My name is Oksana and I am a mouth painting artist, from Edmonton, who specializes in acrylic and oil landscape/wildlife paintings.

In 2012, I sustained a life altering injury which left me paralyzed from the shoulders down. While I was in the rehabilitation hospital, the idea of mouth painting was brought to my attention. I tried and failed but eventually started to get better with each painting.

My inspiration for my art comes from my educational background in environmental sciences and conservation biology as well as my career choices of working in forestry and with wildlife. I was lucky enough to see many beautiful parts of Canada through my jobs and volunteer experiences and am very thankful to have had those experiences before my injury. I will never run out of inspiration!

As a mouth painter, I have been forced to redefine the way in which I paint. It has not been an easy journey, but has been very gratifying to see my work be received so well by my audience. I have overcome a lot of obstacles living with paralysis.
For anybody who doubts their own natural abilities, I say “Where there is a will, there is a way!”
Thank you for your support and interest in my art.