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ARTNIKA
When Thoughts are VisualWELCOME
ABOUT
Nika is a classical artist-illustrator who explores contemporary issues by merging Old Masters aesthetics and techniques with symbolism and magical realism. In her work Nika uses watercolor, oil, and printmaking, as well as develops and models characters in clay and plastilin. A native of St. Petersburg, Nika practiced classical art techniques at the City of St. Petersburg Art School and studied art history at the Hermitage Museum. After moving to the US, she graduated from California College of Arts & Crafts and later received her Masters at the Universität der Künste Berlin. Nika has produced illustrations for a variety of publications ranging from work for American Girl® to CD cover art as well as commissioned portraits. Nika has worked as a creative director of the San Francisco early music ensemble Magnificat, designing websites, programs, brochures, and CDs. In addition to her published illustrations, Nika’s artwork is in private collections and has been exhibited in Venice, Osaka, Washington DC, Berlin, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the DeYoung Museum.
WORK
THE PROJECTS THAT WE`RE MOST PROUD OF
Rembrandt and James
Drawing, IllustrationCozzolani – “Salmi a otto voci” (1650)
CD Cover, Illustration, WatercolorKnowledge
Illustration, WatercolorYour Piercing Light
Drawing, Illustration, Portrait, WatercolorSan Giovanni Battista1
CD Cover, Illustration, Oil, Portrait“Out of the corner of my eye…”
Drawing, Illustration, Portrait, WatercolorPigeon Catch
Drawing, Illustration, Portrait, WatercolorGenesis
Illustration, Mixed Media, Oil, PrintmakingAristaeus: the Bee
Illustration, PrintmakingEncaenia Musices
CD Cover, Gold Leaf, OilCozzolani: “Concerti Sacri” (1642)
CD Cover, Gold Leaf, Oil, PortraitIphigenia – Lithograph in Process
PrintmakingAnimal Rules
Drawing, Illustration, WatercolorPortrait of Jonathan
Gold Leaf, Oil, PortraitMinotauros
Illustration, PrintmakingLaurel: lost in thought
Illustration, Oil, PortraitGoose Music
Illustration, OilIcarus
PrintmakingSwimmers / Заплыв – film poster
Illustration, Portrait, WatercolorActaeon
Printmaking
PROCESS
THE GENESIS

PRINTMAKING
CREATION OF MINOTAUROS(coming soon)

ILLUSTRATION
WHEN THOUGHTS ARE VISUAL(coming soon)

PORTRAIT
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHARACTER(coming soon)