# Daria Koshkina > Design, art, illustration ## Pages - [Bowhead, Whale and Beluga in Arctic Ocean](https://dariakoshkina.com/bowhead-whale-and-beluga-in-arctic-ocean/): Bowhead, Whale and Beluga in Arctic Ocean Data Art Medium: digital data art Year: 2025 Exhibitions:  Social Art Award 2025 My project explores the life of three Arctic marine species: Walrus, Bowhead, and Beluga. Beluga whales are endangered, while Walruses and Bowheads are not – but for how long? Using the data of Happywhale.com I created data portraits of three marine species that represent their movements in the Arctic Ocean. Each dot represents the location where the animal was spotted. I want to promote the idea that by interacting with animals not as strangers but as acquaintances, we can make […] - [Venice Architectural Biennale: Constructing La Biennale](https://dariakoshkina.com/venice-25/): Constucting La Biennale Data Art and Visualization / Visual Design / Typography / Code Goal: Ideate wall for the year-by-year representation of Biennale participants’ networks, generate initial networks and create print-ready wall design Result: Visual language for Biennale complex networks story, more than 40 versions of networks drafts that lay a foundation for the algorithmic visualization, print-ready wall-design with hand-picked colors Tools: Adobe Illustrator, Gephi, Cytoscape, Python Duration: Jan 2024-April 2025 Constructing La Biennale is a 30-meter by 8-meter data art visualization of all the 12,000 architects who have participated in the Architectural Biennale over the decades. It is a […] - [About me / Art](https://dariakoshkina.com/about-me-art/): photo by Nick Treptsov   Artist statement:  Daria Koshkina is a multidisciplinary artist and visualization researcher working at the intersection of data art and figurative digital art. Her work focuses on how we are formed by the stories we are told, the concept of the pursuit of well-being, and specific contexts from within which women experience the world (e.g. immigrating from/to another country). She specifically investigates how individual identities are shaped by power structures, oppression, displacement, and hope, and how the frameworks of self-support are shaped by cultural narratives and beloved stories. Through animation, digital painting, and data art, she […] - [Home Is Where](https://dariakoshkina.com/home-is-where/): Home Is Where Digital paintings with custom-made brushes Medium: digital art Duration: 2023-2024 Exhibitions:  Heavy Holidays, New Alliance Gallery, Somerville, U.S.A, Group exhibition Loneliness and Poetics, Gallery NAT London, London, U.K., Group exhibition, Excellence Award ‘Home Is Where’ project is about international women’s experiences through the lens of digital art, specifically to unveil how personal, emotional experiences contribute to the understanding of an immigration experience. I capture the emotional landscape of immigration, both from the metaphorical perspective and also by capturing familiar places. ‘amygdala’, 15.3×15.3 inches, 2024 ‘christmas’, 15×15 inches, 2024 ‘home is where’, 11.8×11.8 inches, 2024 ‘glow girl’, 11.8×11.8 inches, […] - [The Language Is The Limit](https://dariakoshkina.com/the-language-is-the-limit/): The Language Is The Limit Storytelling / 3D Modeling / Rigging / Editing / 2D animation Goal: Master Thesis Project Result: animation showcased at Northeastern Student Film Festival,  Lift-Off Sessions,  Festival l’Art en Chemin Tools: Maya, Photoshop Duration: 2023 This film explores the issues of systemic repression of emotions because of imposed societal expectations on the way women are expected to express their anger. This project explores overcoming trauma and meeting with the “dark” side of self. The name refers to the fact that the language defines our vision of self, “The limits of my language mean the limits of […] - [Free art & data](https://dariakoshkina.com/free-illustrations/): Free Illustrations I am excited to share these illustrations you can use for your non-commercial projects! I hope you’ll enjoy using them and that they will add a personal touch to your message. Please share your projects with me darikoshk@gmail.com. You can download these illustrations in vector here.  Free Dataset The Bestselling Books Project dataset can be found here.  - [Scientific Illustration / Data Visualization​](https://dariakoshkina.com/sci-art-data-viz/): Scientific Illustration / Data Visualization Lord Of The Rings Characters Connections,personal project Personal project Data: Hobern, Donald; Balasubramaniam, Shandiya; Atlas of Living Australia; Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN); IMOS; & Australian Research Data Commons (2023): Aggregated Data: Australian Species Occurrences 1900-2022. v1. CSIRO. Data Collection.  SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (2015) Ibra Region Australia Version 7.0 – ARC. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset.  Opendatasoft, States and territories – Australia. 2024 Mapbox OpenStreetMap AI-Generated render for Ravandi, B., Ispirova, G., Sebek, M. et al. Prevalence of processed foods in major US grocery stores. Nature Food (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-01095-7 Top: Photosynthesis Visualization,personal project Left: Networks […] - [About me](https://dariakoshkina.com/about-me/): photo by Nicole Samay   I create visual stories. I like to think discerning stories can make the world a kinder place.  I work at the intersection of art, animation, visual design, data viz, and storytelling. I also like organizing processes, leading teams, and making exhibitions and initiatives happen. Through animation, digital painting, data art, and creative community engagement practices, I investigate how the reality of facts overlaps the subjective yet very real curlicue of a personal experience. After a short internship in advertising, I realized this was not my calling. I started my career as an editorial designer and […] - [Borzo](https://dariakoshkina.com/borzo/): Borzo Brand Design / Marketing Design / Social Media Design/ Design Management / Animation and Characters Design Goal: Lead design on a client’s side of a company rebranding. Create media, including short form, animation, graphics, and illustrations, to increase growth.    Result: International rebranding, design system, an increase of organic growth in social media (30% in India); efficient international marketing design team in the pandemic times. Rebranding in collaboration with Studio Dumbar helped raise €30 m. in Series C funding. Tools: Adobe Suite, Figma Duration: 2019-2020 Borzo is a same-day delivery company in 10 countries, including Brazil, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, […] - [Alina Sokulska](https://dariakoshkina.com/alina-sokulska/): Alina Sokulska Brand Identity / Brand Design / Art Direction / Visual Design / Illustration / Social Media Design / Events Print Materials Design Goal: Create and support a flamboyant personal brand identity. Result: almost 7 years of evolving, well-known identity among colleagues, clients, and followers on social media. Tools: Adobe Suite Duration: 2015-2021 Alina Sokulska is a performance artist and a researcher of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature / Romance Philology. I designed a range of campaigns, posters, social media posts, merchandise, and a website that captured her performances and academic practice representation. Her elaborate and unique approach to dance goes hand […] - [Data Art Rollers Project](https://dariakoshkina.com/data-art-rollers/): Data Art Rollers Project Data Art / Typography/ Exhibition Design & Management / Visual design / 3D modeling / Code Goal:To find a visual language to apply data to the traditional Transylvanian wall painting medium; translate digital patterns into 3D printed rollers; and ideate museum space designs. Result: Successfully prepared scientific art for exhibitions in MEET Milano, Postmasters Gallery, Ludwig museum; exhibitions attained NYTimes and Artnet mentions Tools: Adobe Suite, Blender, Ultimaker Cura, Excel Duration: 2022 – present The roller project is an homage to the Transylvania wall painting medium used by Albert-Laszlo’s Barabasi grandfather in the 1970s and 80s […] - [Home](https://dariakoshkina.com/): photo by Nicole Samay Hello! Thank you for your interest in my work.  I’m Daria, and I specialize in visual storytelling about human experience, scientific research, and its influence on culture, using tools at the intersection of data art and visual design. My practice is rooted in experience in art direction, illustration, brand design and figurative art.  I give complex data, research, and concepts a distinctive voice and clarity. Venice Biennale 2025: Constructing La Biennale Data Art & Visualization / Network Art / Code Bestselling Books Data Art / Idea & Creative Direction / Data Analysis / Data visualization / […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)