About the Founder

Alexandra Rozenman's career has taken her from the Soviet underground to a prominent place in the American art world. Born in Moscow, she found her footing alongside now-famous dissident artists before political pressures brought her to the United States as a refugee in the late 1980s. From that point on, her multilayered, often mysterious paintings have only gained momentum, taking her from an MFA at the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to international exhibitions—to a fellowship with the MacDowell Colony, an illustrious group of bohemians whose members have included James Baldwin and Michael Chabon. Rozenman ia a frequent speaker at many art blogs.

 

Through her personal experiences, having risked everything to follow her own muse, Rozenman knows how important self-expression is to every person. Accordingly at Art School 99 she works to provide students with the technical skills and supportive environment they need to bring their visions to life. Classes might incorporate readings, movies, or collage techniques, and cultivate salon-style inspiration with French wine or Russian tea.

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As one of the most popular art classes near Boston for kids and adults alike, Art School 99 is now a symbol of creativity and artistic excellence. 

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She was raised by “free thinker and art lover” parents who encouraged her artistic interests and rebellious nature. When it became time to take an exam and submit her portfolio to apply to art school (at age 10!) she realized that formal art school would constrain her creative spirit. Instead, she became a student of dissident artist Grisha Bruskin, who was teaching art to earn a living and would go on to become a famous conceptualist artist.

 

You can see her work and more at   www.alexandrarozenman.com