Born in 1989 in Leningrad, USSR.

Lives and works in Vienna.

Work:

In her body of work Ostrovskaya explores ideas of heritage and belonging, juxtaposing the manmade world and its memorabilia with vivid depictions of flora and fauna.  The nostalgia of her postcards is transformed into a foil for her magic realism. Analytical precision meets the poetic whole through her extraordinary skill with detail, imbuing her pictures with both liveliness and a touch of the uncanny.

Ostrovskaya is also active as a sculptor, delving into the possibilities of porcelain in pursuing her interest of depictions of nature.

Selected exhibitions:

2013 “Beauty”, Contemporary art museum “Erarta”, St. Petersburg, solo exhibition

2014 “PerFORMing drawing”, Gallery of Jazz and Music Club “Porgy & Bess”, Vienna, solo show

2014 “Stoffwechsel”, MAK Forum, Vienna

2014 “Essence”, Kuenstlerhaus, Vienna

2015 “and by daylight you didn`t need any of us”, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, solo exhibition

2016 “Go up”, Sotheby`s “Artist Quarterly”, Vienna, solo exhibition

2017 „Phantasy in everyday life“, Contemporary art museum “Erarta”, St. Petersburg

2017 „Freshly baked“, Loft 8 gallery, Vienna

2018 “Some better days”, Sternstudio, Vienna, solo exhibition

2018 “Ewig schön. 300 Jahre Wiener Porzellan“, Augarten Porcelain museum, Vienna

2019 “A matter of conquest”, Hermitage.Berlin, Berlin, solo exhibition

2019 “Vienna Art week 2019”, Kunstquartier Vienna

2020 “Under unknown circumstances”, Red carpet Showroom Volkstheater, Vienna, solo exhibition

2020 “UNLOCK” Loft 8 gallery, Vienna

2021 “Neverretro”, Stimmen der Kunst, Vienna, solo exhibition

2022 “Secret birds of the W-city”, MOST, St. Petersburg, solo exhibition

2022 “You don´t know me” Holon.art gallery, Wels

2022 “Biophilia”, Bella Volen Gallery, Vienna

Life:

2006 – 2010: BA Ceramics and Porcelain painting, St. Petersburg State University

2010 – 2015: Graphics and Printmaking, University of Applied Arts of Vienna, class of Jan Svenungsson