Nadia Sharapova

I am an artist shaped by movement—across continents, cultures, languages, and emotions.

Born near the Arctic Circle and raised in a small industrial town, I began my artistic journey at the local art school, continued at the Art School named after Shadr, and took courses at the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, where I explored classical techniques and visual storytelling.

Later, I expanded my academic perspective by earning a Bachelor’s degree in Oriental Studies and a Master’s in International Relations. This intersection of fine art and cross-cultural studies continues to inform my work.

My practice is deeply influenced by the tension between inner and outer worlds—psychology, memory, social dynamics, urban space, and mythology. I work with acrylic, oil, and watercolor, blending Slavic, Middle Eastern, Far Eastern, and Western visual languages into layered, symbolic compositions.

Throughout my life, I’ve lived and worked in Russia, China, Kenya, Turkey, and now the United States, engaging with each culture not as a visitor but as a participant. Each experience added depth to my identity—and each layer flows into my work.

I’ve collaborated with Mozaik Art Center and Nurol Art Gallery (Ankara), exhibited at Luna Grande Gallery and Galerie d’Art La Visione (Istanbul), and am currently a member of Fulton Street Collective in Chicago.

I create art that invites reflection, questions identity, and seeks human connection. For me, painting is not just expression—it’s translation, meditation, and a quiet act of dialogue that continues long after the canvas dries.

I explore the beauty in contrast—between softness and rawness, tradition and rebellion, light and shadow. My work often asks quiet questions:
What do we carry from our past? What do we hide? What connects us beneath the surface?

To me, art is not just a practice—it’s a map of memory, a mirror of complexity, and often, a subtle form of resistance.