NINA KOBA
Visual Artist
Donetsk, Ukraine | Based in Coquitlam, B.C., Canada
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Donetsk Art School – Fine Arts Program | Donetsk, Ukraine
Bamboo & Juan Alcázar Engraving Workshops – Printmaking & Engraving | Oaxaca, Mexico
Tempera Workshop with Marco Bustamante – Traditional Technique | Oaxaca, Mexico
Centro de Artes Fotográficas – Diploma in Fine Art Photography | Mexico City, Mexico
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025 | SCA 2025 Open International Online Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2025 | Art 4 Life, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC
2019–2025 | Multiple Juried Group Exhibitions, Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA), Vancouver, BC
2008 | Autel des Morts, Paris, France
2008 | Herencia Hispana en América, Miami, FL, USA
2008 | Presencia Arte Mexicano, Mexico City, Mexico
2007–2008 | Festival México Mágico, Los Angeles, CA & Mexico City, Mexico
2007 | Tiempo Suspendido (Solo Exhibition), Mexico City, Mexico
2007 | Black & White, San Diego, CA, USA
2007 | Homenaje a Frida, Mexico City & Acapulco, Mexico
COLLECTIONS & AWARDS
1st Place – 4th Reforma Art Exhibition, Mexico City, Mexico (2011)
Latino Art Museum – Permanent Collection / Donation, Pomona, CA
Pfizer Corporate Art Collection
Reforma Newspaper Cultural Collection, Mexico City, Mexico
FILM & SCENIC PROJECTS (SELECTED)
2011 | El cielo en tu mirada – Scenic Artist / Art Department
2010 | Ella y el Presidente – Scenic Artist / Art Department
2010 | Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada – Scenic Artist / Art Department
2010 | Expo Bicentenario Guanajuato – Guest Visual Artist
2009 | Cirque du Soleil – Live Painting Performance, Mexico City, Mexico
2009 | El Baile de San Juan – Scenic Artist / Art Department
2008–2009 | Persons Unknown (Fox / Televisa) – Scenic Artist / Art Department
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA COVERAGE
Featured Artist in Cuarta Muestra Arte Monterrey-México-Guadalajara publication.
Press coverage and features in Notimex, El Café Magazine, El Sur de Acapulco, Novedades Acapulco, El Siglo de Durango, and Reforma Newspaper.