The French Impressionist Edgar Degas once said: "Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."

Alisa Chernova

Artist

Expressionist

Art therapist

pircture with woman closed mouth
pircture with woman closed mouth

Biography

Biography

Alisa Chernova is a contemporary artist whose practice explores the complex relationship between human psychology, emotion and the unconscious.

Born in Ukraine in 1963 and based in Marbella, Spain, she brings a psychologically informed perspective to contemporary painting, transforming inner experiences into visual narratives through expressive gesture, symbolism, texture and mixed media.

Her work explores themes of identity, memory, anxiety, despair, isolation, control and the contradictions of human nature. Rather than illustrating emotions directly, Chernova seeks to reveal what lies beneath the visible surface — the internal states that shape our perception of ourselves and the world around us.

Her works have been presented at international exhibitions and art fairs across Europe, Asia and the United States, and have received recognition through international art publications and curatorial reviews. Her artistic language moves between expressionism, symbolism and abstraction, creating works that invite the viewer into an emotional and introspective dialogue.

Chernova’s practice is ultimately concerned with one question: what happens when the invisible becomes visible?

Alisa Chernova is a contemporary artist whose practice explores the complex relationship between human psychology, emotion and the unconscious.

Born in Ukraine in 1963 and based in Marbella, Spain, she brings a psychologically informed perspective to contemporary painting, transforming inner experiences into visual narratives through expressive gesture, symbolism, texture and mixed media.

Her work explores themes of identity, memory, anxiety, despair, isolation, control and the contradictions of human nature. Rather than illustrating emotions directly, Chernova seeks to reveal what lies beneath the visible surface — the internal states that shape our perception of ourselves and the world around us.

Her works have been presented at international exhibitions and art fairs across Europe, Asia and the United States, and have received recognition through international art publications and curatorial reviews. Her artistic language moves between expressionism, symbolism and abstraction, creating works that invite the viewer into an emotional and introspective dialogue.

Chernova’s practice is ultimately concerned with one question: what happens when the invisible becomes visible?

Alisa Chernova – contemporary artist and art therapist, official portrait

Architect

of emotions

As part of my personal growth and creative development in the field of Art, I use ART therapy.

This is a powerful psychological correction tool for dialogue with the viewer and understanding the nature and essence of emotional problems by visualizing them in one's paintings.

Alisa Chernova – contemporary artist and art therapist, official portrait

Architect

of emotions

As part of my personal growth and creative development in the field of Art, I use ART therapy.

This is a powerful psychological correction tool for dialogue with the viewer and understanding the nature and essence of emotional problems by visualizing them in one's paintings.

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My

Artist's

Statement

  • Education

  • Education

The path of artistic mastery

Online school SKVOT

2024

Online school SKVOT
2024

Online school SKVOT

2024

International online school of ART communications by Yulia Sysalova

2024

International online school of ART communications by Yulia Sysalova
2024

International online school of ART communications by Yulia Sysalova

2024

Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid

2023

Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid
2023

Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid

2023