Amalia Safonova is 15 years old and opens her first exhibition in Brisbane

Amalia and Artemii Safonov are known in the Russian-speaking community as musicians. Artemii plays the piano and composes music, Amalia sings and plays the flute. But the reason for today's interview was not music, but visual art. An exhibition by 15-year-old artist Amalia Safonova will soon open in Brisbane. She says she has always loved drawing, even before singing.

Амалия Сафонова. Credit: Фото из семейного архива Александры Сафоновой

Один из персонажей Амалии. Фото из семейного архива.

The “My Nightmare Children” exhibition will be held from May 1 to May 14 at 53 Mt. Cotton Road, Capalaba, Redland Coast Art Society. The opening will take place on May 3.

You can meet Amalia's characters on her Instagram page.

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