About Me

My name is Katya Shiova, I'm Ukrainian watercolorist born in Kharkiv, member of the USA (ASBA) and Ukraine (SUBA) Associations of botanical artists. My source of inspiration is nature in all its manifestations, from the first spring butterfly to the ammonite sleeping in the stones for millions of years. Therefore, main ways of my work are paleo, botanical and entomology illustration.

I graduated natural science class with an in-depth focus on biology, chemistry, physics and Latin. Now I constantly update my knowledge and personally work with my mentor-biologist, who helps me systematize information and apply it in illustrations. Anatomical accuracy is very important to me.

In 2023, I started working with the National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine like an illustrator. In summer 2024, opened my first solo exhibition in the Museum - it contained more than 60 original watercolour artworks inspired by the Museum collection. After the exhibition closing two of my artwork became a part of Museum expanding it's collection.
In autumn 2025, started a joint project ENTOMOCOSMOS that brought together my watercolour insects and the Museum's entomological collection. I'm very proud to be a part of the National Natural History Museum.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2025-2026: ENTOMOCOSMOS, National Natural History museum of Ukraine, Kyiv
• 2024: BONES&WINGS, National Natural History museum of Ukraine, Kyiv

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025:
• PLANTAE, MALL GALLERIES LONDON, West, East and North Galleries, UK
• 28TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of ASBA (American Society ot Botanical Artist)
Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross, CA,
USA
• SUBA Annual botanical art contest and exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artist of Ukraine, National Natural History Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv
• UNITED BY WATERCOLOUR II, Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odessa, Ukraine

2024:
• ASBA 27th Annual International, Society of Illustrators, NYC, USA
• RARE PLANTS OF THE WORLD, SUBA, Society of Botanical Artist of Ukraine, National Natural History Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv
• DRAMA exhibition by ABA, Association of Botanical Artists, UK
• UNITED BY WATERCOLOUR I, Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odessa, Ukraine

2023:
• 6th FLOWER International Juried Art Competition by TERAVARNA Gallery, USA
• THE MAGIC OF LEAVES exhibition by ABA (Association of Botanical Artists), UK
• SUBA Annual botanical art contest and exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artist of Ukraine, National Natural History Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv