Prior to joining Syracuse University, Vanovskaya held instructor positions in the Philadelphia area, including at Moore College of Art and Design, Abington Art Center, Fleisher Art Memorial, and Drexel University.

Vanovskaya has exhibited nationally including New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. She has held a number of residencies, most recently at HARP Horse and Art Research Program in Hungary, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska, and Artist in the Marketplace Program at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York.

Vanovskaya received the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant (2017 and 2018), the Barnes Foundation Education Scholarship (2018 and 2019), and adjunct faculty development grants at Drexel University (2018 and 2019).

Education

• M.F.A., Indiana University School of Art and Design
• B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago