BIO
Alla Bartoshchuk (Musgrave) is a Ukrainian-American representational fine artist who works in a variety of different traditional media with an emphasis in oils.
Born in Rivne, Ukraine (1988), Alla moved to the United States in 2005. She received her BFA from Memphis College of Art (2010) and later completed her MFA at Laguna College of Art and Design (2013). She currently resides in Southern California and splits her time between her studio practice and teaching.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am drawn to the timeless quality of image making and its ability to communicate on a level that words cannot. As a storyteller at heart, I employ symbolic imagery to tell those stories. The symbols in my work are usually implied and are not always used in a literal sense. Rather they are private, imaginative images that arise from the depth of the psyche and embrace the surreal quality of dreams, fantasies and premonitions.
My paintings are like dreams and distant memories - not fully realized, sometimes confusing, and sometimes absurd. Each painting is an attempt to recollect and make sense of my subconscious mind, offering not a singular statement but a kaleidoscope of possible meanings and interpretations that can be infinitely discovered.
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EDUCATION
MFA in Painting, Laguna College of Art and Design CA 2011-2013
BFA in Painting, Memphis College of Art TN 2006-2010
Rivne Youth Art School, Rivne Ukraine 2000-2004
EXHIBITION RECORD
Solo Shows:
Recent Paintings, Hall/Spassov Gallery (formerly known as Hallway Gallery), Bellevue WA - Dec 2013
Rituals, Hall/Spassov Gallery, Bellevue WA - May 2012
Selected Group Shows:
8x8” Exhibition, Abend Gallery, LA Art Show, Los Angeles - July 2021
2021 International Biennial Portrait Competition curated by David Hummer, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art - Apr-June 2021
Drawing National Juried Exhibition, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary - juror Beth Welch, Dallas TX - Sept 2020
Forrealism (three person show), Haus of Maha, Los Angeles, CA - Mar 2020
In Search of the Real III: LCAD Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach CA - Nov 2019
Alumni Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach CA - June 2019
In Search of the Real II: LCAD Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach CA - March 2018
Movement+Narrative, Sp[a]ce art gallery, Pasadena CA - curated by F. Scott Hess - Feb-April 2018.
Send Me Something New, Fallbrook Library, Fallbrook CA - Feb-March 2017
Women of Surfing: Art & History, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach CA - July-August 2017
Out of Body, Kruglak Gallery, Miracosta College, Oceanside CA – curated by Leslie Nemour - Feb-March 2017
Sights Unseen, Abend Gallery, Denver CO – curated by Alia El-Bermani - Feb–Mar 2017.
Collector’s Choice 27th Anniversary Celebration, LCAD, Laguna Beach CA - Nov 2016
Portal To The Future, Gregorio Escalante Gallery, Los Angeles CA - Oct-Nov 2015
Collector’s Choice 26th Anniversary Celebration, LCAD, Laguna Beach CA Sept 2015
Grand Opening exhibition Gregorio Escalante Gallery, Los Angeles CA - Sept 2015
Realist Perspective, Hall/Spassov Gallery, Bellevue WA - July 2015
Portrait of the Fallen Memorial, Valencia, CA June–July 2015
International, Hall/Spassov Gallery, Bellevue CA Feb–Mar 2015
Ukrainian Mission Exhibition, Fallbrook CA - Nov 2014
Sound and Vision, Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA – curated by Karl Drehsen - Oct 2014
26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council, Texarkana TX - July-Aug 2014
Collector’s Choice 25th Anniversary Celebration, LCAD, Laguna Beach CA - June 2014
2014 Biennial Alumni Exhibition, Hyde Gallery, Memphis TN May–July 2014
25th Annual Juried Show, Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas NV – curated by John Seed - Apr 2014
Repeat, Repeat, Repeat, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue WA - Jan 2014
MFA Thesis Show, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica CA - June 2013
MFA Thesis, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach CA - May 2013
The Realist Perspective, Gallery 533, Los Angeles CA - Aug 2012
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica CA – curated by Peter Frank - May 2012
LCAD MFA in Painting Exhibition, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach CA -May 2012
Figures of Speech, Concept Gallery, Memphis TN - May 2010
BFA Exhibition, Memphis College of Art TN - Apr, May 2010
Underwater Paintings, Trezevant Manor, Memphis TN - Feb-Mar 2010
New Horizons 2009, Ned McWherter Cultural Center, Jackson TN - 2009
PUBLICATIONS
15th International ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center (Portrait Category finalist) - 2021
Poets and Artists Magazine (PO), Issue 83 - Mar 2017
Male Muse, Poets and Artists Magazine, Issue 82 - Feb 2017
Sights Unseen, Poets and Artists Magazine, Issue 81 – curated by Alia El-Bermani -Jan 2017
12th International ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center (Figurative Category) - 2016
11th International ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center (Imaginative Realism Category) - 2015
Southwest Art Magazine, 21 Under 31 Young Artist to Collect Now - Sept 2015
Huffington Post. Painting Transience is featured in Ten Memorable Paintings from 2014 by John Seed - Dec 2014
Wilde Magazine. Painting Reveal is featured on the cover and pages 90,91 - Oct 2014
Huffington Post. Painting Luba is featured in What Does It Take to Turn an Art School Education Into a Successful Career? by F. Scott. Hess - July 2014
International Painting Annual 4(INPA) finalist, Manifest Gallery OH - 2014
Ruminate Magazine. Painting Rite is featured on the cover, Issue 30 - 2013
Poets and Artists Magazine (PO) Issue 49 - 2013
Bluecanvas Magazine, Issue 12 - May 2012
Underwater Paintings exhibition review, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis TN - 2009
AWARDS/HONORS
11th Figurativas Painting and Sculpture Competition - semifinalist - 2021
15th International ARC Salon Publication Award - Fine Art Connoisseur - 2021
Kalos Foundation Visual Art Prize (First Place), Ruminate Magazine December - 2013
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation individual artist grant recipient - 2012
Illuxcon Scholarship Recipient, Altoona PA - 2011
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation individual artist grant recipient - 2011
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Curator – Millennials show, Fallbrook, CA - Jan-Mar 2019
Juror – Portrait show, Brandon Gallery, Fallbrook CA - May 2017
Judge – South Orange County School for the Arts, Student Art Exhibit, Soka University, Aliso Viejo CA - Mar 2013
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Portrait Society of America ( member) - 2019-present
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Faculty (Fall 2014- present) Laguna College of Art and Design
(undergraduate courses + graduate mentor/ advisor)
Adjunct Associate Faculty (Fall 2017 - present) MiraCosta Community College
Adjunct Faculty (Spring 2021 -present) Santiago Canyon College
Adjunct Faculty (2018) Cypress Community College
Art Instructor (2018- present) Idyllwild Summer Program, Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild CA