Kate Tova is a visual artist living and working in the mountains of Monterey, California, with roots in both Russia and Ukraine. She grew up in the small industrial town of Balakovo, Russia, where her passion for art began in childhood. She studied at the local Academy of Art and later transitioned to painting professionally, and exhibiting her work internationally. Kate has been a full-time artist since 2017, two years after moving to the United States. She completed an art residency at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and has exhibited at the Oceanside Museum of Art and the Monterey Museum of Art, and numerous other institutions.