Ekaterina Kalinina

Ekaterina Kalinina is an oil painter based in Israel.

Her relationship with art began in childhood art school and continued through studies in drawing and painting. For many years, however, she worked in graphic design and illustration. An invitation to exhibit in China in 2026 became the turning point that brought her back to oil painting in earnest.

For Kalinina, oil is a physical and emotional medium. She is drawn to the touch of the brush, the density of paint, visible texture, and the way colour can hold a feeling before it becomes a thought.

Her paintings grow from close observation of water, flowers, fruit, birds, gardens, and changing light. She is drawn to nature not because it is peaceful, but because it is constantly changing. Water never repeats itself; flowers move from opening to fading; a bird remains on a branch for only a moment. She is interested in the point at which a form is still recognisable but already beginning to dissolve into colour, light, air, and mood. Her paintings do not tell a fixed story; they leave room for the viewer’s own memory and feeling.

Kalinina holds a Master’s degree in Design. Her background in visual communication informs the clear compositions, rhythm, and colour relationships in h...

Master's Degree in Design

Professional background in graphic design, illustration and visual communication. Independent study and continued practice in oil painting, composition and color.

2026 — Animal Kingdom International Exhibition-Competition — Second Place, Birds Category — Moscow, Russia

2026 — Art Room Gallery, Blue — Honorable Mention — United States

2026 — Art Room Gallery, Nature — Honorable Mention — United States

2026 — Curatone.art, Colors 2026 — Finalist, Violet Harvest — Germany

2026 — Federation of Canadian Artists, Spotlight Online Exhibition — Selected Artist — Canada

2026 — Fusion Art, Animal Kingdom 2026 — Exhibition Finalist, Kingfisher and Toucan — United States

2026 — International Exhibition-and-Sale Project — Hainan, China

2026 — United by Art — Selected Artist — Mexico