Dasha Shishkina (1977)

Dasha Shishkina

Dasha Shishkina (Russian: Даша Шишкина) is an American artist originally from Russia.

She studied at the Parsons School of Design and became known for large-scale compositions in mylar that are populated by comic and grotesque characters in psychedelic scenes. In Shishkina's paintings, elegantly dressed women with blank faces sit cross-legged, stand behind counters, talk among themselves like at a ball, or reflect alone, lingering in erotically charged poses as if turning into each other. It all feels like a strange surreal dream, subtly sexual and violent, thought-provoking, simultaneously irritating and soothing.

Dasha Shishkina works in acrylic, gouache, pastel, pencil, graphite and ink, as well as creating etching prints. Her drawings are often applied to both sides of clear Mylar polyester film.