OKSANA SHULGA
artist

Artist and illustrator.

A member of the National Society of Pastelists of Russia and a graduate of the A. N. Kosygin Moscow Textile University, specializing in textile design. She completed an advanced training program in painting at the I. E. Repin St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 2016.


Works in painting, graphic art, and mixed media. Key areas of focus include landscape, animal art, and still life.


Recipient of a winner’s diploma in the "Genre Scene" category at the 10th International "Art-Bridge-Watercolor" Biennial (Yusupov Palace, St. Petersburg, 2019) and a second-place diploma in the "Portrait" category in 2017.


Born in 1976 in Moscow, where she currently lives and works. She is actively involved in exhibitions. Since 2019, she has been actively engaged in illustration and has illustrated nine books. Her works are held in private collections in Russia, Finland, the USA, Italy, and the UK.



"Feelings and impressions are important to me. Often, it's not the object itself that matters, but the impression and mood it leaves. The same applies to color. I'm a follower of the coloristic school of painting; it's important to me to find the harmony of a unique state and convey character.

When choosing projects for illustration, the most important thing for me is to convey the hero's feelings, not only through a portrait of the hero, but using all means - composition, rhythm, textures, the character of lines, shadow and light."




Education:


  • 2016: Advanced training course in painting and drawing I. E. Repin Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg
  • 1994-1999: Master of Arts degree, Moscow


Exhibitions:

  • 2026: «Moscow Interioor and Design Week». Moscow Manege, Moscow, Russia
  • 2026: Solo exhibition «Movement», Kotka, Finland
  • 2025: «Moscow Interioor and Design Week». Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKH), Moscow, Russia
  • 2025: «The Art of Printmaking. Drawing». Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists. Kuznetsky most, Moscow, Russia
  • 2025: Christmas exhibition «Yolki-Palki». Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists. Arts Center «Fligel», Moscow, Russia
  • 2025: «Crossings» — 15th Pastel Exhibition of NPS. «Gallery of classical photography», Moscow, Russia
  • 2025: Exhibition and workshop «Horse running», Lapua, Finland
  • 2025: Solo exhibition «The colour of the Sea», Alajärvi, museum Nelimarkka, Villa Väinölä, Finland
  • 2024: Solo exhibition and workshop «Horse running», Soini, Finland
  • 2023: Solo exhibition «At the racetrack», Alajärvi, Finland
  • 2020: Internet exhibition, Japan International Watercolor Institute, Japan
  • 2019: X international Biennale «Art-Bridge-Watercolor», Yusupov palace, St. Petersburg
  • 2018: «Dance of flowers», Moscow
  • 2018: «Caras de Russia», Museum of watercolor, Toluca, Mexico
  • 2017: IX international Biennale «Art-Bridge-Watercolor», Yusupov palace, St. Petersburg
  • 2017: IWE «The World of Watercolor», Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava
  • 2017: International festival of watercolor «Light Water Color», Torres Vedras municipal gallery, Portugal
  • 2017: Portugal Festival Internacional IWS, Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Center, Portugal
  • 2016: «Disappearing harmony», St. Petersburg
  • 2016: VII international exhibition «Aquabiennale», Petrozavodsk


Awards:


  • 2019: Winner diploma in the category «Genre Scene» of the X International Biennale «Art-Bridge-Watercolor», Yusupov palace, St. Petersburg
  • 2017: Diploma of the second degree in the category «Portrait» of the IX International Biennale «Art-Bridge-Watercolor», Yusupov palace, St. Petersburg


Illustrations:


  • 2025: «Childhood» by L. Tolstoy, Labirint Press Publishing
  • 2023-2024: Illustrations for the magazine «THE ABYSS», Association of Speleologists of the Urals
  • 2023: «The Call of the Wild» by J. London, Labirint Press Publishing
  • 2023: «Children of the New Forest» by F. J. Marryat, Labirint Press Publishing
  • 2023: «Mom for Cloud» by I. Zartaiskaya, Nigma publishing
  • 2022: «Doctor Violin» by M. Lazarenskaya, Nigma publishing
  • 2021: «Two Dianes» by A. Dumas, Nigma publishing
  • 2020: «Keys to autumn» by A.Kashura, Nigma publishing
  • 2019: «ABC with Sophie and Kuzya» by I. Alekseeva, T. Khozhaeva, Avtorskaya kniga publishing
  • 2018: «Slavik and kitten Kuzya study the alphabet» by I. Alekseeva, T. Khozhaeva, Pero publishing