Dasha, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, is a Canadian artist working across painting, sculpture, and object design. Drawing inspiration from landscape and architecture, her work explores a deep connection to place and how it is shaped by experience and memory. Her subjects often emerge from sites that have left a lasting impression, sustained by an ongoing inquiry into materiality and form.
EDUCATION
2018 Master of Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Art, Media & Design
OCAD University, Toronto
2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Distinction), Painting & Drawing
Concordia University, Montreal
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Succession, Flùr, Toronto
2018 In Visible Line, Ignite Gallery, Toronto
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020 100 Vases, DesignTO Festival, Toronto
2019 Succession (Solo), Flùr, Toronto
2018 Gardiner Smash, Gardiner Museum, Toronto
2018 Grad Ex, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto
2018 Paper Trail, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto
2017 Course Credit, OCAD Graduate Gallery, Toronto
2016 Humanalia, OCAD Graduate Gallery, Toronto
2016 Carmichael Canadian Landscape, Orillia Museum
2016 Editions 2016, Open Studio, Toronto
2016 Ferme Ta Boîte, 5e Biennale d'Estampe, France
2015 Editions 2015, Open Studio, Toronto
2015 AGO Art Rental & Sales, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
2015 Biennale Internationale d'Estampe Contemporaine, Belgium
2014 12th Graduating Students Exhibit, FOFA Gallery, Montreal
2014 Art Rental & Sales Exhibit, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
2014 Petit Format, Galerie Artlibre, Sutton, QC
2013 Infinity, Val David Arts Center, QC
2013 Blanc de Titane, Galerie Art Libre, Sutton, QC
RESIDENCIES
2023 Pouch Cove Residency, Newfoundland, Canada
2020 Sfakiotes Residency (Postponed), Greece
2017 Florence Contemporary Art Residency, Florence, Italy
AWARDS
2020 Best in Show, DesignLines, DesignTO, Toronto
2018 Career Launcher Fund, RBC CEAD, Toronto
2016 Dean's Scholarship, OCAD University, Toronto
2014 Concordia University Alumni Association Prize, Montreal
COLLECTIONS
AIMIA Corporate Art Collection, Montreal
CLA Artist Book Collection, Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
Private Collections
COLLABORATIONS
2025 Grape Witches, Toronto
2025 Easy Tiger, Toronto
2022 The Lobby by Heaps Estrin, Toronto
2021 Anthony Frank Keeler Studio, Toronto
2021 Flùr, New Geometry, Toronto
2020 DesignTO Festival, 100 Vases, Exhibit Co-Curator, Toronto
2019 Simons, Fabrique 1840, Canada
2019 Solid Design Creative, Bar Koukla, Toronto
2019 Artist Maryam Keyhani, AGO Art Bash, Toronto
2029 Flùr, Deco, Toronto
2018 Drake General Store, Toronto
2018 Bien à Vous Studio, Montreal
2018 Sydney's, Toronto
PRESS
2023 DesignLines Magazine, Winter Issue
2022 Chatelaine Home Decor, December Issue
2021 Wallpaper*, April Issue
2021 Magazine Ligne 04, May Issue
2021 The Toronto Star, February 21
2021 S/ Magazine, Winter Issue
2020 Chatelaine Home Decor, September Issue
2020 Toronto Life, Great Spaces, April Issue
2020 DesignLines Magazine
2019 SZ Magazin Stil Leben, Germany, November Issue
2019 La Presse, April Issue
2018 Style at Home, October Issue
2018 Vogue US, September Issue
2015 AIMIA Art Catalogue
TEACHING
Independent Ceramic Instructor · 2019–2022
Toronto & Montreal
Teaching Assistant, OCAD University · 2016–2019
Culture: Global & Material Culture: Beginnings to Present
Encaustic Painting Workshop Instructor · 2016
Sharp Centre for Design, OCAD University, Toronto
Teaching Assistant, Concordia University · 2014–2015
Lithography I, Screen Printing I & II
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Dasha brings creativity and precision to productions of all kinds, from expansive projects to intricate miniatures. Her work spans art departments and beyond. Her thoughtful approach blends research, creativity, and collaboration to bring diverse ideas to life. With a passion for architecture, art, and design—along with deep material knowledge and a keen artistic eye—she shapes visuals that tell compelling stories.
ART DIRECTION · SET DESIGN · CHARACTER DESIGN
PILOT (post-production) · 2026
Character Designer · Prop Master
Series · Dir. Catherine Proulx · Prod. Avanti Toast
TOP CORNICHON · S1· 2025
Art Director · Set Designer · Prop Master
Series · Dir. Francis Piquette · Prod. Avanti Toast
CITYSCAPE (working title) · 2025
Set Designer
Video Game · Clyde Henry Productions & Compulsion Games
SOUTH OF MIDNIGHT · 2024
Set Designer · Specialized Props Maker · Silicone Painter Stop-Motion · Clyde Henry Productions & Compulsion Games
PROPS MASTER
TOP CORNICHON · S1· 2025
Art Director · Set Designer · Prop Master
Series · Dir. Francis Piquette · Prod. Avanti Toast
SIGIL · 2024
Prop Master
Series · Prod. Clyde Henry Productions
SPECIALIZED PROPS & SET DEC · MODEL MAKER
CRÉATURES DU HASARD · 2026
Specialized Prop & Decoration Maker · Model Maker
Feature · Dir. Nadine Gómez · Prod. Les Films Cosmos
SINGLE ON THE 25TH · 2026
Specialized Prop & Decoration Maker
Feature · Dir. Jonathan Wright
LOVE & CHAOS · 2026
Specialized Prop & Decoration Maker
Feature · Dir. Drew Denny · KS Love & Chaos Productions
VIOLENCE · 2025
Model Maker
Theatre · Dir. Marie Brassard
PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES · 2023
Specialized Prop Maker · Assistant Props · Set Dresser
Feature · Dir. Lindsey Anderson Beer · Paramount
THE NAUGHTY NINE · 2023
Specialized Decoration Maker
Feature · Dir. Alberto Belli · Poutine Productions
L'HISTOIRE EN MINUSCULES · 2023
Specialized Prop Maker
Series · Dir. Édith Jorisch · Prod. Productions Esperamos II inc
MIND'S EYE · 2022
Specialized Prop & Decoration Maker
Theatre · Dir. Shirley Cheechoo
TÉLÉVOREZ · 2022
Specialized Decoration Maker
Series · Dir. Cynthia Ryan · Shoot Studio
LES MAUVAISES HERBES · 2016
Specialized Prop & Decoration Maker
Feature · Dir. Louis Bélanger · Coop Vidéo
THE WALK · 2015
Specialized Prop & Decoration Maker
Feature · Dir. Robert Zemeckis · Sony Pictures
LE CAMPING DE L’OURS · 2015
Model Maker
Series · Dir. Henry Bernadet · VRAK TV
HEMLOCK GROVE · 2015
Specialized Prop & Decoration Maker
Series · Netflix
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL · 2014
Specialized Prop Maker
Series · BBC Productions
GRAPHIC DESIGN
BIG TOP ACADEMY · 2018
Graphic Designer
Series · Dir. Guillaume Lonergan · Prod. Apt. 11 Productions
GAME ON · 2015
Graphic Designer · Props
Series · Dir. Jacob Tierney · Prod. Ad Lib Films Production
FIVE KINGS, L’HISTOIRE DE NOTRE CHUTE · 2015
Graphic Designer
Theatre · Dir. Olivier Kemeid
LES SIOUI-BACON · 2014
Graphic Designer
Series · APTN