The sisters of the Varvara Sisterhood attended the opening of the personal exhibition of the Belarusian icon painter Jadwiga Senko “The Radiant Light of the Icon” in the Oshmyany Library.translated

Before presenting the exhibition, the presenters invited the guests to get acquainted with the artist herself. Yadviga Senko was born on April 12, 1958 in the village of Polochany, Molodechensk district. She grew up in a Catholic family where faith, music and art formed the basis everyday life: my father independently mastered the organ and served in the church, and my mother drew beautifully.

In 1983, Yadviga graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Moscow University of Arts, but the path to her main calling was long. The turning point was 1997, when the artist saw in the newspaper an advertisement in the Minsk store “Orthodox Book”, inviting to the cooperation of icon painters. She decided to try her hand - and since then, icon painting has become the main work of her life.

With the blessing of Metropolitan Philaret Jadwiga, Senko created lists of famous Orthodox icons. At the same time, both Catholic images and deep biblical stories were harmoniously reflected in her work. Since 2003, more than three hundred of her personal exhibitions have taken place in Belarus and abroad.

After the biographical excursion, the presenters invited those present directly to the exhibition. They paid special attention to such...