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Ksenya Litvak

Ukranian-American, 1972

Ksenya Litvak is a Ukrainian-American artist, puppet designer, and educator. She holds both a PhD and MFA from St. Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy. Her specialties include painting, puppetry/marionette work, and sculpture. In 2000 she founded the Artichoke Art School.