NADIA

I am an encaustic artist based in St. Paul, Minnesota, whose work bridges photography, painting, and printmaking through the ancient medium of encaustic. A graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, I first encountered encaustics while living in Russia, beginning a lifelong fascination with the medium. With more than 28 years as a photographic artist, I began integrating encaustics into my work in 2006, developing a distinctive visual language rooted in both tradition and experimentation.

My work combines classical encaustic techniques with photographic imagery, geometry, painting, printmaking, and collage. Layers of wax, pigment, and handmade prints create rich surfaces that invite close observation while revealing unexpected connections between process, material, and image. My recent work has expanded beyond encaustic photography to embrace a broader exploration of mixed media and historical craft traditions.

I seek to create work that feels rooted in history while speaking in a distinctly contemporary visual language. Each material carries its own memory, and through their layered relationships, I invite viewers to experience wax art as both timeless and continually evolving.