Svetlana Shkuratova
Multidisciplinary Artist
Svetlana is a Russian-born, Vernon-based visual artist specializing in photography and expanding her interests to ceramics, printmaking and painting.
Trained as a linguist and an English teacher, Svetlana has always been drawn to visual arts. She was first introduced to photography as a child in her father’s home-set darkroom - the experience that stayed with her forever and inspired her to continue exploring this medium.
After moving to Canada in 2004, Svetlana widened her artistic interests to other mediums and took courses in photography and film making in Halifax, drawing in Quebec, and painting, pottery and printmaking in Vernon. She continues perfecting her skills in different art forms and enjoys the experimental process of blurring the line between them which opens exciting opportunities in her artistic explorations.
Translating her educator’s degree to art, Svetlana loves sharing her knowledge through teaching art classes to youth and adults at the Vernon Community Arts Centre and giving occasional talks on the art of photography at the Vernon Photography Club.