Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1988, to a renowned cityscape painter, I was immersed in art from a young age, assisting in my mother's studio.

I earned a BA in Graphic Arts and both an MA and PhD in Communication Studies and for many years worked as a professor of Design and Communications, while also creating visual identities and marketing campaigns for brands and personalities.

Since moving to the U.S. in 2016, I have been experimenting with themes and materials in my art, and the research brought me to early Christian art — icons and frescoes with elements of gilding. I am fascinated with the textures of fresco painting and gold leaf: the combination of perfectly matte, eggshell-like stucco and the enchanting, flowy shine of gold leaf creates sensational timelessness. I also draw a lot of inspiration from contemporary art, specifically — the “infinity nets” of Yayoi Kusama, “white writing” of Mark Tobey, and “branching forms” of Ruth Asawa.

Right now I am studying the concept of Time and its perception in different environments. In 2023 I created a style I call temporal psychoexpressionism. Using watercolors and a self-made spackling paste-based primer, I mimic the timeless allure of frescoes in my pieces, and then cover the surface with short brush or marker strokes, which I count in the process – the total count of strokes is often referenced in the title. I allow my hand to guide me and as a result,

the patterns of the strokes are absolutely unique like human fingerprints. Each artwork embodies a memorable emotional moment tied to a specific location, usually referenced in its title as well. I often embellish the sides of my paintings with gold leaf, generating a radiant halo effect when exhibited.

I work here, in my studio, coming in almost every day and often bring my 5 year old daughter Vera with me. She is learning art making, just like I did with in my mom’s studio when I was her age. This fact for me is a confirmation that “Time is a flat circle” :)

I was always terrified of the power Time has over human minds and bodies. We don’t own Time, we don’t know how much Time we’ll have, and we don’t know what kind of rhythm it will play on our souls. At the same time, we are the creators of Time: it is an artificial construct that justifies our mortality. Time seeps through our lives: blink-blink-blink and all these people around, things we love, places we’ve been to — are gone. One day someone else will blink-blink-blink and we’ll be gone too. It’s easy not to notice Time, but also hard to reconcile with the changes Time usually brings with it. I struggle with Time-induced changes in my personal life too.

To cope with these experiences I created a Temporal Psychoexpression ritual:

• Whenever I experience a strong emotion, I find a rhythm to watch unfold — like grass bending in the wind, water ripples running from a boat, dust circling in the summer air, or clouds merging and glowing from the sun. Rhythms mark the time, tap-tap-tap, but there’s no interpretation, no judgment, just a simple registration of the moment that has passed.

• I observe and make a mental imprint of the rhythm, soak in the colors, sounds, smells, and air textures — everything that embodies that environment, in that particular moment.

• I channel these imprints in my studio: while pouring the sparkling paste-based primer and guiding the way it floods the surface of the board or canvas, while mixing and layering watercolors, and, finally, while pecking the artwork with hundreds of small strokes, using a brush or an acrylic marker.

In a way, my abstract paintings are unconventional infographics: each stroke represents a fraction of a second I spent to create it. Weaving and counting strokes on my canvases and wood panels is a scientific experiment: can I “catch” Time's tail? With my art, I aim to pin it down and box up a minuscule portion of a particular Moment that happened in a particular Place. And anyone is allowed to own it.

2024 — "We Curate!" Art Show, Art150 Gallery, Jersey City, USA

2024 –The Affordable Art Show, Liberty State Park, Jersey City, USA

2024 — "Midsommar" Art Show, ArtLab Gallery, Mendham, USA

2024 – Cathedral Arts Festival, Jersey City, USA

2024 – “Ritual/Reverence” Art Show, Brooklyn, New York, USA

2024 – “Touch” Art Show, Art150 Gallery, Jersey City, USA

2024 – “Static Motion” Art Show, 14C Gallery, Jersey City, USA

2024 – “Re:Growth” Art Show, Art150 Gallery, Jersey City, USA

2024 — Featured in SaatchiArt collection

2024 – "Best in Show 2023" Art Show, Emerge Gallery, NY, USA

2023 – Publication: Women in Arts Network profile feature

2023 – Holiday Art Show. Departed Souls, Jersey City, USA

2023 – Publication: Artist Closeup Blog

2023 – “Why Do You Do It?” Art Show. Boomer Gallery, London, UK

2023 – Personal Show, Open Studio (part of JCAST and Jersey City Art Week). 313 Gallery, Jersey City, USA

2023 – Summer Mercado. Wine & Design Studio, Weehawken, USA

2022 – Published a book with watercolor illustrations “History of Public Transportation”, Kacheli publishing, St. Petersburg, Russia

2020 – Curator: Irina Alexandrina’s Personal Exhibition. Gallery “Ponte Vecchio", Florence, Italy

2018 – Curator: End of Spring Semester Art Show. St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, USA

2017 – Curator: Winter Art Show. St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, USA

2016 – “Secret garden”. Sit and Wonder, Brooklyn, USA

2014 – 2012 - Curator: “Blue Horseman, Yellow Sound” Memorial Exhibition. St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia

2013 – Arts & Crafts Festival. Old Town Square. Limassol, Cyprus

2012 – Curator: “Simple Things”. Audi Retail center. St. Petersburg, Russia

2012 – Curator: “Hudozhniki Group Show”. Time Cafe, St. Petersburg, Russia

2011 – Museum Anniversary Art Show. Erarta Museum. St. Petersburg, Russia

2011 – Illustration published in Dress Code Fashion Magazine. St. Petersburg, Russia

2010 – Graphic Art Show. Gallery “Anna”. St. Petersburg, Russia

2009 – Quarterly Art Show, Emerging Artists section. Artists Union Gallery. St. Petersburg, Russia

2008 – 1st prize in the “City views” competition among students of art schools. Moscow, Russia

2007 – “Flowers” Exhibition. Central Exhibiting Hall. St. Petersburg, Russia

2006 – The Young Artists Exhibition. Central Art House. Moscow, Russia