Events

In addition to bringing to the US some of the finest and rarest paintings from the Eastern Hemisphere, East West Fine Art organizes various cultural events, engaging the community in an informal educational process. Olga and Leeza have prepared an exciting program for the season of exhibitions, live artist shows, and interactive presentations on Russian art and culture.

To view past events and photos, visit our Facebook page.

Return to Paradise: Beach Days

birds on the beach

Location: Mercato 9118 Strada Place #8130

07/01/2025 - 07/15/2025


Locally beloved artists Julia Kostsova and Irina Alexandrina capture the charm of Naples streets and beauty of our coastline. Feel the warmth of the sun, the spray of the sea and tranquility under the shady trees in their captivating renditions of Naples. The artists created these collections on location specifically for East West Fine Art.

Julia and Irina’s collections of our local seascapes, cityscapes and beach scenes have been extremely popular and sought after for many years. Experience the elegance of Naples and the attraction of our coastal playground in their original oil paintings.

“Shades of Cool” by Irina Lilja

view over pool to ocean

Location: Mercato 9118 Strada Place #8130

08/04/2025 - 08/18/2025


This exhibit of effortless, elegant, minimal, and ultimately cool depictions of coastal life by Irina Lilja. Graceful silhouettes dancing in the night, white floral bouquets, and vistas of the water capture the Neapolitan vibe.

Urban Romance

retro beach front with boats cars

Location: Mercato 9118 Strada Place #8130

09/08/2025 - 09/22/2025


“People were asking for more contemporary art in 2005 and I had to find a new approach, something unique,” Victor Colesnicenco said. It was in a dream that he was inspired to create mixed media and collage cityscapes. He had been doing some traveling to New York, Chicago and other cities so those trips provided the direction for this urban art. The paintings sold right away. He describes it as “an energy boost.” Dealers from the UK started to work with him as well. Sold-out shows followed. “I’ve got a very good imagination,” he said. “Future paintings are in my head.” For this naturally gifted artist who didn’t like the more traditional and conservative approach to art instruction, he says he can now fly like a bird and be free. -Spotlight Magazine, Kathy O’Flynn

Cloud Tree

Location: Mercato 9118 Strada Place #8130

10/06/2025 - 10/20/2025


Cloud Tree exhibit of surrealist and fantasy paintings by Stanislav Plutenko. From social commentary, to allegory, to the re-telling of Biblical tales – Stanislav Plutenko touches upon the most universal, timeless themes. Plutenko merges space, time, and other worlds into meaningful and beautiful paintings.

Paint the Town with Joy!

Location: Mercato 9118 Strada Place #8130

11/03/2025 - 11/17/2025


We Neapolitans love our town and are proud that it continues to be recognized as the happiest city in America. Naples is growing and becoming more beautiful and sophisticated every year.

It is the perfect time for a biographer to come along, who depicts Naples’s life in the same joyful manner and happy perspective as all the citizens of Naples.

And this biographer has recently arrived – her name is Joy Stanley, and she is an artist. Many people come to the gallery and admire the places of Naples that they love, painted in “whim-storical” manner, as Joy calls it – history meets whimsy.

Experience the artist’s unique outlook on life depicting the architectural highlights of Naples we all know and love. Joy captures that elegance of Naples yet in a relaxed atmosphere on canvas that will make you smile and appreciate being a Neapolitan.

 

Naples Favorite Jersey Girl

Location: Mercato 9118 Strada Place #8130

12/01/2025 - 12/15/2025


Beloved artist Joanne Rafferty creates multidimensional abstract mixed-media paintings from a multitude of seemingly incongruous materials. Her richly embellished canvases are abstract, but resemble the ocean, lagoons, horizons… creating an intriguing and soothing landscape.

Joanne creates a feeling of tranquility in an atmosphere that challenges traditional landscape boundaries. Abstract in nature but with elements that are recognizable by the viewer.

Walking on Sunshine

abstract little people walking blue orange

Location: Mercato 9118 Strada Place #8130

01/05/2026 - 01/19/2026


Walking on Sunshine art exhibit

Leticia Herrera’s “Walkers” represent both physical journeys and metaphors for inner exploration. Her paintings are exhibited at East West Fine Art. eastwestfineart.com

Apples to Oranges, from NY to FL with Irina Alexandrina

waterfront cafe evening

Location: Mercato 9118 Strada Place #8130

02/02/2026 - 02/14/2026


From New York to Naples, Irina Alexandrina captures the spirit of these two wonderful cities.

According to Alexandrina, cities are like people. They have their own characters, habits, inclinations. They have their own preferences and tastes, merits and faults.

Irina says that her painting style and artistic views were formed under the influence of Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Paul Cezanne, Jean Bérault. This is fully felt in the lightness and translucency of the images of Naples, Florida that she creates. The streets of Naples are depicted with sincere love. The artist manages to skillfully convey the special, incomparable charm of our southern town.

Irina’s Naples is exquisitely beautiful and friendly. It is a town that opens its arms to the people from all over the word and is always filled with romance and sophistication. It is the town of musicians and artists, the town that many great people call home and contribute to its unique culture and lifestyle.

Irina captures the essence of Naples with all its elegance in a tropical setting. Working “Plein Aire,” on location, allows her to evoke that true essence of Naples on canvas and the recognizable architecture we all admire.

Frozen Moments

dream catcher made from butterflies

Location: Mercato 9118 Strada Place #8130

04/06/2026 - 04/20/2026


Fresh, changeable and direct, Annalu’s art knows how to touch the spectator’s inner chords provoking the deepest sensations and recalling ancestral emotions.

The major focus of her works is on the theme of water, primeval central element of life. Water is the origin of all things: everything is made of water, and everything returns to water.

In the works of the Artist there is a sense of metamorphosis, in pas­sing, of evolution as a sort of journey between different states, between different realities, a spirit of inquiry that shares some typical aspects of the science of alchemy.

Annalu is capable of assembling in­congruent elements such as resins and paper, bark and fiberglass, bi­tumen and sand, cement and roots, to create new realities, suspended worlds where alchemy is lightness.

Her creations are a moment of abstraction that is constantly moving. The viewer experiences new realities within the artist ‘s imagination.

European Sojourn

Location: Mercato 9118 Strada Place #8130

05/04/2026 - 05/18/2026


“European Sojourn” exhibit of two abstract-impressionists

After exploring rugged northern France with Herve Lenouvel, escape to warm Italian beaches with Fabio Constantino.

Hervé Lenouvel consider himself a follower of fauvism – style of painting that flourished in France at the start of the 20th century.

His most well-known predecessors were Henry Matisse, Paul Gaugin, Maurice Vlaminck, famous for using pure, vivid colors, vigorously applied to the canvas.

This technique creates the effect of an explosion, burst of energy. Because of the intense expressiveness of their works, art critics labeled the painters “fauves”, that means “wild animals”.