Artist Spotlight - Larisa Sved
Biography
Larisa Sved’s paintings are deeply personal and employ a realist technique that occasionally moves towards abstraction. As a self-taught artist, she is inspired by the natural surroundings of Canada and the Cayman Islands with her detailed depictions of flora and of the local sceneries created to convey messages of peace, harmony and joy.
“Seafarers’ Way, George Town, Cayman Islands. Then and Now. 1961. 2021.” A set of 2 diptychs. Part 1 of 2. Represents year 2021. Part 2 of 2. Represents Year 1961. Year completed 2023. Acrylic on canvas, diptych 61x91cm.
Sved is using mainly acrylic paint on canvas, wood, rocks.
Sved is a supporting member of Cayman Islands Visual Art Society, National Gallery of the Cayman Islands. Her artwork most recently featured in NGCI’s exhibition “Cayman on Camera” (2025); NGCI’s 3rd Cayman Islands Biennial
“Tribute to Bendel Hydes, the Founding Father of the Contemporary Art in the Cayman Islands “ , 2024 Acrylic on canvas, 45.5x45.5cm.
“CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PAST IN THE PRESENT TENSE” (2023); “TERRA BOTANICA” Exhibition at NGCI (2022); “I” THE WORLD REVOLVES AROUND ME at M.A.D.S. Art Gallery, Spain; “WAKE THE TOWN” Exhibition at Parcel110, Cayman Islands, (2022); Cayman Art Week 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
Sved’s artwork held in private collections and can be viewed on Instagram’s Gallery @larisa.sved.art
ROM - Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, 2024. Acrylic on paper, 22x28cm.
Summer at the Lake, 2024. Acrylic on paper, 22x28cm.
Heliconia Lobster Claw Plant in Grand Cayman, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 61x46cm.
Pink Water Lily. Never Lonely, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 76x76cm.
Cayman Parrot, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 91x61cm.
Lady with the Thatch Rope. Cayman Islands’ Heritage; 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 76x76cm.
Release. Green Sea Turtle Released in Cayman; 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 61x91cm.
The Star Flyer Star Clippers Tall Ship in Grand Cayman; 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 61x91cm.
Rooster in Cayman. Proud to Be Me! July 2023. Acrylic, compound on board, 46x36cm.
Majestic. The Blue Iguana of the Cayman Islands, HM Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park; 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 76x76cm.
Perfect Perch. Cayman Bananaquit on the Heliconia Golden Torch; 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 91x61cm.
Charming Ranunculus Flower for My Sister, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 91x61cm.
Poppy Field. Never Forget; 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 91x61.
