Serenity & Whimsy – Olesea Fiodorova
August 9 – September 21
Schrage Gallery
Serenity & Whimsy is an intimate journey captured through oil paintings that reveals the artist’s resilience and pursuit of solace and joy during life’s most challenging moments. Olesea Fiodorova created these paintings during two years marked by illness and loss in her family. She turned to painting as both solace and sustenance, providing financially for her family and offering a sanctuary for her mental and emotional well-being.
Through Serenity & Whimsy, Olesea Fiodorova invites viewers to romanticize the ordinary, to rediscover the magic in simple moments.
About the Artist, Olesea Fiodorova
Olesea Fiodorova is a Moldovan-American artist and art teacher based in Swampscott, Massachusetts. She is the founder of Olesea’s Art Studio in Marblehead, where she teaches a variety of art classes to students of all ages and backgrounds in a welcoming, creative environment. Her work includes traditional oil and watercolor painting, illustration, mural design, curated pieces for interior spaces, and personalized commissions, each created with attention to detail and a strong sense of story and atmosphere.
Originally from Moldova, Olesea studied painting and theater design at the Colegiul de Arte Plastice Alexandru Plămădeală before earning a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her artistic path has grown alongside her life journey—moving across countries, raising a family, caring for dependents, and juggling other jobs.