Zoya Krioukova began her first painting ever at a Fusionart painting retreat in 2007. She took a brush into her hands and began to paint, and had a very emotional reaction: “I sobbed and laughed, felt frozen and danced, and experienced the most amazing release and joy in the end. It was an incredible process of letting go and becoming a curious and exploring child, which started my inner journey of discovery.”

Each of Zoya’s paintings expresses the state of her psyche in a particular time in her life. She explains, “I feel that the more I find wholeness within myself, the more I could harmoniously express my inner stories. I see myself as a storyteller and I like to share my stories with people and hear their stories back.  I think that sharing our life stories could be the most precious gift we could give to each other. It seems to me that the more we connect and share our live stories together, the more we will be able to step away from objectifying each other and feel love and compassion for the struggles as well as joys of each other.”