We create tactile, emotional and sustainable art using natural pigments and stories from the earth.
PIGMENTS INTO
ART INTO ECOLOGICAL
MEMORY
PURPOSE AND
WE TURN
Eco-artist, born in RUSSIA, based in the US.
Works featured in Miami, New York, Paris, and more.
Works featured in Miami, New York, Paris, and more.
ABOUT
THE ARTIST
THE ARTIST
Curated Gallery & Museum Shows
12
Original Works Shown in International Exhibitions
>40
Natural & Sustainable Materials Used
100%
Countries Where My Work Has Been Exhibited
4
She continues to explore how sustainable practice can influence
contemporary visual art — and believes that a brushstroke can be a form of care, activism, and storytelling all at once.
contemporary visual art — and believes that a brushstroke can be a form of care, activism, and storytelling all at once.
Ekaterina's paintings have been exhibited in New York, Miami, San Diego, and Paris.
She is known for turning botanical color into political and poetic gesture.
Her goal is not just to create visual beauty — but to build bridges between
people, landscapes, and meaning.
She is known for turning botanical color into political and poetic gesture.
Her goal is not just to create visual beauty — but to build bridges between
people, landscapes, and meaning.
Ekaterina Stolyarova is a Russia-born eco artist based in the United States. Her artistic practice emerged as a response to environmental and emotional challenges connected with war, displacement, and modern consumption culture.
Through natural pigments, handmade materials, and deeply personal themes,
her work invites viewers into tactile, layered narratives rooted in memory, ecology, and resilience.
Through natural pigments, handmade materials, and deeply personal themes,
her work invites viewers into tactile, layered narratives rooted in memory, ecology, and resilience.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
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Each piece is created using organic and reclaimed materials.
The works explore emotional and ecological memory through texture, tone and silence.
The works explore emotional and ecological memory through texture, tone and silence.
Selected Works
by Ekaterina Stolyarova
by Ekaterina Stolyarova
GALLERY
Key Dates
Early Bird Deadline — March 10, 2026
Final Submission Deadline — March 25, 2026
Judging Period — March 26–29, 2026
Finalists Announcement — March 30, 2026
Winners Announcement — March 31, 2026
Early Bird Deadline — March 10, 2026
Final Submission Deadline — March 25, 2026
Judging Period — March 26–29, 2026
Finalists Announcement — March 30, 2026
Winners Announcement — March 31, 2026
Open to both emerging and established artists, the award highlights innovative, conceptually strong work across painting, mixed media, installation, and interdisciplinary practices.
Selected artists receive international recognition, professional visibility, and opportunities for future editorial features and exhibitions.
Submission for the inaugural edition is free and open to artists worldwide.
Selected artists receive international recognition, professional visibility, and opportunities for future editorial features and exhibitions.
Submission for the inaugural edition is free and open to artists worldwide.
The program supports artists working with sustainability, ecological awareness, and responsible material practices, evaluated through a structured review process by an international jury of artists, curators, and cultural professionals.
INTERNATIONAL ECO ART AWARD
Free submission - open worldwide
Official submission platform
The award is evaluated by an international jury of artists, curators, and cultural professionals through a structured professional review process.
Founded by Ekaterina Stolyarova, Founder and Chair of the Jury
International Eco Art Award - Official Winner Announcement
The International Eco Art Award is pleased to announce the winner of its inaugural edition.
Following a rigorous and structured evaluation process conducted by an international jury of artists, curators, and cultural professionals, one work was selected for its outstanding artistic merit, conceptual depth, and significant engagement with contemporary ecological discourse.
The inaugural edition of the award brought together submissions from artists across Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Russia, and Egypt, reflecting a diverse and evolving global dialogue around sustainability and environmentally conscious artistic practices.
Following a rigorous and structured evaluation process conducted by an international jury of artists, curators, and cultural professionals, one work was selected for its outstanding artistic merit, conceptual depth, and significant engagement with contemporary ecological discourse.
The inaugural edition of the award brought together submissions from artists across Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Russia, and Egypt, reflecting a diverse and evolving global dialogue around sustainability and environmentally conscious artistic practices.
