Svetlana Gankina was born in USSR in 1978.
Earned a master degree in architecture from a Nizhiy Novgorod State University.
Takes part in personal and group exhibitions since 2014. Took part in exhibitions in Asia, Europe and has won several awards.
Member of International Federation of Artists and National Artists’s Union of Russia since 2022.
After about 7 years of residing in Vietnam and Mongolia and learning from the local masters local techniques, started focusing on watercolour media on different types of paper and on the silk.
Common sources of inspiration include living environment, habits, culture, traditions and also nature’s reflection, small habitual details, travels.