Obituary of Tatiana Vassilienna Romanova-Grant

Tatiana Romanova-Grant, a beloved friend and renowned iconographer, passed away peacefully at her home on the morning of April 30th, 2017, at the age of 69. She is preceded in death by her father, her mother, and her brother Born in Moscow to a family of scientists, she received extensive training in the fine arts and successfully worked in the cinema, theater, stenography, advertising, as well as an illustrator for various publishing houses. In 1974, she began to study the art of restoration. This allowed her to save priceless icons and frescoes in Russian Orthodox Churches and in private collections. Her restoration work and studies of ancient church writings led Tatiana into painting icons. She became a master in the rare art of painting traditional icon eggs that have been displayed in museums and exhibitions throughout the world. Working tirelessly, she received many national and international awards, participating in 49 exhibitions in the U.S.A. and abroad. These exhibitions included places such as Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY., Herbst International Exhibition, San Francisco, C.A., Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA., Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA., Domont Studio Gallery, Indianapolis, IN., Walsh Library Gallery, South Orange, NJ., Salem Art Association, Salem, OR., Northern Colorado Artists Association, The Civa Exhibition, Montreal, Canada and many others. Tatiana considered her liturgical art the most valuable work that she could leave behind as it expresses God's Love. Her wonderful personal qualities along with her devoted spiritual work in the best traditions of the Christian Orthodox Church will forever keep our memories of her as a wonderful human being. May her Memory Be Eternal. A Trisagion service will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Prophet Elias Church, 223 Church, Santa Cruz at 7PM. The Funeral Service will be at the Church on Thursday at 10 AM. Everyone is invited to a luncheon at the church. Donations preferred to "The Tatiana Romanova-Grant Art Scholarship" care of Prophet Elias Church, Santa Cruz or to Peter & Paul Orthodox Church, Ben Lomond.