Winner of the Inaugural Edition
Mahmoud Elmardi
Founded and curated by Ekaterina Stolyarova,
Founder and Chair of the Jury
Founder and Chair of the Jury
Urban Overgrowth: The Green Symbiosis
This work presents a compelling visual exploration of the relationship between urban structures and organic growth. Through a sophisticated use of abstraction and layered composition, the artist reimagines the built environment as a dynamic, living system in which architectural and natural elements coexist in a state of continuous transformation.
The jury particularly recognized the work for its conceptual clarity, strong visual language, and its ability to articulate themes of environmental resilience and symbiosis within a contemporary artistic framework.
Jury Statement
The selected work demonstrates a high level of artistic maturity and a nuanced understanding of sustainability as both a conceptual and material concern. The jury acknowledged the artist’s ability to translate complex ecological ideas into a visually engaging and intellectually grounded composition.
The decision reflects the award’s commitment to recognizing artistic practices that contribute meaningfully to the evolving discourse on environmental responsibility within contemporary visual culture.
Founded and curated by Ekaterina Stolyarova.
The jury particularly recognized the work for its conceptual clarity, strong visual language, and its ability to articulate themes of environmental resilience and symbiosis within a contemporary artistic framework.
Jury Statement
The selected work demonstrates a high level of artistic maturity and a nuanced understanding of sustainability as both a conceptual and material concern. The jury acknowledged the artist’s ability to translate complex ecological ideas into a visually engaging and intellectually grounded composition.
The decision reflects the award’s commitment to recognizing artistic practices that contribute meaningfully to the evolving discourse on environmental responsibility within contemporary visual culture.
Founded and curated by Ekaterina Stolyarova.
People often say: “It made me feel something I couldn’t name.” That’s where art begins.
CONNECTION
My exhibitions have been featured in New York, Miami, San Diego and Paris.
RECOGNITION
My work speaks to urgent global themes — displacement, memory, sustainability.
RELEVANCE
Each piece is hand-built, layer by layer — with silence, time, and personal ritual.
PROCESS
I work exclusively with natural or reclaimed elements: soil, ash, plant pigments, linen.
MATERIALS
Each work begins with a question — emotional, ecological or spiritual. Nothing is accidental.
INTENTION
What Makes My Art Different
Solo exhibitions in 2024–25
4
Workshop participants worldwide
180+
Custom works created by request
12+
I collaborate with galleries and institutions on themed exhibitions and multi-sensory shows.
EXHIBITIONS & INSTALLATIONS
COLLECTORS,
FOR CURATORS,
AS AN ARTIST
AND COMMUNITIES
I OFFER
WHAT
I lead small-group eco-art workshops using natural materials and storytelling exercises.
WORKSHOPS
I create custom works for private and institutional collectors, tailored to space & concept.
COMMISSIONS
04.
Creation & Delivery
Creation & Delivery
I’ll begin the work and update you along the way. Final work delivered digitally or physically.
03.
Agreement
Agreement
I’ll provide a clear proposal, timeline, and pricing.
We’ll schedule a short call or email chat to align expectations.
02.
Discussion
Discussion
Send me a message describing your project or idea.
01.
Inquiry
Inquiry
HOW TO WORK WITH ME
Art critic and collector
Yulia Zhdanova
“Her canvases feel like living organisms — tender, layered, deeply rooted in land and time.
This is not just art. This is memory, distilled.”
This is not just art. This is memory, distilled.”
Gallery owner, Perseus Art House (Miami)
Renat Safin
“We’ve seen viewers stand in front of her work and simply cry. That’s when you know it’s real.”
I MET THE FOUNDER AND SEVERAL GENERAL MANAGERS, AND I HAD A VERY POSITIVE IMPRESSION OF THE CONVERSATION. PEOPLE REALLY LOVE WHAT THEY DO HERE!
AUTHOR, JOURNALIST
BENTE OLSEN
Curator, Sojourner Gallery (NYC)
Ksenia Matyushenko
“Ekaterina’s work has the rare ability to be both grounded in material and expansive in feeling.
What curators, collectors and viewers say
REVIEWS
Let’s build something thoughtful together.
Let’s connect.
For exhibition inquiries, press, collaborations, or commissions —
please feel free to reach out directly.
For exhibition inquiries, press, collaborations, or commissions —
please feel free to reach out directly.
+1 (680) 207-53-92
artist@stolyarovaekaterina.com
CONTACT