Nadia Setter is a contemporary artist and the creator of Mythical Realism, a style that renders ancient symbolism with breathtaking precision. Her work gives tangible form to the archetypal forces—celestial, chthonic, and liminal—that guide the human journey.

Trained within the historic halls of Saint Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum, Setter’s foundational mastery of realism in soft pastels and pencils evolved into her signature genre. Her acclaimed, surrealistic series Extinction of Species—including the award-winning Dream of Spix’s Macaw (created under her former name, Nadin Sergeenkova)—garnered critical praise and was exhibited at Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This work laid the groundwork for her current, more profound exploration.

Now working from a horse barn studio in the rural serenity of California, surrounded by equine muses, Setter’s art delves into mythology. She reinterprets creatures like the Pegasus and underworld guardians not as mere fantasy, but as symbolic, psychological truths. Each piece is an invitation to explore the hidden forces within us, made visible through her meticulous technique.

Collected internationally across the USA, Canada, Australia, Israel, and Russia, Nadia Setter’s work resonates as both a visceral emotional experience and a sophisticated conceptual investment.