born: education: 1961, Moscow, Russia MFA from the Moscow University of Cinematography, 1986 awards, grants, residencies: 2008 Visual Aid's Jerome Caja Terrible Beauty Award, San Francisco, CA 2007 Award of Excellence, Cash Prize at Northern National Art Competition, Nicolett College, WI Best in the Show, Cash Prize at Loyola National Works on Paper, Chicago, IL 2005 Award of Excellence: 46th Communication Arts Annual Illustration Exhibition, CA Full Fellowship from Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, New Mexico Best in the Show "Dimensions 2005", 40th National Exhibition, Winston-Salem, NC Award of Excellence: SDAI 48th International Exhibition, San Diego, CA 2003 Full Fellowship from Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont 1997 Grant from the Paul Beckett Foundation, Denmark / Spain 1995 Gold Medal: Mid-Atlantic Watercolor Exhibition, Baltimore, MD 1994 Merit Award: 36th Annual Illustration Exhibition, Society of Illustrators, NY 1993 Merit Award: 27th Annual Illustration Exhibition, Society of Publication Design, NY solo exhibitions: 2009 Paul Mahder Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2006 Franklin Bowles Gallery, San Francisco, CA B. Boeltz Gallery, Denver, CO 2005 Barbara Anderson Gallery: "Closer", Berkeley, CA 2004 Open Studios, ArtSpan San Francisco, CA 2003 Bucci's, Emeryville, CA 2002 East Bay Open Studios, Berkeley, CA 2001 Addison Street Windows, Sponsored by the Berkeley Civic Arts Commission, Berkeley, CA 2000 Albatross, Berkeley, CA 1998 Harbor Square Gallery, Rockland, ME 1997 Russian Embassy, Washington D.C., curated by Diane Beal selected group exhibitions: 2008 Two Artists Show, Paule Anglim Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2007 Loyola National Works on Paper, Crown Center Gallery Loyola University of Chicago, juried by Dan Addington, Director of Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery, Chicago IL Northern National Art Competition, juried by Allan Peterson, Nicolett College, WI Micaela Gallery: "Salon d'Ete 2007", San Francisco, CA Rotunda Gallery, USF School of Law, curated by Saiko Matsumaru. San Francisco, CA Paul Mahder Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2006 SFMOMA Artists Gallery: "Finding the Figure", San Francisco, CA 2005 20th Annual Conservatory Art Classic, juried by Tony Eubanks, Clifton, TX Micaela Gallery: "Salon d'Ete 2005", San Francisco, CA "Dimensions 2005" 40th National Exhibition juried by Phillip Koch, Winston-Salem, NC Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: Visual Aid at 16, San Francisco, CA San Diego Art Institute: 48th International Exhibition, juried by Derrick C. Cartwright, Director of the San Diego Museum of Art Market Street Gallery: "Erotic Art Show", San Francisco, CA 2004 Blue Room Gallery, San Francisco, CA Barbara Anderson Gallery: "Works on Paper", Berkeley, CA ARTWALK at the Embarcadero Center, curated by ArtSpan, San Francisco, CA 2003 Catharine Clark Gallery: SPICE Visual Aid Artists, San Francisco, CA San Diego Art Institute: 46th International Exhibition, San Diego, CA 2002 Vorpal Gallery: "Beaux & Eros", San Francisco, CA 2001 SFMOMA Artists Gallery 4 Artist Show, San Francisco, CA Vorpal Gallery: "The Year 2001- Art Odyssey", San Francisco, CA 1999 Museum of American Illustration: SPD Gala Annual, New York, NY Art Expo: Finalists of the Art Calendar Magazine's Competition, New York, NY James E. Lewis Museum of Art, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD Sloane Gallery, Denver, CO 1997 Springfield Art Museum: Watercolor USA Honor Society, 6th Biennial Exhibition "Maryland Artists" Government House, Annapolis, MD Lancaster Museum of Art: "Creating Women", Lancaster, PA 1996 Eastern New Mexico University: "Form and Metaphor" Hodson Gallery: "Made in the USA", Hood College, Frederick, MD 1995 Regional Mid-Atlantic Watercolor Exhibition, Baltimore, MD 1994 Zenith Gallery, Washington D.C. 1993 New York City Public Library: SPD Gala Annual, New York, NY Galerie Francoise, Green Spring, MD 1992 Zimmerly Art Museum: Norton Dodge's Collection of Soviet Art, Rutgers University, NJ selected publications: 2008 7x7 San Francisco Magazine: "Watch This Space" by Christine Ryan. November Issue p.120 2005 46th Annual Communication Arts, p.107 2004 Green Mountain Review: Cover, Vol. XVII, No. 2 2003 Baltimore Magazine: "A Selection of Contemporary Russian Artwork" by John Lewis, February Issue pp. 122-123 2001 BOA Editions Limited: Cover for Parphenope by Michael Waters 2000 NY Times Book Review Cover: "Thus Spake Beowulf" February 27th 1999 BOA Editions Limited: Cover for Dusty Angel by Michael Blumenthal 1997 "Painting Composition" Rockport Publishers: Award of Distinction "The Best of Watercolor 2" Rockport Publishers: Award of Distinction Intelligencer Journal "Happenings", March Issue: "Bold or Fractured, Images From Women's Selves" by Jennifer Knopf. Cover Story on "Creating Women", Lancaster Museum of Art, PA 1996 Frederick Gazette: "Six Very Good Reasons To See "Made in the USA" by Richard Lebhers on the Exhibition of Selected Former Russian Artists 1995 The Artist's Magazine: "Rising Watercolor Stars" by Bebe Raupe, October Issue pp. 60-65. An Art Review featuring the top winners from 10 of North America's most prominent Watercolor Societies 1993 The Baltimore Sun March 11: "Zolotnitskys Blend Humor and Grimness, Go Figure" by John Dorsey. Art Review on the two-person exhibition at Galerie Francoise, Baltimore, MD 1992 The Columbia Flier December 17th: "Two Russians make their points at CAC" by Mark Giuliano on a two-person exhibition at Columbia Arts Center, Washington D.C.