Tania Kugai was born in 1968 in Poltava, now lives and works in Kiev. Since 1993 she is a member of The National Union of Artists of Ukraine. She graduated from The National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in 1993 where studied in the studio of book design and illustration guided by professors V. Chebanik and G. Galinska. The artist works in book design, computer graphic, easel and monumental painting. Since 1989 she is active in exhibitions. Tania's creative works are kept in private collections in Ukraine and abroad. While making use of various artistic subjects and themes: portraits, still-lives, figurative compositions, the author in her creative works achieves the united energyc mood, much because she herself is a fire sign of horoscope.

Emotions, sensitivity, spirits - delicate sides of the human nature. By demonstrating one’s works, an author is communicating with the audience in uncommon language of diverse art images. "Landscape Mysteries" is a picturesque exhibit by two female authors. The exhibit fills the viewer’s busy modern world with glowing metaphores. Among the variety of impressions a viewer can find so familiar and intimate art images, fairy enchanting one-man shows or small intriguing plays dating back to the beginning of the XXth century. The world of images and senses of modern people is getting more complicated, so is changing the nature of the art. It’s keeping pace with ever improving information and aesthetic sources. As in stage dramaturgy, authors use a balance of colors, surface textures and other image forming techniques complying with overall fascinating rythm, reminding of vivid stage mise en scene, actors’ lines and stage scenes. Perceiving the paintings as certain plays, the viewer starts seeing and feeling something more - the painting on the canvas comes to life. And each time one looks at it, the painting attains a different mysterious emotional colouring. "Landscape Mysteries" by Tania Kugai and Maria Sivkova-Salogub invite you to dip in the world of inspiration and creative spirit, the world of picturesque art images which create an atmosphere of a theater with its mysterious onstage acting, the world of images that create a dialogue filled with trust and friendliness.