Galya Popova was born in 1978 in Moscow , Russia. Now she lives and works in Bonn, Germany. Galya Popova graduated from Moscow Academic Art School “In memory of 1905” in 1998. Then she graduated from Moscow State University of Service (faculty “Costume design”) in 2005. Since 2004 she works as the artist and the illustrator with several publishing houses. Since 2007, she is the freelance artist. Now she is also the member of the International Art Fund and BBK Bonn.

She joined Global Artists Committee of Asian Art Association In 2020.

Galya Popova's artworks are in private collections in Russia, USA, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Ukraine, Germany, Portugal, Serbia, England, Bulgaria, Arab Emirates and other countries.

Galleries, where you can find Galya Popova´s art : Gallery “IROK”(Netherland), Gallery “VÁrt space” (Malaysia), Gallery “Maznel” (France), Gallery “XPower” (Taiwan)

2008 – personal exhibition of painting in “Paradise” Gallery (Moscow)
2010- personal exhibition of illustrations for novel by Sasha Sokolov “The school for fools” (Zverev Center of Modern Art, Moscow)
2012- exhibition of painting Gallery “Irok” (Netherlands)
2012- exhibition of painting Gallery “Tornby” (Denmark)
2013, 2014 ,2016– exhibition of painting, Gallery “Irok” (Netherlands)
2014- participant (artisti premiati) in Art Exhibition ” Satura International Art Contest” (Genova, Italy)
2015- Exhibition ITINERA (with “Gall’Art Roma” Gallery, Rome, Italy)
2016- personal exhibition “Hinter dem Spiegel” in “Galerie Mutare” (Berlin, Germany)
2016- Art Revolution Taipei 2017 (International Art Fair, Taiwan)
2017- participation in the exhibition “Over there where no one dreams: from sacred geography to non-place” (Moscow MOMA)
2017- Art Fair “Art Jakarta” (with “VÁrt Space” gallery)
2017- Asia Contemporary Art Show, Gallery “VÁrt Space” (Hong Kong)
2018- First Art Fair (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) , Gallery “Monasch”
2019- Personal exhibition , Gallery “VÁrt Space” (Malaysia)
2019- exhibition in Galerie “Maznel” (France)
2020- exhibition "Neue" , Kunsterhaus Remagen (Germany)