Valeria Koshkina

Valeria Koshkina was born in 1961 in Moscow.
In 1984 she graduated from the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry, and since 1992 she has lived in Prague, where she specialises in cabinet sculpting and medal-making.

Valeria is a member of both the Czech Association of Art Medalists AUM (since 1994) and the International Art Medal Federation (FIDEM - Fédération Internationale de la Médailles d'Art) .

Valeria as a designer of figural and decorative porcelain cooperates with several well-known Czech manufacturers as a designer of figural and decorative porcelain. Rudolf Kampf, Royal Dux Bohemia and Haas and Czjzek are among them.
Valeria Koshkina regularly takes part in exhibitions and symposia focusing on the production of medals and cabinet sculptures.

Valeria Koshkina is married and she is the mother of two children – a son and a daughter.


The official website of Valeria Koshkina is .

The Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry

Exhibition highlights:

1989 – «Exhibition of the Young Artists», Moscow, Russia;
1990 – «The World on the Hand Palm» in the Historical Museum, Moscow, Russia;
1994 – «The Act in the Medal», Brno, Czech Republic;
1996 – «Contemporary Czech Medals, Plaques and Coins» at the Old Royal Palace in Prague Castle, Czech Republic;
2002 – «FIDEM-2002», Paris, France;
2003/2004 – «The 4th Salon of the Czech Association of Art Medalists», Jablonec nad Nisou, Plzen, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic;
2004 – «FIDEM-2004», Seixal, Portugal;
2007 – «Contemporary Czech Medal Art» at the National Museum in Prague, Czech Republic;
2007 – «FIDEM-2007», Colorado Springs, USA;
2009/2010 – «The 5th Salon of the Czech Association of Art Medalists», Jablonec nad Nisou, Plzen, Czech Republic;
2010 – «FIDEM-2010», Tampere, Finland;
2011 – «The 16th ART MANEGE 2011 Contemporary art Fair», Moscow, Russia;
2012 – «FIDEM-2012», Glasgow, Scotland;
2013 – «The 6th Salon of the Czech Association of Art Medalists», Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic;
2013 – «Beijing International Coin Exposition 2013», Beijing, China;
2013 – «2013. China Personal Exhibition Tour», Beijing, Shenyang, Dalian, Guangzhou, Shanghai, China;
2014 – «My John...