Svetlana Orlova

Born on 15 September 1970 in the USSR, Tajik SSR, city of Gafurov, Leninabad region, in so called "Stalin’s settlement". Studied at school No. 19, began drawing in childhood. There was no School of Arts in the city, so studied basics of academic drawing from books. During child and teenage years was attracted by astronomy, poetry, mountain hiking. Basketball trainer, Ibragimov Remzi Yusufovich played a big role in development of Svetlana's personality. Svetlana graduated from secondary school holding Mastery Certificate for Basketball. From school records: "… Capable, talented, active. Uncontrollable by character and willful...". Development of character was influenced by number of factors including place of residence. "Stalin’s settlement" was populated by exiled Koreans, Germans, Crimean Tartars and other people. Settlement was near to closed city of Chkalovsk-30, nowadays – Buston.

In 2001 she graduated from Moscow City Pedagogic University named after M.A. Sholokhov, Arts and Graphics Department.

Svetlana uses pen-name "Solo Svetlana" (part of surname). She began to work as representative of art community under surname Solodovnikova (till 2014).

Mother, Kholomova Nina Andreevna (1948–2006), worked as Chief Accountant in the region and lectured in Khudjant State University at Accounting and Audit Department. Father, Kholomov Vladimir Ivanovich (1945–2002). There were two children in a family, Svetlana and her elder brother, Alexander. Grandfather on father's side of a family, Raabe Carl Tobiasovich (1901–2005); in a period of 1941–45 was in prison camp of Chkalovsk-30. He was their due to his origin, – he was German (Dutch-Mennonite). Mennonites are known for pacifism. Carl Tobiasovich refused to take up arms and was imprisoned. He was one of builders of the city of Chkalovsk-30 together with other Soviet Germans. "... I did not pay attention to the number of my grandfather's arm and only in adulthood I understood everything", – Svetlana recalls. Grandfather on mother's side of family, Makeev Andrey Mikhailovich (1917–1973) was born in Saratov region. During Great Patriotic War he served in the 3rd Air Force Army as Junior Sergeant. He was a driver of a special car BC of 804-th air-base service squadron. He was awarded with medals "For service in battle", "For bravery".

Svetlana Solo is organizer of exhibitions of art, artist, plein-airs[5], contests including international ones[6]. She works in styles of: abstract art, real art. Genre: Landscape paintings, still-life paintings.

She considers her most influential teachers are: Lavrov Viktor Germanovich, Aliokhin Andrey Petrovich, Rybakova Irina Vladimirovna. Geography of exhibitions: Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy[7], Moscow region[8], Macedonia[9], Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Turkey[10], United Kingdom. Svetlana's paintings are exhibited at Plyoss State Historical-Architectural Museum-Reservation of Arts (Russia), in City Gallery of Artsin Stara-Zagora (Bulgaria), in Galleries of Bulgaria, Germany, Macedonia, Italy, Serbia an in private collections.

♦ International Children Art Contest of Drawings "World without War" (from 2014)[11][12][13][14][15],

♦ Children 's patriotic project "Portrait of the Veteran"[16],

♦ Children 's ecological project "Classics of domestic animalism"[17],

♦ International project "Balkan ART" (from 2015)[18][19][20][21][22][23][24],

♦ Annual plein-air of arts "Seasons of Levitan", Zvenigorod[25],

♦ Curator of exhibition projects "Art Voyage" Of the international art group "ART INTERNATIONAL GROUP»,

♦ International plein-air "Russian-Turkish war" (2008, 2014) in Bulgaria,

♦ Annual Serbian-Russian caper "Vidici" jointly by Serbian-Russian Sid Society[26][27][28].

♦ Union of Journalists of Moscow suburbs (division of the Union of Journalists of Russia) (2012)[29]. Author and leader of app to news paper "Zvenigorodskie Vedomosti" about art and artists "Seasons of Levitan" (2015).

