I use paint and mixed media to convey private states of mind and emotion. Within this medium I also discuss patterns and concepts found within numbers and mathematical equations that repeat throughout the natural world. My work connects the personal and the universal through symbols, patterns, color, and dreamlike imagery and spaces. My work also includes small sculpture, including a continually growing installation of shoes hand made with paper and fabric, entitled “Secret Outing.”

Zoya has been a recipient of numerous grants and recognitions for her art, including an interview on WFYI Radio’s Art of the Matter (02), a year’s full-paid studio residency at the Stutz Art Center in Indianapolis (00-01), a full grant to travel through China to study Chinese women’s art and culture (00), and a four-month art residency with artist Judy Chicago (Chicago is best known for her 1970s installation piece called “The Dinner Party”) (99). Zoya currently shows her work through a number of galleries and venues in the Midwest and eastern US, and is in corporate and private collections internationally.