Born 1981 in Moscow, USSR. Lives and works in Paphos, Cyprus.
Anastasia Krivenko holds a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts with distinction from Moscow Pedagogical State University (2003). After fifteen years of work as a graphic designer and digital artist in Russia, she relocated to Cyprus in 2018. This transition marked a return to traditional drawing materials and a more tactile, process-driven practice.
Drawn to the inherent fragility of soft pastel, Krivenko explores the sensation of living on the threshold. Her work engages with liminality, the unstable and continuously reassembling nature of memory, and the fragile boundary between presence and disappearance. Working directly with her fingers, she builds surfaces that move between delicate transitions of light and color and more expressive, gestural marks, shifting fluidly between representation and abstraction.
Her work has been featured in international juried exhibitions, including the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS). Deeply rooted in the local community, Krivenko is a member of the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts (E.KA.TE) and actively initiates and participates in art-projects exploring medical and environmental fragility, such as collaborations with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), CULTURE II program of the Ministry of Culture and the RE: SOURCE environmental art initiative.
2003 Master’s Degree with Distinction in Fine Arts
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russia
Thesis project: a series of narrative graphic works exploring the relationship between emotional states
and visual storytelling through the drypoint printmaking technique.
Solo Exhibitions
2026 — Defragmentation, (installation and performance project),
Pafos Underground Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus (curated by Ksenia Kudasova, upcoming)
2026 — The Way Out (expanded pop-up installation), OASI Space, Limassol, Cyprus (upcoming)
2025 — The Way Out, Ibrahim’s Khan Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus (curated by Dr. Stella Karageorgi)
2021 — Solo exhibition (charity project), Tsangarides Winery, Paphos, Cyprus
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
- DRAWSPACE II – Όαση Space for Visual Experimentation, Limassol, Cyprus
2025
- Juried Spring Webshow (46th Open Division) - The International Association of Pastel Societies, US
- Cyprus Orbits - XeniArtSpace Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus
- Our First Group Exhibition - The Makers Space, Paphos, Cyprus
2024
- Luminosity & Light - Juried International Pastel Exhibition, Pastel Society of South Carolina (PSSC), US
- Reflections of a Community - Petridion Foundation, Palia Ilektriki Cultural Center, Paphos, Cyprus
- Dust off - The Pastel Guild of Europe, Vassor, Finland
- Ouroboros: The Circle of Life - Tochka Ceramic Studio, Nicosia, Cyprus
- RE: SOURCE 2.0 - Environmental Art Exhibition, The Warehouse by ITQuarter, Limassol, Cyprus
- Urban Life & Landscape - Third Space Art Center, Paphos, Cyprus
2023
- The Wrong Biennale, Digital Collectivity and Rituals pavilion
- Re:mix - An Artist's Choice - Petridion Foundation, Palia Ilektriki Cultural Center, Paphos, Cyprus
- Blender - Psifida Art Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus
2022
- Dust off - Honorable Mention in PGE Open Online pastel exhibition, Vassor, Finland
- “6” Squared - Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA, US
- Pure Color - International Juried Exhibition, Pastel Society of North Carolina, US
Professional Experience
2020 – present
Visual artist working primarily with soft pastel and mixed media.
Participating in local and international exhibitions.
Art educator conducting private lessons and workshops focused on light, colour perception, and intuitive drawing, grounded in classical drawing principles.
2023 Art collaboration with Tsangarides Winery, Paphos, Cyprus.
2015 – 2019 Freelance digital artist and designer
2006 – 2015 Graphic Designer and Digital Artist, World of postcards Publishing house, Moscow, Russia
2005 – 2006 Graphic Designer and Digital Artist, Azhur Publishing house, Moscow, Russia
2003 – 2005 Graphic Designer, Moscow City Advertising company, Moscow, Russia
Community& Cultural Projects
2025
- Beyond Boundaries: Interpreting Myopathy, The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Paphos, Cyprus
- Cyprus Art Week, Pissouri, Cyprus.
- Charitable mural project for Friends’ Hospice Paphos, Cyprus.
- EGGspression - Sophia for Children foundation, Limassol, Cyprus
2024
- Ksoporti Art Weekend - curated open studio programme, Paphos, Cyprus
- The Power of Unity - organizer, curator and participating artist. Charity exhibition supporting Friends’ Hospice Paphos, Technopolis20, Paphos, Cyprus
- Together Forever - Forever Foundation for children, Morfi Art Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus
2023
- Awareness 2023, Art & Research Group Exhibition, CULTURE II program of the Ministry of Culture,
Nicosia, Cyprus
2021
- Solo exhibition (organizer, curator and participating artist) in support of Friends’ Hospice Paphos, Tsangarides Winery, Paphos, Cyprus.
Professional Membership
Professional MembershipCyprus Chamber of Fine Arts (E.KA.TE)
