NIADA Gallery
NIADA is an international organization of artists and patrons dedicated to the art of the contemporary doll
MessageNIADA Holiday Gallery 2023
- November 17, 2023 - January 04, 2024
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- Artists
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Nina Tugarina x
Nina Tugarina graduated from Kharkov State Academy of Design and Fine Arts in Ukraine. She has been involved in doll making since 2009.
Most of her dolls are children. Nina says that she loves children, their pure and innocent beauty, their tenderness and truthfulness. It is a challenge and pleasure for the artist to feel, catch and depict a kid's character. She always watches and studies children wherever possible.
Nina sculpts her OOAK dolls using polymer clay "Original Sculpey" and paints them with acrylics. Her first dolls were pretty large, 14-17 inches. Recently, after creating a souvenir for the 2018 NIADA Conference Nina switched to smaller dolls, half the size of the previous ones, but the procedure remains the same: getting inspiration, sculpting , polishing, painting, designing and creating a costume, a wig, and accessories.
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