About the Artist

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​Nikolina Kovalenko, a Brooklyn-based painter with an MFA from the Moscow Art Institute, is best known for her immersive large-scale coral reef paintings and multidimensional portraiture. Her work explores themes of transformation, inner essence, and the delicate balance between humans and nature. Her work has been exhibited globally, including at MOMMA, L’Space Gallery, Clark Gallery, and Blumka Contemporary. She has shown in the USA, UK, UAE, Sweden, Russia, Japan, Germany, France, China, Belgium, and Iceland, collaborating with organizations like Museum Week and UNESCO. Nikolina also collaborates with the Georgie Badiel Foundation, supporting clean water access in Burkina Faso. Her Utopian Reefscapes series, highlighting vanishing marine ecosystems, was featured in Forbes Mexico, reflecting her commitment to increase environmental awareness through art​