My Dear Friends by llya Tenyakov, Poster de Other publications have honored her

Other publications have honored her work as well: Gathering Clouds  in 2014

I’m a disabled American veteran

I want to create a better understanding of what it means to have a mental illness and where that places you in the world

I find inspiration in all the things of beauty around me

My Dear Friends by llya Tenyakov, Poster de Other publications have honored her31 x 30 Poster of Original Artwork Original: Oil on Canvas Biography I was born in Kazakhstan. I'm currently working with traditional materials using, oil and canvas. Art has been my passion all my life. I worked as a graphic designer at a Russian and Kazakh advertising company. I also worked as an art teacher at an international school in Kazakhstan. My degree is in traditional art, now I create and work in upstate NY.