Sofiya Kuzmina is an exciting Russian-American mixed media painter based in New York, who has exhibited her work throughout the US and garnered impressive social media success. Growing up alongside two historically opposing nations, she learned to see power in the expression of sincerity and vulnerability. Her work is thus centered on intimate moments of her own life, and she explores complex yet relatable ideas such as immigration and identity. Kuzmina's subject matter defines the choice of the materials she uses, which can vary from traditional oil paint and watercolor to flowers, Christmas lights, and aluminum mesh.