Lyubow Talimonova

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Russian born Lyubov Talimonova is a successful and award-winning artist, illustrator and writer. She is recognized by Russian art critics as a member of the Russian School of Cosmism, while French critics relate her work to the Art of Vision and Imagination. Her paintings are held in museums and private collections in England, Russia, Ukraine, France, Poland , USA, Korea, China and Ireland. Lyubov’s pictures are inspired by a sense of wonder and a deep love and reverence for life. In her search to understand the Cosmos, her art explores the enduring power of myth and legend and the ancient mysteries of pyramid and megalith. Her pictures were first exhibited in 1992 and since then she has had thirty exhibitions in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, France, Bulgarian Culture Centre, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland and China. From 1992 to 1993 three of Lyubov’s pictures went into space on the space station MIR and they bear its stamp and autographs of the Russian and French cosmonauts. In 1994 she was invited to exhibit in the Kremlin as part of the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the birth of the world’s first cosmonaut, Yuriy Gagarin. In the same year she exhibited at the 10th International Congress of Cosmonauts, where she was awarded a Diploma in recognition of her work in developing the ideas of the Russian School of Cosmism. Lyubov has written and illustrated eleven books for children and adults. Over 380,000 copies have been published in Russia, Ukraine, Germany and England. One of her books “The Ancient World in My Hands” was recognized by The Society of Bibliophiles as the best book of the year 1992. She has also illustrated the stories of the 19th century German writer, W. Hauff, and the book by M. Morozova “The Keeper of the Secrets.” Some of the books are published under her pen-name Arabella Arius. Born in 1971, Lyubov Talimonova is a member of the British Society of Authors and a member of Society for Art of Imagination.