Red river (2020) Painting by Sviatlana Petushkova

Sviatlana Petushkova is a contemporary Belarussian artist. In her artwork, she is exploring the subject of the human body. Petushkova considers everyone as being lovely, regardless of their age, weight, size, or skin tone. She aspires for her art to encourage body acceptance and self-love among people all around the world.

Sviatlana Petushkova was born in 1990, in Minsk, Belarus, where she graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. She has been a part of the "Neon Head" artistic group since 2008 and often takes part in exhibitions. Petushkova launched the Belarusian House of Graphics, the country's only printmaking workshop, in 2019 and joined the Union of Artists of Belarus. Additionally, she has worked as a curator, planned festivals and exhibitions, taught master courses, and made several other contributions to the development of contemporary art in Belarus.

• Nationality: LITHUANIA
• Date of birth : 1990
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Lithuanian Artists

The Artist was highlighted in an article in Artmajeur Magazine:

Sviatlana Petushkova, art as a means of self-acceptance