Daria Novikova was born and grew up in Moscow. Since 2013, she began her professional education in the field of arts taking drawing classes in the studio of Alexander Rukavishnikov. In 2016, she entered the Saint Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts named after Ilya Repin, continuing to enhance her knowledge in the field of form and color. In 2019, she was among the organizers who arranged the first art fair for students of the Repin Arts Academy in the cultural space “KPD-Sevcable Port” in Saint Petersburg. “I can’t imagine my artistic experience without comprehending the diversity of forms, the harmony of colors and composition. I’d like to embody all the complexity of the world in clear forms that helps to reach people’s hearts. ” Education:2013-2016 Alexander Rukavishnikov’s Art Studio;2016-2022 Saint Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts named after Ilya Repin. Exhibitions: “Summer Art Market”, “KPD”, Saint Petersburg, 2019;“Summer Practice”, Saint Petersburg Arts Academy, Saint Petersburg, 2018;“People in Colors”, Colors of Life Gallery, Saint Petersburg, 2020;“Best Drawings Exhibition”, Saint Petersburg Arts Academy, Saint Petersburg, 2019, 2021;“Best Paintings Exhibition”, Saint Petersburg Arts Academy, Saint Petersburg, 2020, 2021;“Traditions”, FP Model Agency, Saint Petersburg, 2021;“Paintings from the Academy”, Paul Scott Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona. Works are in private collections in Russia, Italy, Austria, Latvia, Estonia, US and China.