Victoria Kosheleva was born in 1989 in Moscow, Russia, and currently lives and works in Paris, France and Pietrasanta, Italy. Kosheleva is a contemporary artist whose practice synthesizes classical oil painting on canvas, lithography, and digital aesthetics, forming a unique visual language. Her work can be described as “cyber-expressionism,” where the materiality of the canvas merges with the ephemerality of the digital era. Kosheleva explores the phenomenon of the unconscious through the lens of symbolism and the philosophy of perception. In her works, reality is transformed, creating multilayered spaces where decontextualized images acquire new meanings. Screens, mirrors, and water surfaces become portals to a metaphysical world where the boundaries between the physical and the virtual dissolve. The artist’s color palette references early 20th-century expressionist traditions while also drawing from the saturation of digital screens, immersing the viewer in a state of hyperreality. The fusion of painting with digital aesthetics makes her work a relevant exploration of contemporary visual culture. Kosheleva’s works have been exhibited internationally, where her artistic language has been recognized for its depth and ambiguity. Her practice embodies the concept of painting as an interface between consciousness and the unconscious, dream and reality, art and technology. Victoria Kosheleva graduated from the Department of Monumental Art at the Moscow Academic Art Institute named after Surikov. After completing her master’s degree, she furthered her studies at Parsons New School in New York. Continuing her exploration of contemporary art and art philosophy at the Free Workshops in Moscow, she later moved to Paris. This move marked a crucial turning point in her creative development, allowing her to reevaluate her academic and creative skills and to develop a unique, personal artistic style. In 2014, Victoria was selected for a year-long residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris – an experience that profoundly influenced her artistic vision. Her commitment to technical precision and emphasis on painterly qualities have become a distinctive hallmark of her work. Since 2014, she has been based in Paris. Over the years, Victoria has collaborated with leading names such as Gucci, Badlon Magazine, and several cultural institutions. In 2023, she created a series of lithographs at the famed Idem Atelier in Paris, with two works now held in the collection of the National Library of France. Victoria has taken part in international cultural projects, including work with the Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg and the first Biennale of the Komi Republic, where her art explored themes of regional identity and heritage. In 2024, Victoria made her solo debut with a personal exhibition at the “Forma” museum space, where her unique approach to contemporary themes received widespread acclaim. Since 2020, she has been a resident of the POUSH and POUSH MANIFESTO initiatives – a Paris-based artist residency program that has become an influential platform for experimental and contemporary art in France. Moreover, for the past two years, Victoria has been working in Pietrasanta, deeply immersing herself in local material practices—particularly with marble and bronze—which allows her to harmoniously blend classical materials with her modern vision.