Mila Ryk

Mila Ryk is a Chicago-based contemporary artist and a third-generation painter born in Kharkov, Ukraine. Her lifelong passion for art originally led to a twenty-year career as a graphic designer, art director, and publisher. After moving to the United States and settling in Chicago, she established herself in the publishing world, founding Art & Beyond Magazine in 2009 to promote independent artists globally.

Painting in oil using a signature style she calls "Imaginary Expressionism," her creative process allows nature and imaginary female forms to live together on the canvas. She uses symbolic signs to emphasize the deep connection between womanhood and the natural world, radiating a quiet, peaceful energy.