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Valeria Konovalova (Rikitavi) is a Moscow-based painter working in watercolor, oil, and mixed media. Her practice develops across three bodies of work – Through the Prism of Blue Eyes, Collective Unconscious, and Rooms – investigating the unconscious, collective memory, and the psychology of interior space.
Education 3
Studied under Vladimir Pankratov, abstract painter
Solo Exhibitions 1
Self-organized and independently curated. Historic Sino-Portuguese building. Live sound performance composed around the paintings’ color relationships.
SoloGroup Exhibitions 4
Awards 1
Collaborations 3
Original paintings used as print designs for clothing collection.
Press 1
Extended feature on artistic practice, meta-magical realism, and the role of personal rupture in the formation of her current body of work.
PressCollections
Works held in private collections in Russia, the United States, and Europe.
Teaching
Individual instruction, recurring.
Authored and taught a structured online course.
Materials
Watercolor, natural & organic pigments, mixed media on paper and wooden board
Oil, acrylic, gouache on canvas and cotton paper