Artist
Ludmila Demich
Russian artist and iconographer living in Scottsdale, Arizona since 2005 and in the United States since 1987.
After receiving a formal education in fine arts and later in graphic design, she also became very interested in religious art, which was difficult to study openly or practice in the late 1970-1980s in the Soviet Union.
The scope of her interests has always been rich with diversity. The search for a deeper meaning of life and art encouraged travel to "architectural preserves" - former monasteries, trying to find and study all sources of information and techniques, all that wasn't possible at the time.
Following her immigration to the United States, Ludmila began a gradual assimilation into a new culture and environment, while retaining her originality, especialy in art. Early on in her career, as a result of her strong sense of family values, she dedicated a great portion of time to raising and educating her son Phillip, while simultaneously aiding her family in establishing a food manufacturing business in Ohio. She contributed her talent as an artist in the form of creating the business logo, as well as devising the packaging design for various products, interior and exterior design for the company, and essentially the entire identity system of the enterprise.
Her deep interest in iconography, as well as her compassion for people, brought her to participate in Christian missionary work in 1994 in Poland and 2004 in Alaska.
Since 1996, she studied iconography from master iconographer Vladislav Andrejev, the founder of Prosopon School of Iconology in New York, and his son Demetri, as well as a various workshops in other countries, believing that the whole world can be your university!
Ludmila continues to study and perfect this ancient art by making educational trips to monasteries and museums in Greece, Macedonia, Russia, Turkey, Italy, France, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Poland, Czech Republic and Israel.
Her icons found homes in the following places:
Churches
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church (Phoenix, Arizona)
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Phoenix, Arizona)
St. Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church (Scottsdale, Arizona)
St. Ilias Antiochian Orthodox Church (Sylvania, Ohio)
St. Elefterios Greek Church (New York, NY)
Holy Archangels Russian Church (Phoenix, Arizona)
Monasteries
St. Nilus Skete (Nilus Island, Alaska)
St. Herman's New Valaam (Spruce Island, Alaska)
St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastary (Florence, Arizona)
Russian Orthodox Convent of the Ascension, Mount of Olives (Jerusalem, Israel)
Her work can also be found in many private collections of individuals throughout various countries.
Her art pieces decorate and create a very unique and special focal point in individuals houses or businesses.
