workshop with David Laffel, Seattle, Wash.

Teaching Experience
2002 - Present time Drawing & Painting ­ Nina Mikhailenko Private School, Seattle, Wash.
1991 - 1995 Drawing & Painting ­ Puget Sound Art League, Redmond, Wash.
1984 - 1986 Painting ­ Experimental College, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
1984 - 1986 Drawing & Painting ­ Nina Mikhailenko Private School, Bellevue, Wash.

Represented by
Galerie Natalie Boldyreff, Paris 1er, France
Gallery 1000, Carmel & Palm Desert, California

Previously Represented by
Kertesz Gallery, San Francisco, California
GoGallery, Portland, Oregon
DıAdamo & Hill Gallery, Seattle, Washington
New York-Paris Gallery, Lahaina, Hawaii
Best of the West Gallery, Polson, Montana
Collectors Gallery, Carmel, California
La Rue Gallery, Carmel, California
Coffman's Fine Art, Palm Springs, California
Bingham Gallery, San Jose, California
Wood'n You Gallery, Kirkland, Washington
Bergdorf Gallery, Leavenworth, Washington
Westbridge Publications, Vancouver BC, Canada
Stillwater Gallery, Seattle, Washington
The Wickiup Gallery, Coeur dıAlene, Idaho

Exhibitions
One-Woman Shows
2006 Kronos, Vashon Island, Washington
2001 Rainier Club, Seattle, Washington
2000 GoGallery, Portland, Oregon
1998 D'Adamo & Hill Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1996 Galerie Natalie Boldyreff, Paris, France
1996 Gallery One, Ellensburg, Washington
1995 Wood'n You Gallery, Kirkland, Washington
1994 Stillwater Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1993 Wood'n You Gallery, Kirkland, Washington
1991 Art & Architecture Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1990 Sylvester Ruud Petrie & Cruzen, Columbia Center, Seattle, Washington
1990 Unitarian Church of Tacoma, Washington
1987 Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
1985 Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island, Washington
1978 Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island, Washington
1977 Friends Center Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1977 Seattle First National Bank Building, Seattle, Washington

Selected Group Shows
"Romance of Russia", Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
"Mini Treasures", Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
D'Adamo & Hill Gallery, Seattle, WA
Westside Art Forum, Los Angeles, CA
"Romance of Russia", Kessel-Long Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
"Romance of Russia", Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Issaquah Gallery, Issaquah, WA
Gentry Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
The Greekhouse Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Artist Palette, Gig Harbor, WA
Seattle Dog Show, Seattle, WA
Avoir Gallery, Kirkland, WA
Jim Manalidos Gallery, Seattle, WA
Louise Matzke Fine Art, Seattle, WA
The Wickiup Gallery, Coeur dıAlene, ID
Moss Bay Gallery, Kirkland, WA

Juried Shows
2004 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
7th Annual National Exhibition of Oil Painters of America, P. & C. Galleries, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
6th Annual National Exhibition of Oil Painters of America, Quast Gallery, Taos, NM
4th Annual National Exhibition of Oil Painters of America, The Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
West Coast Regional Exhibit, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA
West Coast Regional Exhibit, Poulsen Galleries, Pasadena, CA
C.M. Russell Show of Original Western Art, Great Falls, MT
55th Annual Open Exhibition of Watercolor, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
47th, 48th Annual Open Exhibition of Watercolor, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Annual Puget Sound Area Exhibition, Frye art Museum, Seattle, WA
The Eastside Association of Fine Arts, Kirkland & Bellevue
13th ­25th Annual National Western Art Show, Ellensburg, WA
"Western Art", Olympia, WA
Puget Sound Country Show, Stillwater Gallery, Seattle, WA
Puget Sound Country Show, Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA
Puget Sound Country Show, Moss Bay Gallery, Kirkland, WA
West Seattle Art Council Show, West Seattle, WA
Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, WA
Mercer Island Visual art League, Mercer Island, WA
Moss Bay Art Show, Moss Bay, WA
Western Washington Fair Art Show, Puyallup, WA
Kaleidoscope '86, Seattle, WA
Equine Art Show, Longacres, Tukwila & Emerald Downs, Auburn, WA
Artsplash, Redmond, WA
Canterbury Faire Art Show, Kent, WA
Fine Art Alliance Art Show, Redmond, WA
Tukwila Art Council Show, Tukwila, WA

