Anastasia Gladkova (Naska)

NASKA (Anastasia Gladkova) is an artist, art director, and designer based in Florida, USA. Originally from Russia, she comes from a family of artists and has been creating for as long as she can remember. 

NASKA received a classical art education: She graduated with honors from the Penza Art College with a degree in Graphic Design She also studied fashion design at the Moscow State Textile University, following in the footsteps of her mother, a costume designer. Over the years, she explored various creative paths — from launching an accessories brand and designing greeting cards to founding a successful branding agency. 

Today, NASKA focuses on her artistic practice, blending fine art, design, and visual storytelling. She creates oil paintings, mixed media collages, and interior decor pieces that often explore themes of nostalgia, femininity, and surrealism. 

Her works are held in private collections across Russia, Europe, and the United States.

EDUCATION 
2011-2015 Kosygin Russian State University (Technologies, Design, Art), Moscow, Russia. costume design 
2007 Art College Savitskiy, Penza, Russia, High graduated, graphic design, fine arts, Art school, Moscow, Russia 
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION 
2019 Hillsong Church Moscow, Internship, «Leadership and media department», Moscow, Russia 
2017 International Design School, short-term training, «Fundamentals of interior design» Moscow, Russia 

GROUP EXIBITIONS 
2024 Stable path of development. The evolutionary path of humanity. State Darwin Museum, Moscow, Russia
2012 All-Russian Forum of Scientific Youth 'Step into the Future'. Section: Applied Arts. Kosygin Russian State University, Moscow, Russia 

PUBLICATIONS 
2024 International Art Magazine for Emerging Artists «Suboart Magazine», issue #27 


AWARDS 
2024 Vibrant Colors. Blue Koi Gallery 
2011 Praise from the final state qualification commission for excellent completion of the diploma project. Art College Savitskiy, Penza, Russia 
2010 And the saved world remembers. Certificate of 2nd degree in the category posters and drawings of the regional creative competition among students of educational institutions of secondary vocational education, Penza, Russia 
2010 1st degree diploma in the nomination "Development of Printed Products", dedicated to the 112th anniversary of the founding of the college 
2009 Praise from the council during my studies at the art college. Art College Savitskiy, Penza, Russia 
2008 Life without drugs is great. 2nd degree diploma in the regional poster competition. Penza, Russia 

COLLABORATION 
2023-2024 Light + Bark Candle Co. Illustrations 
2018-2022 Kootyata Coffee shop. Collages 
2017 Jeffrey's Coffee. Bauman. Wall art