Anna Volkova
Anna Volkova is a Dutch porcelain artist whose tulip and floral sculptures capture the fragile elegance of nature in timeless form. Born in St. Petersburg and living most of her life in the Netherlands, Volkova bridges cultural legacies while shaping a distinctly Dutch identity as an artist. Trained from early childhood by her father—a filmmaker, teacher, and photographer at the Hermitage—she learned to see through the discipline of daily sketching. This foundation, combined with both classical and contemporary art studies, continues to inform her practice.
Porcelain is her chosen medium. By reworking traditional Chinese recipes, Volkova developed her own porcelain formula, enabling her to sculpt petals of extreme thinness, translucency, and resilience. Fired at high temperatures and left unglazed, her tulips are baroque in silhouette yet matte and delicate in surface—sculptures that feel almost plucked from a 17th-century still life, while remaining unmistakably contemporary.
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Night-Bloom Silence, 2025 -
Pink Tulip
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Red Tulip
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White Poppy
Anna Volkova is a Dutch porcelain artist whose tulip and floral sculptures capture the fragile elegance of nature in timeless form. Born in St. Petersburg and living most of her life in the Netherlands, Volkova bridges cultural legacies while shaping a distinctly Dutch identity as an artist. Trained from early childhood by her father—a filmmaker, teacher, and photographer at the Hermitage—she learned to see through the discipline of daily sketching. This foundation, combined with both classical and contemporary art studies, continues to inform her practice.
Porcelain is her chosen medium. By reworking traditional Chinese recipes, Volkova developed her own porcelain formula, enabling her to sculpt petals of extreme thinness, translucency, and resilience. Fired at high temperatures and left unglazed, her tulips are baroque in silhouette yet matte and delicate in surface—sculptures that feel almost plucked from a 17th-century still life, while remaining unmistakably contemporary
