About
Anastasiya Kao is a conceptual artist working with glass, mirrors and crystals, exploring identity, emotional transformation and invisible psychological boundaries. Her ongoing series Transparent Borders is a visual manifesto against physical and emotional violence.
Her work has received international recognition: two 1st prizes and a 2nd prize at Golden Time Talent, London (2024), 2nd prize at the Dalí's Moustache competition, Spain (2025), and an official selection at SwissArtExpo, Zurich (2025). In 2026, the Musée La Grande Vapeur in Oyonnax dedicated a solo exhibition to her work, welcoming 750 visitors in a single evening, a record for the museum.
Committed to charitable causes, she creates works for La Chaîne de l'Espoir, the Association Petits Princes and Les Enfants de Frankie (Monaco). She lives and works in Oyonnax, France.
Artist statement
I work with glass, mirrors and thousands of hand-set crystals. Glass stands for the fragility of personal boundaries, mirrors reflect society and the way we see ourselves, and crystals become the inner strength born from understanding what we have lived through. As the light changes, each work changes with it, and the viewer's own reflection becomes part of the piece.
"I work where pain becomes light, where silence turns into brilliance."
