Nikolina Kovalenko
NIKOLINA KOVALENKO received her MFA from Moscow Surikov Art Institute (Moscow, Russia) in 2011 and studied at Universität der Künste (Berlin) in 2010. She holds a Gold Medal from the Russian Art Academy. Her subjects include global warming, deforestation, and coral bleaching. She has worked with fragile ecosystems around the world, including such places as the Amazon, Iceland, the Andes, the Caribbean, and the Red Sea, creating artwork specific to each location. She is interested in humanity’s psychological connection with Nature and strives to expose the consequences our everyday actions have on the environment. Collaborating with scientists on joint lectures, workshops and webinars, she strives to share a more creative approach to explaining steps we can all take to protect fragile ecosystems. She donates part of the proceeds from her projects to selected environmental conservation organizations. Nika has exhibited in the U.S, Russia, Japan, Germany, France, and Iceland, including solo shows at Caldwell Gallery Hudson, Gitana Rosa Gallery, and Dacia Gallery, among others. Her work has been included in group shows at MOMMA (Moscow Museum of Modern Art) and The Russian Museum (Saint Petersburg), and is in numerous corporate and private collections worldwide. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
