Alice Carste
Artist. Illustrator. Educator. Explorer of Light
Biography
Alice Cârǎstǎu is a contemporary Russian artist whose work unites spiritual meaning, the poetry of color, and a fine intuition for form.
Born in 1987. She lives and works in Russia, in the space between tradition and new visual practices.
In her childhood, she practiced fencing and horseback riding — disciplines that shaped her sense of movement, strength, and inner balance. These qualities later became an integral part of her artistic language.
After receiving an art education and experimenting independently with airbrushing, Alice began to paint with oil and acrylic — first on walls and interiors, then on canvas.
Her works beautifully combine the precision of line with the softness of light, merging religious subjects with the modern plasticity of color.
Artistic Language
Alice’s works are quiet revelations.
She creates paintings where line becomes prayer, and color becomes breath. Her palette is distinctive: gentle powdery and ochre tones, soft blues and smoky violets, sometimes highlighted with a flash of gold.
Her themes are sacred, philosophical, and natural. The artist often turns to Quranic stories, Islamic symbolism, and the imagery of light and inner peace.
Every work carries a message: Feel before you paint.
Education
1998–2002 — Art School No. 1, Volgograd
2002–2007 — Volgograd Municipal Institute of Arts named after P. A. Serebryakov Major: Painting and Art Education
2007–2011 — Volgograd State Institute of Arts and Culture Faculty of Fine Arts
Exhibitions, Competitions & Publications
Publications and Articles
Art Award Magazine — February 2025, feature article on the artist
Art-Muse — June 2025, author’s publication and interview
Firdaus Magazine — October 2021, article about Alice’s creative work
Competitions and Exhibitions
2024 — All-Russian Painting and Graphics Competition “Power of the Symbol”, participant
2024 — Second All-Russian Painting and Graphics Competition RusscoArt, participant
2023 — All-Russian Exhibition-Forum “Unique Russia”, TSHR stand, Moscow, Gostiny Dvor
2022 — All-Russian Exhibition “Catomania”, Naberezhnye Chelny
2022 — Satellite Exhibition of the Yo-Fest 2022 Festival, Moscow
2022 — All-Russian Youth Exhibition “Molodezhka 2022”, MOSKh Exhibition Hall, Moscow
2021 — Golden Antip Art Award, laureate, Western Wing of the New Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
2021 — Art Project “An Atmosphere That Feels Like My Salad”, within the Interaction project, Saratov
2021 — Wandi Bazar Eastern Culture Festival, Danilovsky Event Hall, Moscow
2018 — Moscow Halal Expo, Sokolniki Park, Moscow
2018 — Exhibition at the Mawlid event, Crocus City Hall, Moscow
2014 — Solo exhibition “My Impressions”, Volgograd
2014 — Teachers-Artists Exhibition, Central Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, Volgograd
2013 — All-Russian Exhibition *“Character of Russia”*, Volgograd — 🥇 1st place in the “Painting” category
Achievements
Recognized among the most promising artists of the new wave of spiritual realism in Russia (Art-Muse, 2025)
Her works are held in private and diplomatic collections in Russia and abroad, including:
— former President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania
— S.N. Baburin, Russian statesman and public figure
— the Ambassadors of Syria, Iran, and Palestine
Creator of the author’s series “Light and Memory”, dedicated to the search for inner peace
Developed the course “Real Drawing”, focused on intuitive artistic vision and creative mindfulness
Author of the guiding principle:
“Feel before you paint.”
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