Invitational Shows
2003 "Marine Show", Seattle Boat Show, Seattle, WA
1995 ­ 1996 Art & Wine Show, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bellevue, WA
1994 J.C. Smith Celebrity Golf Gala, The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage, CA
1992 - 1994 Muscular Dystrophy Art Show and Action, Salem, OR
1994 Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
1993 "Miniature show", Ilen Enk Gallery, Bellevue, WA
1992 Butler's Signature, Seattle, WA
1991 "Myth of Reality" North Central Washington Museum, Wenatchee, WA
1990 "Goodwill on Queen Ann", Art & Architecture Gallery, Seattle, WA
1989 The Centennial Celebration of Western Art, Olympia, WA
1989 Avoir Gallery, Kirkland WA
1983 ­ 1988 Art & Wine Show, Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue, WA
1987 Western Art Show, Puyallup, WA
1987 Gallery DuBois, Bellevue, WA
1987 Moss Bay Show, Moss Bay, WA
1986 "Oils x Three", Peter Kirk Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1986 European Artists Exhibition, The German House, Seattle, WA

Awards
2008 First Place in Oil, Tukwila Arts Commission Art Show, Tukwila, Washington
2007 Second Place in Western Portrait, Oktoberfest Western Art Exhibit, Puyallup, Washington
2007 Second Place in Oil, Tukwila Arts Commission Art Show, Tukwila, Washington
2007 First Place in Open Illustration, 2006 American Horse Publications Annual Awards
2006 Washington Thoroughbred Publication Award, Equine Art 2006, Emerald Downs, Auburn, Wa
2004 First Place in Oil, Equine Art 2004, Emerald Downs, Auburn, Washington
2004 First Place in Oil, Tukwila Arts Commission Art Show, Tukwila, Washington
2003 Second Place in Oil, The Puyallup Fair art Show, Puyallup, Washington
2003 Second Place in Oil, Tukwila Arts Commission Art Show, Tukwila, Washington
2003 Dakota Art Merchandise Award, EAFA, Bellevue, Washington
2002 First Place in Oil, Tukwila Arts Commission Art Show, Tukwila, Washington
2002 Second Place in Watercolor, Tukwila Arts Commission Art Show, Tukwila, Washington
2002 Fourth Place in Oil, The Puyallup Fair art Show, Puyallup, Washington
2001 First Place in Watercolor, Tukwila Arts Commission Art Show, Tukwila, Washington
2001 Second Place in Oil, The Puyallup Fair art Show, Puyallup, Washington
2000 Second Place in Watercolor, Equine Art 2000, Emerald Downs, Auburn, Washington
2000 Third Place in Oil, Tukwila Arts Commission Art Show, Tukwila, Washington
1999 Fourth Place in Oil, The Puyallup Fair art Show, Puyallup, Washington
1996 Holbein Inc. Award, 20th Annual Eastside Assoc. of Fine Arts, Moss Bay Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1996 Honorable Mention, The Puyallup Fair art Show, Puyallup, Washington
1994 Second Place, Equine Art Show, Longacres, Tukwila, Washington
1994 Lovell-Sauerland Award, Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, Washington
1994 Third Place, The Puyallup Fair art Show, Puyallup, Washington
1993 Second Place, North Kitsap Art Show, Poulsbo, Washington
1991 Second Place, The Puyallup Fair art Show, Puyallup, Washington
1990 Second Place, North Kitsap Art Show, Poulsbo, Washington
1990 Honorable Mention, Rainier League of Arts, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash.
1990 Honorable Mention, Pacific Gallery Artists, Tacoma, Washington
1989 Second Place, Rainier League of Arts, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
1988 Second Place, Equine Art Show, Longacres, Tukwila, Washington
1987 Third Place, The Puyallup Fair art Show, Puyallup, Washington
1986 Honorable Mention, Seahurst Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1986 Edmonds Art Festival Award, Edmonds, Washington
1986 Schodield Pharmacy Award, Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, Washington
1986 Honorable Mention, Equine Art Show, Longacres, Tukwila, Washington
1985 Honorable Mention, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington

Personal Activities
Guest Artist Demonstrations
29th & 30th Annual C.M. Russell Show of Original Western Art, Great Falls, Montana
21st, 24th, 25th Annual National Western Art Show, Ellensburg, Washington
"Western Art", Olympia, Washington
Praegitzer Industries/Muscular Dystrophy Association Western Art Show, Oregon
Cherry Crest Garden Club, Seattle, Washington
Artists United, Seattle, Washington
Bellevue Boys and Girls Club Benefit, Bellevue, Washington
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Eastside Artist Association, Bellevue, Washington
Kaleidoscope '86, Seattle, Washington
Rainier League of Arts, Tacoma, Washington
Art Show Judge
Emerald Downs Equine Art Show, Washington
Longacres Show, Washington
Western Washington Fair Art Shows
Pacific Gallery Artists, Washington

