At the age of nine she was accepted into the Sergey Andriyaki School of Watercolor and Fine Arts and went on to win scholarships from the Vladimir Spivakov Fund and the Young Talents Fund. In 2016 she was the only Russian artist selected to participate in the first fully painted feature film Loving Vincent, nominated for Best Animated Film in the Golden Globes and Academy Awards. Her works are exhibited in private collections around the world. Her website is at sashasokolova.com.