ILLUSTRATOR & fine artist
Hi there! I'm DASHIENOVA, a 21 year old artist from the UK. (Drawing of my sona above!)I’ve made my debut as an illustrator/fine artist focusing mainly on watercolours and digital art. I make prints of my art, as well as badges, stickers and more! Commissions are also something I open up once in a while, as well as tabling at conventions.Things I enjoy, and often focus my artwork on, are nature, diversity/human variety, disability, LGBT+, animals, fantasy and surrealism. Themes that run throughout my work are eyes, bright colours, and myths/legends inspired things.
I share my work on social media (mostly Instagram and YouTube).
(Frequent asked questions)
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
I’m currently 21WHAT DO YOU USE FOR WATERCOLOURS?
Winsor & Newton Cotman paints, and the supplies I use alongside my watercolours are Winsor & Newton gouache, white gelly roll pen, and Arches watercolour paper block. My paintbrushes are all Daler Rowney.WHAT DO YOU USE FOR DIGITAL ART?
I use an IPad Pro and an Apple Pencil. The software I use the most is ProCreate.DO YOU TAKE COMMISSIONS/REQUESTS?
I do periodically take commissions when I have the time! Message me on Instagram or email me to know if they're open :).WHAT CONVENTIONS/EVENTS ARE YOU GOING TO BE AT?
Check the exhibitions/publications page!
a collection of (some of) my artwork
This is a series of paintings I started in 2019, when I was 14. Every April I re-draw a painting featuring the same character + concept for Autism month, and l use it as a way to track my progress.The paintings go in order, starting left to right, top to bottom, Spectrum 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019.
A more in-depth look at my artwork in my portfolio:
The exhibitions, conventions, magazines, zines, and anything else I am in
Upcoming:
• Shimmerzine
• The Ultimate Guide To Friendship Zine
• Angel’s LGCBTQ+ My Little Pony Charity Zine 2025
• ‘Unleash Your Creativity’, Opulent Art Gallery, 29th August - 12th September 2025
• Central Exhibition at Lamport Hall, September 2025
• ‘Three Artists At The Three Hares’, The Three Hares Gallery, Olney, 3rd-27th September 2025
• Fanzines R Magic
• Art Collide Fall Competition, chosen as finalist
• UK PonyCon 3rd-5th October 2025
Previous:
• ART PRIDE exhibition at Fox Yard Studio, Stowmarket, 24th-30th June 2025
• Gorentaya’s Hospital-Core collab 2025
• Into The Spotlight: A Background Pony zine
• Wishbone Words Issue 15 (back cover)
• Mulberry Literary 2025
• Exhibition, Artworks Kettering, 2-30th May 2025
• Embracing The Glow Zine
• Spring Open, Lamport Hall, 8/9th & 15/16th February 2025
• Wishbone Words Issue 14
• A Spark For Us: A Twilight Sparkle Fan Zine (front & back cover & page)
• 3D art museum by Wru.loops
• Exhibition, Artworks Kettering, 7-29 September 2024
• Exhibition, Victoria Hall, Oakham, 2-27th September 2024
• Exhibition, Lamport Hall, September 2024
• Issue 31 PRIDE, The SOUR Collective, 2024
• Seraphic Zine
• Cosmic Minds Zine Issue 03
• Tabling, UK PonyCon 2024
• Con book, UK PonyCon 2024
• Ghost Stories Zine
• Serenity, Virtual Exhibition, SLH Gallery, 1-28 June 2024
• Pop-up exhibition, Boughton House 4-6th May 2024
• Made In Peterborough, Exhibition - Peterborough Cathedral, February 2024
• Little Miracles Charity Ball Auction, 2023
• UK PonyCon 2023
• UK PonyCon 2022
• UK PonyCon (UK PonyCONLINE) 2021
• Fragile Links Magazine, 2021
• Loose connections e-magazine, 2021
• UK PonyCon 2020
Online version of ‘Into The Spotlight: A Background Pony Zine’
(A My Little Pony Fanzine raising money for Palestinian Families)
To get your hands on a copy of the physical version: My Etsy is DashienovaArt, it will periodically be for sale there. You can also email or dm me on Instagram (links at bottom of page) to buy one.The zine will be for sale at UK PonyCon in October.