Oksana Saladino

Hi, I’m Oksana — an artist whose creative journey began in Kazakhstan (1989) and has been evolving for more than three decades.
I started out studying acting at an art school, drawn to stories, emotion, and visual rhythm. Later, I moved on my own to a big city in Russia, where I earned my Master of Fine Arts degree and continued exploring the dialogue between art, film, and theater.

In 2019, life brought me to the United States, where my art found a new voice — one focused on harmony, light, and balance. Inspired by nature, architecture, and the beauty of simple things, I began sketching and shaping ideas that slowly turned into my passion for stained glass.

What fascinates me most is how glass bends, reflects, and absorbs light, transforming every piece into a living meditation — a conversation about emotion, stillness, and perfection.

From my Art Room 1412, I create handcrafted stained-glass works — from intimate panels to large-scale window compositions. Each one is designed to interact with its surroundings, changing and coming alive with the light of day, capturing fleeting moments of beauty in color and transparency.

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) — Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2016