Born in Arsenev, Primorsky kraj, Russia
Lives and work in Minneapolis MN USA
1994
Saint Petersburg Stiglitz Academy of Art and Design
Selected Exhibitions:
Transparent Watercolor Society, MN, 1999
Galleries:
Taos, NM, 2002
Sivertson Gallery, Grand Marais, MN, 2004
Petrov Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, 2017
New York, NY
University of South Dakota
Selected Publications:
Bruce Wilkinson, Prayer of Jabez, Koechel & Peterson
The Museum of Russian Art; The Romanovs: Legacy of an Empire Lost, Koechel & Peterson, 2013
The Velveteen Bible, Thomas Nelson Publ., 2011
Snowy Day Discovery, Koechel & Peterson, 2003
Secrets of the Vine, Koechel & Peterson, 2000
Lives and work in Minneapolis MN USA
1994
Saint Petersburg Stiglitz Academy of Art and Design
Selected Exhibitions:
Transparent Watercolor Society, MN, 1999
Galleries:
Taos, NM, 2002
Sivertson Gallery, Grand Marais, MN, 2004
Petrov Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, 2017
New York, NY
University of South Dakota
Selected Publications:
Bruce Wilkinson, Prayer of Jabez, Koechel & Peterson
The Museum of Russian Art; The Romanovs: Legacy of an Empire Lost, Koechel & Peterson, 2013
The Velveteen Bible, Thomas Nelson Publ., 2011
Snowy Day Discovery, Koechel & Peterson, 2003
Secrets of the Vine, Koechel & Peterson, 2000
Artist Biography
Katia Andreeva has spent much of her life surrounded by water. Born and raised in the Russian Far East, near the Amur River and the Pacific Ocean, her early connection to vast, fluid landscapes has deeply influenced her artistic sensibility. At the age of 20, she moved to St. Petersburg — a city built on canals and shaped by cultural richness — where she trained and honed her talents at the renowned Stieglitz Academy of Art and Design (formerly Mukhina Academy). There, she began her journey in painting, graphic arts, and book illustration.
St. Petersburg, often called the cultural capital of Russia, immersed Katia in a world of poetry, music, and classical architecture. Surrounded by so much water, it seems only fitting that she does most of her work in watercolor. Katia enters into painting like a conversation with a friend; she knows what she wants to say, but respects the flow of the interplay between brush, pigment, and water. She says that using watercolor is never fully predictable: you can control your craft, yet you must be prepared to accept and transform the changing moments which can never be exactly repeated.
Her approach — feminine, spontaneous, and romantic — mirrors the very qualities of water.
Since moving to the West in the 1990s, Katia has lived in Minnesota, the Caribbean, and New York City, and now calls Minneapolis home. Her work has been exhibited across the United States, particularly in the Midwest, and has received numerous awards in national and regional competitions. Her art was displayed in the Museum of Russian Art (TMORA) in Minneapolis.
Katia Andreeva is an accomplished watercolor artist, and her work is held in public and private collections around the world. She continues to explore the poetic possibilities of watercolor, bringing both technical mastery and emotional resonance to each piece.
Artist Statement
I am always searching for something extraordinary — an inner light, a quiet kind of magic — to shine through the image. When I begin a painting, I’m not aiming for a simple visual representation; I’m trying to reveal that deeper, more elusive quality that stirs emotion and brings a scene to life.
I draw and perfect the composition while the painting is still wet, working in that delicate space where water, pigment, and intention interact. I am looking for the moment it will start to come alive — whether it be a whisper, a breeze, a shimmering light, or movement.
My inspiration comes from the natural beauty of Midwest parks, from poetry, from people and their brave souls, and from fleeting, tender moments of love and connection. These are the quiet truths I try to capture in watercolor.
Katia Andreeva has spent much of her life surrounded by water. Born and raised in the Russian Far East, near the Amur River and the Pacific Ocean, her early connection to vast, fluid landscapes has deeply influenced her artistic sensibility. At the age of 20, she moved to St. Petersburg — a city built on canals and shaped by cultural richness — where she trained and honed her talents at the renowned Stieglitz Academy of Art and Design (formerly Mukhina Academy). There, she began her journey in painting, graphic arts, and book illustration.
St. Petersburg, often called the cultural capital of Russia, immersed Katia in a world of poetry, music, and classical architecture. Surrounded by so much water, it seems only fitting that she does most of her work in watercolor. Katia enters into painting like a conversation with a friend; she knows what she wants to say, but respects the flow of the interplay between brush, pigment, and water. She says that using watercolor is never fully predictable: you can control your craft, yet you must be prepared to accept and transform the changing moments which can never be exactly repeated.
Her approach — feminine, spontaneous, and romantic — mirrors the very qualities of water.
Since moving to the West in the 1990s, Katia has lived in Minnesota, the Caribbean, and New York City, and now calls Minneapolis home. Her work has been exhibited across the United States, particularly in the Midwest, and has received numerous awards in national and regional competitions. Her art was displayed in the Museum of Russian Art (TMORA) in Minneapolis.
Katia Andreeva is an accomplished watercolor artist, and her work is held in public and private collections around the world. She continues to explore the poetic possibilities of watercolor, bringing both technical mastery and emotional resonance to each piece.
Artist Statement
I am always searching for something extraordinary — an inner light, a quiet kind of magic — to shine through the image. When I begin a painting, I’m not aiming for a simple visual representation; I’m trying to reveal that deeper, more elusive quality that stirs emotion and brings a scene to life.
I draw and perfect the composition while the painting is still wet, working in that delicate space where water, pigment, and intention interact. I am looking for the moment it will start to come alive — whether it be a whisper, a breeze, a shimmering light, or movement.
My inspiration comes from the natural beauty of Midwest parks, from poetry, from people and their brave souls, and from fleeting, tender moments of love and connection. These are the quiet truths I try to capture in watercolor.
