Dominica was born and raised in Moscow, Russia and now lives and works in London, England. In 2016 she graduated with a First Class Hons BA Animation from the Edinburgh College of Art. Her graduation film 'Illusions' was made entirely using a screenprint technique and had worldwide success at festivals and art exhibitions. The film won the Emergent Trigger Award at Locomotion Animation Festival, Best Animation - Feel The Reel Animation Festival, Shooting People’s Short Cuts December 2018 Round, the NEO Print Prize Award 2016, and was shortlisted for the RTS Scotland Student Award. After graduation she worked as a painter and animator on feature animation 'Loving Vincent’. She has continued to make short films during residencies at East London Printmakers, Blockchain Art Hackathon VR in Kiev, Video Mapping in Wallers-Arenberg, Monk Studios in Bangkok, and for the ‘Preschool Poets’ project. Her work has been selected for many key festivals including Edinburgh International Film Festival, Monstra in Lisbon, Ottawa International Animation Festival, and London International Animation Festival.