Collections
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Westin Hotel, Maui, Hawaii
Westin Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma
George Montgomery Foundation of the Arts, Los Angeles, California
100 day Cruise, Holland America Cruises
Freeman Welwood, Seattle, Washington
Longacres, Tukwila, Washington
AT&T, Denver, Colorado
Sylvester Ruud Petrie & Cruzen, Attorneys at Law, Seattle, Washington
El Gaucho Restaurants, Seattle, Tacoma, Washington & Portland, Oregon
Waterfront Restaurant, Seattle, Washington
Arirang Hibachi Steakhouse, Brooklyn, NY; Sayreville, NJ; Staten Island, NY; Mountainside, NJ
Dirty Dan Harrisı Restaurant, Bellingham, Washington
Jubilante Restaurant, Renton, Washington
Rosalita's Restaurant, Las Vegas, Nevada
Pedro's Restaurant, Los Angeles, California
Therapeutic Health Services, Seattle, Washington
Overlake Obstetricians & Gynecologists chartered, Bellevue, Washington
Dr. Rodney Johnson, Issaquah, Washington
Dr. Will Fernyhough, Bellevue, Washington
Lynnwood Mortgage Corp., Mountlake Terrace, Washington
City of Tukwila, Washington
Grands Vins Millesimes Rares Bouteilles De Collection, Paris, France
Private Collections Worldwide

Cover Art
The Vineyard Camp - Westfield, NC 2008
CD Cover ­ "Enchantment"- Kenneth Smith, flute & Paul Rhodes, piano, Divine Art Ltd. 2007
Front Cover - Washington Thoroughbred Magazine, August 2006
CD Cover - "Tzigane" - Anthony Goldstone, piano, Divine Art Ltd. 2005
Front Cover - Washington Thoroughbred Magazine, August 2006
CD Cover - "Tzigane" - Anthony Goldstone, piano, Divine Art Ltd. 2005
Front Cover - Cancer, Culture and Literacy Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center, November 2005
Front Cover - Cancer Control Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center, September/October 2004
CD Cover - "The Wonderful Night" tres gauchos, 2004
12 Menus for 100 Day Cruise on Holland America Cruises, 2002
Front Cover - America West Airlines Magazine, May 2000
CD Cover ­ "Sweetness & Night" - JazzBum
Menu Cover ­ Pedroıs Restaurant in Los Angeles, California
Menu Cover ­ Rosalitaıs Restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada

Bibliography/Media
Meet the Judges - Washington Thoroughbred Magazine, July 2008
Nina Mikhailenko - Washington Thoroughbred Magazine, August 2007
Skylines, Columbia Tower Club, September/October 2006
Cancer, Culture and Literacy Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center, November 2005
Cancer Control Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center, September/October 2004
Portrait of the Artist - America West Airlines Magazine, May 2000
Winter Fest 2000, Portland Art Museum
"Gallery 1000" ­ Gallery Showcase 1997-2003
"What's Simmering in the City?" - Seattle Stockpot, August-September 1999
"El Gaucho" ­ Alaska Airlines Magazine, July - September 1998
"Pamper Yourself" at "El Gaucho" ­ Seattle Cigar Lifestyles, Summer 1998
"Nina Mikhailenko" - Catalog of 4th 6th & 7th Annual National Exhibition of Oil Painters of America, May 1995, 1997 & 1998
"Nina Mikhailenko" - Catalog of 28th - 30th Annual C.M. Russell Auction of Original Western Art, March 1996-1998
"Nina Mikhailenko" ­ Catalog of 13th-25th Annual National Western Art shows, May 1985-1997
"A Woman from Leningrad" - America ­ Our Home, January 1996
"Nina Mikhailenko" ­ Prime Time 5KFBB TV, Great Falls, MT, July 1996
"Nina" ­ Radio DA ­ Russian Language Radio Program & Newspaper "DA", Feb. 1996
"Nina Mikhailenko" ­ EAFA News, October 1996
"Nina Mikhailenko" - la Gazette l'Hotel Drouot, October 1995
"The Glamour of Art" - Evolution Magazine, Summer 1994
"Russian, Iranian Artists Featured in QA Exhibit" ­ Queen Anne and Magnolia News, July 1990
"Romance of Russia" at the Frye Museum ­ Evening News, KOMO Channel 4 TV, Seattle, WA, August 1, 1989
"From Russia with Love" ­ The Seattle Times, August 10, 1989
"The Romance of Russia" ­ Art-Talk, Scottsdale, AZ, October 1989
"The Romance of Russia" ­ Public TV Film, October & November 1989
"Equine Art Show Winners" ­ Evening News, KOMO Channel 4 TV, Seattle, WA, Sept. 22, 1988
"Nina Mikhailenko" ­ Frye Vues, November 1987
"Mikhailenko Exhibit at SJCC during February" ­ Centerline, February 1985
"Nina Mikhailenko" ­ Prime Time, KOMO Channel 4 TV, Seattle, WA, January 4, 1985
"Life's Struggle on Canvas" ­ Journal-American, November 6, 1984
"Famed Soviet Artist to open show October 8th" ­ The Jewish Transcript, September 28, 1978
"Interior Designer for a Soviet Coal Mine" ­ The Seattle Times, February 18, 1976
 

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