I was born and live in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. During my school years, I attended the school of fine art for children, and then graduated from the faculty of architecture at Kyiv State University of Construction and Architecture. However, my engagement in architecture was not long; I was captivated by graphic design and then worked in advertising and promotion for several years. I made my first doll in 2007. In 2008, I participated in the International Doll Fair in Moscow for the first time; in 2012 I became a member of the Union of Artists of Russia and in 2013, an artist member of NIADA. Dollmaking would hardly have become my main occupation without the strong support and approval of my best friend and dearly loved husband Oleg Kolomiyets.

In spite of being extremely busy, Oleg gladly assists me in all aspects of my work. I consider art dolls a unique synthetic genre of fine arts in which any creative person has unlimited possibilities to express and implement his or her ideas, fantasies and dreams. And return to childhood, for a while…