Anya Kotler was born in Odessa, Ukraine, grew up in Jerusalem, Israel and studied painting at the New York Academy of Art. She has shown in solo and group shows in the US and China, and teaches courses around the US and in Ireland. Most recently, her work was included in exhibitions at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art (CT), Pen and Brush Gallery (NYC), Silvermine Gallery (CT), and a solo exhibition at Rosenberg Gallery, Hofstra University (NY). Her work was featured/reviewed in New American Paintings, ArtMaze Magazine, New Haven Independent, and Friend of the Artist. Anya is a recipient of the NJ State Council on the Arts Fellowship, and twice the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. She lives with her husband, daughter and two cats, and builds sculptural paintings and drawings at her studio in Hoboken, New Jersey.
