Alexandra Otieva

Alexandra Otieva is a Russian-born French artist who has achieved international acclaim as a talented watercolor artist with a unique and vibrant personality.

Member of the Union of Artists of Russia and Member of the International Association of Fine Arts AIAP UNESCO of the Union of Artists of Monaco.

She works in wet watercolor, one of the most difficult techniques in painting. In this technique, one expects to see paintings in small format, but Alexandra's canvases can reach a size of more than 1 meter.

It should be noted that the artist does not use white and black colors in his work.

She has over 300 works in her portfolio.

His paintings are both in private collections in Moscow, Paris, Nice, Monaco, Montreux, Vladivostok, New York and many other cities around the world, and are present in museums, the latter in AS Pushkin in Moscow. She is the winner of numerous exhibitions and competitions.

Watercolor is a capricious and stubborn technique that does not reveal to everyone the secrets of understanding the material. Moreover, the circle of his admirers is even larger. And the circle of artists who possess the secrets of the technique, which gives light like breath, transparent strokes and blurs, thin silhouette lines, is not very large.

The first impression of his work is an emotional attitude towards a bright perception of the world. The slight sadness of a weak autumn day, the celebration of a snowy Russian winter, the feeling of the materiality of the world, hidden in the vine, the sunflowers, the mother-of-pearl shells, the shiny sides of the samovar... alongside this, Alexandra's works have a lot of expression and vivid colors, which sets her works apart from traditional watercolors, which in the viewer's opinion have mostly pastel colors. In the landscape series, the decorative effect becomes secondary. Here, the mood dominates, which is an obligatory component of the watercolor landscape.

Emotional breadth and versatility are the main quality not only of watercolors, but also of the author.

2023 Exhibition at the "Excellence" Art gallery. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. France;

2019 Exhibition "Journey to a Dream" Watercolor and Silk. Exhibition hall of the AS Pushkin State Museum. Moscow. Russia;

2019 Personal exhibition in Cannes. France;

2018 Selection and Participation in the Monaco-Japan exhibition, Monaco;

2018 Selection and participation in the exhibition "En Fete" for 90 years of Maison de France in Monaco;

2017 International Competition in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. THE CITY OF MENTON PRIZE 2017

2017 Participation in the exhibition at the Salon Pictorial in Saint Jean-Cap-Ferrat;

2017 Personal exhibition at the Saint Elisabeth Chapel in Villefranche-Sur-Mer;

2017 Exhibition during the international bouquet competition. Garden Club Monaco, created in 1968 Princess Grace.

2017 Exhibition for the Rose Festival at the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France;

2017 Participation in the Monaco-Japan exhibition, Prize - “PRIX CULTUREL DES ARTS PLASTIQUES" signed by the Director of Cultural Affairs Monaco;

2017 AIAP – UNESCO MONACO personal exhibition and presentation of the scarves collection

2016 Personal exhibition at La Rotonde de Lenotre, Beaulieu-Sur-Mer, France.

2016 Exhibition, 50th Anniversary of “Menton-Sochi" Association, Casino Barrier, Menton, France;

2016 Participation in the Paque Russe exhibition, Cathedral Nicolas II, Nice, France;

2015 Exhibition “Symphony of the Cote d'Azur" at the villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France;

2015 Exhibition at the Hotel de Ville in Falicon, France.

2015 Participation in the exhibition “Art Week", Moscow, Russia.

2015 Participation in the Monaco-Japan exhibition, Jury Prize-“PRIX ROSE DE MONACO";

2014 Publication of the art book “Alexandra Otieva. Watercolor"; The book is registered in the national library of France;

2014 Opening at the Rotonde, Beaulieu-Sur-Mer, France;

2014 Private exhibition in Monaco;

2012 Exhibition at the hotel “Hermitage" in Eze, France;

2010 Publication of paintings in the book Art et Nature. Publisher Patou, France;

2006 Private exhibition in Nice, France;

2005 Participation in an art exhibition at the Hotel de Ville in Malaussena, France;

2003 Participation in the exhibition "Memories of France", exhibition hall of the University of Saratov, Russia;

2003 Competition at the National School of Fine Arts (Paris);

2003 Exhibition in Saratov. Russia, Public Prize;

2002 Participation in a collective exhibition of works of Art and Photographs “Russian Art" in France (Saint-Cloud).