“When you are at a disadvantage in one area, as I always was with language barriers you become better at something else. Learning to speak English was a stressful experience, throughout which she continued drawing. She would draw narrative images because they could be understood no matter where she was. During this time, she was surrounded by languages she did not understand so she felt a closeness to imagery. They left two years before the Soviet collapse in ’91.The trip took about 9 months as they moved through Slovakia, Austria, Italy, and then on to America. When she was four years old, her entire family immigrated to the United States as political refugees. Polina Barskaya Portrait of an Artist Polina Barskaya was born in Cherkassy, Ukraine in 1984 when it was still part of the Soviet Union. Today, Alex works as a Music Therapist in a Nursing Home and Rehabilitating Center, where he combines music and medicine as well as an original composer at the Village Playback Theater. In 1997 he was accepted into the New School University in New York City and in 2001 he completed his BFA majoring in Jazz Composition and Arranging. The range of venues and gigs that Alex has played in ranges from The New York City Subway System (those were the days!) to Carnegie Hall, The Windows of the World Restaurant, and The German Consulate. In 1992 Alex immigrated to the United States of America. In 1984 after graduating from high school he was accepted into the State College of Medicine and graduated from there with a Physician’s Assistant Diploma in 1992. Shortly after graduation he decided to switch to music as he was already playing guitar and piano on a near professional level and composing original music. Alexander Alabin Crossing Boundaries Alexander Alabin was born in Odessa, Ukraine in 1969.
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