Adriana Cabezas Lulkoski

Adriana Cabezas Lulkoski’s art is rooted in imagination and nature. “I focus on subjects that capture the innocence and expressive grace of life in motion,” she says. Born in Mexico City, Adriana is a professionally trained ballet dancer. “I studied for fifteen years at La Escuela Nacional de Danza de Bellas Artes,” she says. “Creativity was all around me when I was young.” Adriana’s earliest and perhaps brightest spark of creativity was ignited by her father, Jose Cabezas. “He was a successful fine arts painter from Spain,” she says. “He later became a well known cartoonist throughout Latin America.” Adriana also draws inspiration from early masters such as Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Bernini. Today, Adriana’s success comes from growing through different facets of both visual and performative art; the culmination of years of studying and self teaching. “I began my formal arts training at several institutions in Mexico,” she says. “I later attended Universidad de San Fernando in Madrid and earned my Bachelor’s degree in Artes Plasticas.” From there, Adriana continued to study painting at Cercle Artistic de Sant Lluc in Barcelona. After getting married, she moved with her husband to the US. “We settled in Rhode Island. The winters were long and the weather was dreary for much of the year,” says Adriana. “We found St. Augustine and fell in love with the beautiful beaches and architecture. It reminds me of my years in Spain.” While Adriana’s roots sculpted her artistry, her passion and vision are the fine details of her life, one of ingenuity and grace. Her paintings depict her passions. “I love nature and fauna,” she says. “My ‘canvases’ aren’t always canvas.” In recent years, Adriana has turned to painting on different types of natural stone such as marble. Her subjects often portray innocence and life free from modern day chaos. “I find solace in romance, nature, and dance,” she says. Utilizing stones shaped by the elements of time, Adriana shares her love for natural beauty. “It took me more than a year to become confident with painting on stone,” she says. “Now, I feel that it better compliments my organic themes and enhances the details of my work.” Adriana’s paintings offer a glimpse inside the inner workings of her soul. “I want people to see that my paintings are authentically me,” she says. A valued artist at High Tide Gallery, now in the care of Kerry and Sherri Nelson, Adriana’s paintings glisten along the walls of the St. George Street space. Her most dear subject matter can be found on a hike in the woods or a stroll through the imagination. “I would love to see people become more in tune with nature,” she says. “I want to paint more wildlife and connect people with the outside world.” You can see Adriana’s deep love for her roots in dynamic renderings of scenes and people who represent Mexico and Spain as well as in her depictions of ballet. With an aura of grace and humility, Adriana Cabezas Lulkowski imparts her peaceful visions. “My paintings tell the stories of my soul,” she says. “I always feel blessed and grateful to share my passion with the world.”