Artist Sofiya Inger Opens at IIC Gallery in Indianapolis Tonight!

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By Tahlib

"Birds Leaving Home"

INDIANA - Three Journeys that Redefined Lives opens tonight with Sofiya Inger at the IIC Gallery, Indiana Interchurch Center in Indianapolis. In 1991, after leaving her home country of Russia, Sofiya immigrated the the United States, first to New York, then to Indiana. The Jewish artist's exhibition is the first in a series of three personal journeys by artists who have been enriched and transformed by experiences that took them far beyond their original boundaries. Inger was born in the northern Russian city of Kirov, a place steeped in ancient history, traditions, folk art, and surrounded by magnificent pine forests. Engaged at an early age in visual arts, Sofiya continued her education at Children's Art School, then at Kirov Art College. The artist's style and important themes can be traced from the beginning: human emotions, human connections, and ties to Nature, subtle energies permeating our existence. Inspired by as different painters as Marc Chagall and Hieronymous Bosch, works emerge to talk about "overflowing heart".