As long as I can remember, I was always drawing. As a child, I couldn’t stay inside the lines of colouring books — not because I couldn’t, but because I didn’t want to. I always felt the need to go beyond, to create something of my own.
By chance, I ended up spending nine years in music school instead of art school. My parents insisted, but even during those years, I never stopped drawing. At 12, I decided I wanted to be a fashion designer. By 16, I knew I’d become an interior designer. I followed that path and built a successful design career in Russia — and yet, the need to create with my hands, to paint, never left me.
When I moved to New Zealand, something shifted. Surrounded by stunning landscapes and vibrant flowers, I found a new creative energy. One day, I picked up a brush to paint a gift for a friend… and I never stopped. What began as a small idea became an unstoppable force. I was painting obsessively — not out of discipline, but out of joy, curiosity, and a craving to express something deeper.
That’s how my art journey began. I taught myself how to paint again, experimenting, exploring, pushing through frustration and fear, finding freedom in the process.
Today, I am an established New Zealand artist and art tutor. My practice is centred around palette knife painting in oil, using texture, colour, and floral forms to express energy, emotion, and movement. Every painting is an extension of a feeling — sometimes bold and explosive, other times quiet and delicate — but always honest.
In late 2024, I moved to Australia with my family to start a new chapter. I continue to create, exhibit, and sell my work, now bringing my creative voice to this new land.
Art has taught me that when you follow your passion without fear, life opens unexpected doors. I’m grateful every day that I chose to take the risk.
Represented by NEW ZEALAND art galleries:
Flagstaff Gallery, 30 Victoria Road, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Black Door Gallery, 251 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Art Matakana Gallery, Matakana CountryPark - Entrances from 1 Omaha Flats Rd, 1151 Leigh Road, Matakana
Millwater Gallery, Unit 1 / 177 Millwater Parkway, Silverdale, New Zealand
Windsor Gallery, 386 Saint Asaph Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch, New Zealand
Solo and group exhibitions
2024 May “Fluent on floral” solo exhibition at Arthaus Contemporary, Remuera, Auckland.
2024 April “The Wellington Art Show” group exhibition at TAKINA exhibition convention centre, Wellington.
2023 May “The Auckland Art Show” group exhibition at The Cloud, Auckland
2021 July “Art in the Park” group exhibition at Eden Park, Auckland
2021 May “Baradene Art Show” group exhibition, Auckland
2021 April “Let’s talk floral” solo exhibition and Artist Talk at Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport, Auckland
2020 December “ BLOSSOM” art show at Fo Guang Shan temple, Auckland
2020 October “Fabulos Florals” personal exhibition at Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport, Auckland
2020 October “Baradene Art Show” online exhibition
2020 September “Beyond the Cloud” group exhibition at Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport, Auckland
2020 September “Auckland Art Show” online exhibition
2020 August “Socially Distanced Yet Creatively Connected” group exhibition at Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport, Auckland
2019 November The 3rd Cherry Blossom Art Salon at Fo Guang Shan temple, Auckland
2019 October “Be Happy”group exhibition at Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport, Auckland
2019 August “Floral flow” solo display at Orewa Framing Studio, Auckland
2019 May solo display at Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport, Auckland
2019 May “ BLOSSOM” group exhibition at ZIMMERMAN Gallery, Palmerston north
2018 December “CHERRY BLOSSOM” art show at Fo Guang Shan temple, Auckland
2018 November “SPRING BLOSSOM” solo exhibition at Milllwater Gallery, Auckland
2018 October ARTFUSION art show at Carmel College , Auckland
2018 March “IN BLOOM” solo exhibition Flagstaff Gallery, Auckland
2017 October “ENDLESS SUMMER” solo exhibition at The Art Lounge Gallery, Tauranga
2017 August “ART EXPO” Nelson
2017 June “NZ ART SHOW” , Wellington
2017 May “ IMPROVISATION“ solo exhibition Browns Bay Community centre, Auckland
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