Having recently battled breast cancer, Larysa Martyniuk, a nationally acclaimed artist, has been building back her strength at the Gleneagle Curves. Larysa is a woman with indefatigable energy and enthusiasm. She recently painted a refreshing mountain mural on the Curves' wall that brings the outdoors inside. Framed by aspen trees, a hiking path curves around a quiet high altitude lake toward towering peaks.

"My journey battling cancer has been eased by the tremendous support and encouragement I have received from my friends, especially the ladies at Curves," smiles Larysa.

Larysa enjoys working with local builders and homeowners. Her specialty is creating artistic environments for children's rooms. Her artistic efforts have garnered awards in the Parade of Homes, including the coveted Mame Award.

Martyniuk's work has been exhibited in various national shows including the Connecticut Painters and Sculptor Exhibit at Stanford Museum, CT; the Painting and Sculptor's Award Show, Woodstock Gallery, NY-juror Lowry Sims curator of American Paintings, Metropolitan Museum; Large Works, Woodstock-juror Peterson Sims, curator at the Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York City; Women Artist's Lincoln Center; and the Invitational Exhibit, Artists of the West, Pikes Peak Center, CO. Locally, she has exhibited at the Hayden-Hays Gallery; the Cogswell Gallery and the Business of Art and Commonwheel Galleries.