Подмосковные вечера
Her grandfather Mikhail Matusovsky was an award-winning Russian poet and lyricist who authored the lyrics to the song "Moscow Nights". Gershman held her first solo painting exhibition at the age of 14 in Saint Petersburg. She received her BFA from Otis Art Institute with honors and MFA from Art Center College of Design. Gershman's early mentor was Orest Vereisky and she later studied under the guidance of Lita Albuquerque.