Two Extraordinary Icon Artist at the Prophet Elias Church
Prophet Elias Orthodox Church in Santa Cruz is blessed to have these extraordinary icon artists create exceptional icon work for the interior of our beloved church. Dmitry Shkolnik and Tatiana V. Romanova-Grant both come from a long lineage of Icon artists who have studied with masters and studied at some of the most prestigious fine and applied arts schools in the world. Please learn more about these highly gifted artists by reading their below biographies.
Dmitry Shkolnik was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1960. While in high school, he developed a keen interest in Russian religious art. Upon graduation, he pursued a higher education in the field of architecture. Concurrently, Dmitry cultivated his knowledge of Russian craft in the form of lacquer miniatures and icon restoration.
Tatiana V. Romanova-Grant was born and raised by a family of scientists in Moscow. She studied at the Moscow Institute of Fine and Applied Arts ”Stroganovskoe” and graduated from the Moscow Krupskaya Pedagogical Institute. She was a very active member of the Moscow artistic community, and was quite successful as an artist.