Daria Kotyukh

Music has always been my greatest inspiration. I have always painted for music and with music, creating visual imagery that complements its sound.

Now, as I delve into abstract painting, I strive to look inward, to better understand my emotions and express them on canvas. Music remains my greatest muse, guiding me to new ideas and states of being. Each abstract work is a journey of self-discovery—a chance to capture freedom, energy, or calmness in a world full of noise.

My artistic path has been deeply connected to performance art. I created digital stage designs for classical ballets like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. I have also crafted digital visual stories for classical music concerts featuring Carmina Burana, Mozart’s Requiem, The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla, and many others. These experiences taught me how art can connect with an audience on a deeply emotional level, blending music and visuals to create immersive storytelling.

In addition to my work in digital art, I have performed captivating sand animation shows — a mesmerizing and ephemeral art form that comes alive in the moment. I created visual stories in real time, synchronized with classical music. My sand animation concerts were held in countr...

Roerich Art School, Saint Petersburg – Classical techniques, composition, calligraphy, graphic design

Stieglitz Academy of Art and Design, Saint Petersburg – Communicative design

Lenfilm School, Saint Petersburg – Screenwriting course

Solo Exhibitions
• Personal exhibition at the State Hermitage Museum as part of the "In the Context of Classics" festival, dedicated to lost masterpieces of world cultural heritage and a celebration of young poets, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2017. The exhibition featured glowing sand paintings, creating a unique visual experience.

Group Exhibitions
• Annually participates in exhibitions organized by the International Designers Union.
• Contributed to the "Mail Art Across the World" project, an international traveling exhibition held from 20011 to 2012, with exhibitions in France, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, and Hungary, showcasing the collaborative nature of mail art.
• Curated and participated in the first traveling international exhibition of sand art paintings “Out of Time” (2015), which visited 31 cities in Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia.
• Participated in the traveling international exhibition “Out of Time. A New Vision” (2017), which took place in cities across Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and Germany.