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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
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
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
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
2022 Alma Arts and Interiors, Chicago, IL
COLLECTIONS
Various Private Collections, Chicago, IL