CASTA DIVA. 1. detail (2011) Sculpture by Yulia Luchkina

If the parents are professional artists, you have to live in the world of art all your life long. But by the age of 15-17 you should position yourself and decide if you are artist or not.

I dried myself in some other fields and almost became a dentist, a lawyer, an English and Spanish translator , a manager… I entered universities, studied there for some time, then quitted.

It’s very important to take the place of your own in life, not to spoil other’s profession by yourself. I would hardly become a skillful doctor.

Quite recently I’ve graduated the Kuban State University, fine-art faculty. This 10-years period was, probably, the challenge. I just wanted to find out if I’ll be able to perfect myself and improve my skills in my activity. The activity that helps to live.

I have been in art all my life, and I did in it only what I wanted to do.

To create is the most powerful positive emotion for me now. I can hardly compare it with any other ones, it seems I found myself and I love what I do much.

Everything goes away: friendship, love and so. But my work is always with me. And I can do it. Hard. Sincerely. From sunrise till sunset.




Born in 1980.
Graduated from the Academy of marketing and social-informational technologies.
Graduated from the Kuban State University, Fine Art Department.
The member of the Union of Artists of Russia.
The member of the International Federation of Artist of Russia (IFA UNESCO).


The art works are placed in:
F.A. Kovalenko Art Museum of Krasnodar,
in the Museum of Angels (St.-Petersburg),
in the Museum of World sepulchral Culture (Novosibirsk).




Participation in exhibitions
1999 — Regional professional contest in the field of fine arts «Biennale-4» (Special award in the nomination «Graphic arts») Krasnodar;

2000 — Regional exhibition «In your name» Krasnodar;

2001 — All-Russian exhibition of young artists «The youth of Russia» Moscow, Central House of Artist;

2003 — Zonal exhibition «Peace to the Caucasus», Krasnodar;

2003 — «Biennale-6» (First prize in the nomination «Graphic arts»);

2005 — International exhibition confined to the 60th anniversary of the 2nd World War , Moscow, Central House of Artists;

2005 — «Artists of Kuban — to Petersburg», The MANEGE Central Exhibition Hall of St-Petersburg;

2006 — «Biennale-7» (First Prize in the nomination «Decorative and applied arts»), Krasnodar;

2006
2007 — «Young palette», Krasnodar, F.A.Kovalenko Art Museum of Krasnodar - Saint-Petersburg Academy of Arts;

2007 — Personal exhibition «Miscellanea», Krasnodar, «Art-Souz» Gallery;

2007 — Personal exhibition «DOLLS», St. Petersburg, «Essense» (’e’) Gallery;

2007 — Personal exhibition « DOLL ART », Novorossiysk, «ArtVertical» Gallery;

2008 — Personal exhibition «DOLL ART», F.A.Kovalenko Art Museum of Krasnodar;

2008 — DOLLART Project- Centre for Contemporary Arts M’ ARS, Moscow («Diamond apple» in the nomination «Imag...

• Nationality: RUSSIA
• Date of birth : 1980
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Russian Contemporary Artists