Painting Memory, Light and Presence
Philadelphia-based painter working at the intersection of abstraction, embodiment, and myth
Artist Statement
I create paintings that dwell in the space between memory and presence. Through layered color, light, and gesture, I explore how fleeting experiences can take on physical and emotional weight. Transparency and opacity, warm and cool tones, and rhythmic mark-making become a language of transformation—holding the intimacy of watercolor while carrying the depth of oil. Recurring themes of childhood, water, and mythic imagination surface in this process, often appearing as shifting figures or atmospheric traces. Each work is both personal and symbolic, offering viewers a layered space of reflection and resonance.
Biography
Taya Naumovich was born in Russia and is currently based in Philadelphia. Working primarily in oil on canvas and watercolor on paper, she developed her practice independently, blending intuition with experimental technique.
Naumovich’s work has been featured in group exhibitions across the United States. Recent exhibitions include Forbidden Fruit at Piano Craft Gallery (Boston, MA, 2021), Cosmologic at Curiouser & Curiouser (Kansas City, 2023), Gathered in the Stretching Now at Heaven Gallery (Chicago, 2024), and The Collective II at Visionary Projects (New York, NY, 2024).
Selected Exhibitions
2025 – The Collective II, Visionary Projects, New York, NY
2024 – Gathered in the Stretching Now, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
2024 – TROVE, Deanna Evans Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2023 – Did You Too See It, Drifting, All Night, on the Black River, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
2023 – Cosmologic, Curiouser & Curiouser, Kansas City, MO
2021 – Forbidden Fruit, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
2019 – RUIN, Royal Society of American Art, Brooklyn, NY
For a selection of recent paintings, visit [Selected Works]
For past group and solo exhibitions, see the [Exhibition Archive]
To inquire about available works from Cityscape Series, visit Cityscape Series