Originally from Vladivostok Russia, Anastasia fell in love with film when she went to school in Vietnam in 2008 and was asked to work on her first movie as a production assistant and translator for the Russian unit. A graduate of San Francisco State University, she holds a BA in technical theatre with emphasis in production design and scenic painting. During her time there she worked as a scenic painting teaching lab assistant while designing scenery and props for theater shows. She started her professional career in San Francisco working as a designer and painter for theater productions. In 2015 she joined IATSE Local 16, where she started in film and television as a scenic painter, and props in art department. Her experience includes productions such as 13 Reasons Why, Sense 8, OA, Chance, Last Black Man in San Francisco. Anastasia moved to LA in 2018 to join Local 800 Art Directors Guild to advance her art department career. Since then she got to work on commercials, paint Star Wars Galaxy Edge, and design sets for Fox Sports. Anastasia's personal work include commission paintings and collaborations with artists of other genres.
With great interest in directing and acting, she began creating her own content during the pandemic. Ever since, she made two short films "In the Empty Room" and "Big Day" taking part in such festivals as Cannes Short Film Corner, L.A. Film Festival, Burbank International Film Festival.
In 2022 Anastasia became union Assistant Art Director in local 800 and looking forward to shift her career more towards design.