♦ Professional Union of Artists of Russia (PUAR);

♦ Union of Artists of Moscow Suburbs;

♦ International Fund of Arts;

♦ Member Of the international art group "ART INTERNATIONAL GROUP»;

♦ Creative Union of Women-Artist "Irida";

♦ Union of Artists of Shropshire (United Kingdom)[30];

♦ Chairman of section "Group of artists "Solo" (2001) of Professional Union of Artists of Russia (PUAR), group status "international".

♦ Chairman of Zvenigorod Division of Union of Artists of Moscow Suburbs, Board member (2018)[31].

♦ Project «Portrait of Veteran», award of Moscow Region Governor «Our Moscow Suburbs» (2015)[32][33][34],

♦ Project «Seasons of Levitan», award of Moscow Region Governor (2015)[35],

♦ The Order of «Unity» «Deeds in favor of peoples» (2008) for activities in field of culture of the United Nations Organization, the European Committee on decorations and gratuities.

1. 2017, 15.02–15.04, Russia, M.R. Zvenigorod, ART Gallery CVB, exhibition «Turquois Rhapsody»[36];

2. 2016, 15–22 March, Russia, Moscow, Moscow Public Fund of Culture, exhibition «Feelings Expression»;

3. 2017, 26.09–22.10, Russia, M.R. Zvenigorod, ART Gallery CVB, exhibition «Feelings Expression»[37];

4. 2014, 20.07.31.07, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, «Plovdiv» Gallery in building of the Community Council, exhibition «Bulgaria through eyes of Russian artist»;

5. 2013, 1–24 December, Macedonia, Prilep. City Gallery, exhibition «Ignatov's Path»;

6. 2013, 9–22 August, Macedonia, Ohrid Robevu Palace, exhibition «Phoenix, the Bird»;

7. 2012, 8 December Russia, M.R. Zvenigorod, ART Gallery CVB, exhibition «Crossroad»;

8. 2012, 10–25 July, Macedonia, Prilep. City Gallery exhibition «Two Lights»;

9. 2012, 26.07–04.08, Macedonia, Skopje. Exhibition in the Central City Library «Braka Miladinovci»;

10. 2006, April, Russia, Moscow, GU «Moscow House of Nations», personal photo exhibition «Natural Beauties of Macedonia».

1. 2019, November, Russia, Moscow, XXVII International Exhibition-Contest of Modern Art "Russian Art Week" in multimedia project «Time Machine» «Games with Time» II place;

2. 2018; Russia, Moscow, Participant of Olympics of Arts of the Institute of Culture and Arts of MSPU, nomination of landscape paintings; II Place;

3. 2017; Russia, Moscow region, Winner of Contest of Moscow Region Governor "Our Moscow Suburbs"III Place of artistic project "Seasons of Levitan";

4. 2016; Russia, Moscow region, Winner of Contest of Moscow region Governor "Our Moscow Suburbs"III Place of artistic project "Portrait of Veteran";

5. 2016, May, Republic of Belarus, participation in International Olympics of Art, II place in nomination «Landscape paintings»;

6. 2012, Russia, Moscow region, Zvenigorod, II place in Creative Contest of Photos in nomination «Nature through my eyes».

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  Linden Blossom. 100х80, 2012.
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  Force of life, diptych. 120х80, 2012.
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  Force of life, diptych. 120х80, 2012.
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  Singularity. 100х80, 2015.
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  The Path. 100х80, 2019.
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  The karmic knots. 40х58, 2012
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  Online life. 50х40, 2020
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  The rhithms of time. 40х50, 2019.
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  The aspiration. 76х51, 2012.
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  The smell of roses. 39х39, 2014.
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  Suzdal. Gates of Monastery. 37.5x30.5, 1998г.
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  Confluences of rivers, Volga and Poksha. 40x50, 2017.
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  The hospital. 60x50, 2013.
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  Kostroma suburbs. 60х50, 2017.
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  Perslavl-Zalessky. Goritsky Monastery. 33х46, 1998.
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  Oriental still life with a cotton branch. 60x60, 2020.
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  Pumpa. Columb. Serbia. 40x50, 2016.
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  Dulevsky teaport. 50x70, 2020.
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  Ples. View from Cathedral Mountain. 50х70, 2012
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  The flowers on the windowsill . 40x50, 2017.