Vladislava Turskay

I am a contemporary artist working within the realm of figurative expressionism and mixed media. In my artistic practice, I explore the category of "deep time" and the metaphysical connection between the material and invisible worlds.
​My creative method is rooted in a combination of the academic school of easel painting and experimental techniques. Utilizing acrylics and metal leaf (gold and silver), I create multilayered, textured spaces where the metallic radiance serves not as a decorative element, but as a tool for viewer engagement. This reflective surface transforms you, the observer, into an active participant in the moment, blurring the boundary between physical space and the plane of the canvas.
​Through my diverse body of work, I consistently investigate the intersection of personal memory and universal symbols. In my series "When the Forest Was an Ocean," I engage with the theme of temporal paradox, visualizing the transformation of ancient landscapes and the cyclical nature of existence. "The Silk Road" project expands this anthropological line, weaving traditional ornaments into the canvases as symbols of ancestral memory that enter into a dialogue with sacred imagery. Across all my series, my paintings represent a se...

2016 — BFA in Graphic Design, I.Ya. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University.

​2011 — MFA in Fine Arts (Easel Painting), Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture.

​2008 — Associate Degree in Fine and Decorative Arts, N. S. Samokish Crimean Art College.

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

​2019 — 1st Place & Gold Medal (Impressionism), "New York Realism Fine Art" International Competition, New York, USA.

​2021 — Winner, "Family - the Soul of Russia" All-Russian Exhibition-Competition, Moscow.

​2021 — Laureate Diploma (High Level of Mastery), "Best Works of the Year 2020", VATICAM International Association, Paris, France.

​2021 — Honorary Diploma for contribution to culture, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Crimea.

2020: Awarded the Creative Development Grant from the Russian Union of Artists.

​2015 — 1st Place, "Golden Chain" International Competition, Feodosia.

​2014 — Laureate, "Crystal Palette" IV All-Ukrainian Exhibition of Young Artists, Kyiv, Ukraine.



​SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

​(Author of more than 20 solo exhibitions)

2026 - "Renaissance. Spring", halls of the Haifa Technion, Haifa, Israel

​2025 — "Secular Life", Art Cafe "Pomidoro", Yevpatoria (Forthcoming).

​2021 — "Sun Glare", Feodosia Memorial Museum, Feodosia.

​2020 — "Southern Palette", House-Museum of Acad. A.N. Beketov, Alushta.

​2020 — "Island of Crimea", Art Museum of the Khan's Palace, Bakhchysarai.

​2018 — "Etudes and Beyond", Gould and Shenfeld Community Center, Haifa, Israel.

​2017 — "Rainbo...