Oksana Shulga

Oksana Shulga (born 1976) is a contemporary artist and illustrator who works with a variety of media, including oil, pastel, ink, and watercolor.
Her work explores movement, the introduction of color, and space; it ranges from the realistic to the highly stylized, leaving room for the viewer’s imagination. Each new piece conveys its own unique mood and a distinct, specific feeling. Through a multi-layered painting process—often combining different techniques, such as watercolor applied in textured layers topped with pastel—and a rich, diverse palette, she creates works that are both atmospheric and deeply personal.
She has participated in international exhibitions in Finland, France, Mexico, Portugal, Slovenia, and Russia. Her works are held in private collections in Finland, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia.
She is a member of the National Union of Pastelists and has illustrated nine books for various publishing houses. She lives and works in Moscow (Russia) as well as in Finland.

2016: Advanced training course in painting and drawing I. E. Repin Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg
1994-1999: Master of Arts degree, Moscow

2026: «Moscow Interioor and Design Week». Manege Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia
2026: Solo exhibition «Movement», Kotka, Finland
2025: «Moscow Interioor and Design Week». Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKH), Moscow, Russia
2025: «The Art of Printmaking. Drawing». Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists. Kuznetsky most, Moscow, Russia
2025: Christmas exhibition «Yolki-Palki». Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists. Arts Center «Fligel», Moscow, Russia
2025: «Crossings» — 15th Pastel Exhibition of NPS. «Gallery of classical photography», Moscow, Russia
2025: Exhibition and workshop «Horse running», Lapua, Finland
2025: Solo exhibition «The colour of the Sea», Alajärvi, museum Nelimarkka, Villa Väinölä, Finland
2024: Solo exhibition and workshop «Horse running», Soini, Finland
2023: Solo exhibition «At the racetrack», Alajärvi, Finland
2020: Internet exhibition, Japan International Watercolor Institute, Japan
2019: X international Biennale «Art-Bridge-Watercolor», Yusupov palace, St. Petersburg
2018: «Dance of flowers», Moscow
2018: «Caras de Russia», Museum of watercolor, Toluca, Mexico
2017: IX international Biennale «Art-Bridge-Watercolor», Yusupov palace, St. Petersburg
2017: IWE «The Wor...