Yevgeniya Mikhailik (b. 1987, Russia) is a Southern California-based artist working primarily in drawing. Mikhailik’s work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Rome and Jeddah, and has been highlighted by the Los Angeles Times, KCET Artbound, Artillery Magazine, Art And Cake and other US-based and international publications. Mikhailik is an Assistant Professor of Illustration at California State University, Long Beach.

My work combines observational drawing, studies of plant micrographs, abstracted landscapes, and both real and imagined plant and fungal forms. Inspired by the growing research in plant science on plant consciousness and communication systems, my work explores connections among various species of plants, trees, and fungi, and looks at plant intelligence through the complementary lenses of scientific inquiry and imagination, revealing an expanded dimension of plant life.

Exhibitions:

The Dinner Party