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Page 6, Viewpointe November 2024
Boca Raton Public Library Presents The Art Exhibit

“Life And Reflection” By Valentina Battler

October 21, 2024 To December

6, 2024

The Boca Raton Public Library presents a new art exhibit,
“Life and Reflection” by Valentina Battler. Ms. Battler has
traveled extensively, living in Canada, England, France, Japan,
and China. A graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory
in Russia, she began her career as a classical pianist before
expanding her artistic horizons. Her journey into Chinese
painting started with an unconscious attraction to the art form,
drawn by its deep philosophical ideas and the beauty within its
lines. Ms. Battler has held solo exhibitions in galleries across
the world, including the StellArt Gallery in Paris, France,
2006; the State Museum of Art, Shanghai, China, 2003; and
the International Centre of Roerichs in Moscow, Russia, 2001.
Valentina’s style has evolved from traditional Chinese
painting and Japanese ink painting on water (suminagashi)
to a unique blend of traditional techniques and innovative
elements. She invites viewers into a world of art and beauty,
encouraging them to listen, see, and absorb. Ms. Battler
states, “In order to perceive, understand, and create, all that
is required is to study, think, and do.”
“Life and Reflection,” a free exhibit, will run from
October 21, 2024 to December 6, 2024 in the lobby gallery
at the Downtown Library location of the Boca Raton Public
Library, 400 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
The Boca Raton Public Library provides outstanding
library services, resources, and programs that meet the
educational, recreational, cultural, and informational needs
of the Boca Raton community. 
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