Viviene Astakhova

I am an artist based in Vienna working in watercolor and ink. Trained in architecture at the Stieglitz Academy in St. Petersburg, my practice seeks out the tension between structural perfection and the unpredictable nature of watercolor. I document the quiet weight of sprawling skylines, intricate historic facades, and deeply personal interior spaces. I approach these subjects with an architect's eye for light and space, painting them not as rigid objects, but as environments we experience alone, shaped by profound quiet and the slow accumulation of being there.

2006 – 2012 | Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Industry (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Architecture & Fine Art

2013 – 2015 | Master's Degree
Journalism & Communication

2026
The Light of the City (Solo Exhibition) — Galerie Schwanzer, Vienna, Austria
Echoes of Memory — Galerie La Divina, Vienna, Austria
CITYgalleryVIENNA by publicartists — Vienna, Austria

2025
Seasons — Dom Da Vinci Art Center, Novosibirsk, Russia

2024
The Most Important — Dom Da Vinci Art Center, Novosibirsk, Russia

2022
Russian Art Prize Exhibition — New Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

2021
Aquarelium — Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, Russia

2020
World of Amazonia — Gallery "Private Collection", Novosibirsk, Russia

2015
Art Shopping — Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Works are held in private collections across Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Peru, Russia, Singapore, Spain, the UAE, and the USA.