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EDUCATION

2023           SOHO.MBA Certificate, Sales and Marketing, Online Course

2022           B.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2020           A.A. Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

2016           ESL Certificate Harry S Truman College, Chicago, IL

2013           B.A. Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Russia

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2020-2022  Ceramic artist and sculptor, Chicago, IL

2020-2021  Independent art residency & research project: building out a camper van, living on the road full time, Chicago, IL

2016-2020  Freelance: paintings, sculptures, photography, and wall art, Philadelphia, PA

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COMMUNITY SERVICE 

2019-2020   Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Event planner & host, Chicago, IL

2019            KCRS Foundation: Event planner, Oakland, CA

 

ACADEMIC AWARDS        

2021           CARES Grant, Chicago, IL

2020           SAIC Presidential Scholarship, SAIC Support Grant, SAIC Transfer Partner Award, Chicago, IL

2020           PAFA Dean's Scholarship (invited), PAFA Presidential Scholarship (invited), Philadelphia, PA

2019           NCECA Multicultural Fellowship, Cincinnati, Ohio

2018           Matriculated College Student Scholarship at Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, New Jersey

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021           The Flashback, Sky Lounge at 465 North Park Building, Chicago, IL

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023           Rays of Light, Art D'Core Gala Exhibition by Artlink Inc., Phoenix, AZ

2022           New Exposition, Alma Arts and Interiors, Chicago, IL

2022           EC(H)O Fashion Show, Ada Street, Chicago, IL

2022           Fables, Povos Gallery, Chicago, IL

2022           The Visual Arts Exhibition, Jonh David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, IL

2022           SAIC Senior Undergraduate Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL

2022           NCECA Multicultural Fellowship Exhibition, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA

2022           Threaded Together, Alma Arts and Interiors, Chicago, IL

2019           Bridges, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2019           Annual Art Exhibition, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

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PUBLISHINGS

2022          BeMyVan, Humans of Vanlife: Rika Kova’s Story https://bemyvan.com/blog/humans-of-vanlife-rika/
2022          NCECA 2022 Catalogue, Multicultural Fellowship Exhibition https://www.bluelinearts.org/nceca-2022-exhibitions

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GALLERY REPRESENTATION

2022           Alma Arts and Interiors, Chicago, IL

 

COLLECTIONS

Various Private Collections, Chicago, IL

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