Artist Profile Daria Shugaieva
Daria Shugaieva, Presence, 2024, Oil on canvas, 20″ x 20″ (508 mm x 508 mm).
Artist Biography
Daria Shugaieva is a Ukrainian artist based in Miami, Florida. Her journey as a painter began at school where she loved creating illustrations for school projects, posters, and newspapers. She received a Master’s of English Language and Literature. One of her favorite classes was Art & Culture, where she discovered the amazing worlds of Frida Kahlo, William Adolphe Bouguereau, and Salvador Dalí, who influenced her deeply. Despite this, she worked in other spheres. Daria decided to receive an education in Fashion Design and Illustration, which helped her open a small boutique under the name Aphrodhth. In 2022, Daria’s life changed when Ukraine was invaded by Russia. The warehouse with her apparel was destroyed. Being in Florida then, Daria took oils and started to express all the feelings she had: grief, sorrow, patriotism, love, and hope to see her Motherland again. Through her art, Daria invites viewers to embrace beauty and the complexity of the human spirit. Her subjects are women mostly, who have amazing stories to be told and feelings to be understood.