Dasha Avgust

Dasha Avgust (b. 1990, Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia) is a visual artist living and working in Krasnoyarsk. Her practice focuses primarily on landscape, working across painting, pastel, and mixed media. At the heart of her artistic practice are melancholy, solitude, anxiety, and the aesthetics of decay. Drawing on natural imagery — landscapes, trees, botanical motifs, and seasonal transitions — she explores the beauty of states typically associated with darkness or unease. Nature serves as a visual language for expressing mood rather than as a subject in its own right. The aesthetics of Northern Gothic play a significant role in her work. Twilight, winter forests, withering vegetation, and dark earth create spaces where anxiety coexists with tranquility, and solitude becomes a source of peace. Through color, texture, and the simplification of natural forms, she seeks to capture the allure of quiet, melancholic beauty. Exhibitions 2026 — Resonance (Отклик), group contemporary art exhibition and market held as part of Night of the Arts, Center for Cultural Initiatives, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. 2026 — Unity (Единение), group exhibition of Siberian artists held as part of the nationwide Night of the Arts event, Krasnoyarsk Regional Youth Library, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. 2026 — Imaginary Cities (Воображаемые города)*, group contemporary art exhibition, Domik Vozle Barna, Kaliningrad, Russia. 2026 — Look, But Don't Tell Anyone (Смотри, только никому)*, group contemporary art exhibition, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.