Biography
Education
Exhibitions
Artist Statement
Biography
Karina Savina (Dilan) is a contemporary artist originally from Moscow, currently based in Belgrade, Serbia. She holds a Specialist degree in Architecture from the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (Faculty of Architecture, Department of Cultural Heritage Preservation, 2009–2015) and completed additional professional training in photography.
Her artistic background includes architecture, classical painting, illustration, and children’s book projects, which gradually evolved into a contemporary art practice. Karina has exhibited internationally in London, Venice, Milan, Belgrade, New York, and South Korea. In 2025, she received the International Prize Leonardo da Vinci – The Universal Artist in Milan.
Education
- Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (Ilya Glazunov Academy)
Faculty of Architecture, Department of Cultural Heritage Preservation — Specialist Degree
2009–2015 - Photography School
Professional training in artistic and conceptual photography
Exhibitions
- COLOR Exhibition, CICA Museum, South Korea — 1–19 October 2025
- Women in Art Biennale, London, UK — September 2025
- Belgrade Biennale, Belgrade, Serbia — June 2025
- 8th International Biennial of Fine and Different Art “Turbulent World” (online) — June 2025
- International Exhibition “Decor”, Spazio Arte Tolomeo, Milan, Italy — May 2025
- Post-Conflict Photo Project, Belgrade Photo Month, Serbia — May 2025
- International Exhibition “The Language of the Body”, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice, Italy — February 2025
- Online Exhibition “Abstraction!”, Project Gallery Informal — February 2025
- Living, Solo Exhibition, Belgrade, Serbia — December 2024
- Art Marathon, Moscow, Russia — 2017–2018
Upcoming Exhibitions
- ART BELOW, London, UK — February 2026
- Ad Lib Gallery Exhibition, South West London, UK — February 2026
- Group Exhibition with Artio Gallery, NewYork, USA — September 2026
Artist Statement
My practice is rooted in feeling as a living form of knowledge. I work with abstraction as a sensory language — a way to reveal inner states and subtle connections between human experience and the natural world.
Each painting is conceived not as a fixed image, but as a living space — a sensitive portal that invites presence, perception, and inner movement. I create through intuition and deep listening, allowing color, rhythm, and form to emerge organically.
Rather than illustrating narratives, I work with pure, unconditional states — joy, calm, strength, tenderness, and transformation. These states are not personal, but universal, accessible to everyone through feeling. My aim is to create spaces where viewers can sense something true within themselves and open a new inner experience, beyond words or definitions.
Artworks
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