Ekaterina Usova

Contemporary artist Katya Usova. Alias: Kaussi

1990 - Born in Russia. Lives in Montenegro now
2010-2020 wall painting and commercial illustration

oil painting since 2021

Ekaterina is a multidisciplinary artist working with textile, oil painting, street art, and fine line drawing. Her works explore the intersection of body, emotion, and human connection. The works contain stylized graphic silhouettes of people/animals/birds. The artist is inspired by abstract and naive art forms, the beauty of the human body and nature. Her artworks are part of private collections in Russia, Germany, Serbia and Montenegro.

2014-2015 studied at the British Higher School of Art and Design in the department of illustration.

Studied with artists: Zhemchuzhnikov Alexey Eduardovich, Viktor Melamed, Dmitry Gorelyshev.

2007-2014 higher education in the specialty "costume designer" at the Moscow State University of Design and Technology.

1998-2006 - Draws since childhood, graduated from art school

april 2025 Curator and participant of the group exhibition of graphics "Nuances"
ArtStudioWave, Budva, Montenegro

march 2025 Curator and participant of the group exhibition of graphics "Expressoshnaya!"
ShotStation, Budva, Montenegro

febr 2025 Personal exhibition "Diary of emotions"
DKC Pomorandza, Podgorica, Montenegro

jan 2025 Participant of the group exhibition "Transformation"
Gallery Alexander, Rose, Montenegro

apr 2024 Curator and participant of the group exhibition of graphics "What a nude!"
Itbrunch, Budva, Montenegro

oct 2023 Personal exhibition "SuperNature"
ArtStudioWave, Budva, Montenegro

jul 2023 Open call "Again"
Gallery Art Weekend, Podgorica, Montenegro

dec 2021-jan 2022 Open call "Starfall"
Gallery Zdesnataganke, Moscow, Russia

nov 2019-nov 2020 Paralymart Worldcup2019, Competition exhibition in Parl Hotel Tokio, Tokio, Japan