Education

Bachelor of Fine Art The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA

Publications

"My Sutured Mind", Illustrated book of poetry written by Taylor Yount, Sterncastle Publishing, July 2025

Gretchen Ammerman, "This Show's Got Legs", Oregon Coast Today, December 2022

Gretchen Ammerman, "Steep Yourself in Art", Oregon Coast Today, February 2022

Susan Shutamaya, "Artist Makes Her Mark in Toledo," Newport News Times, August 2021

Sabine Wilson, "Absence Makes the Art Grow Fonder" Oregon Coast Today, May 2021

"First Weekend Toledo Art Celebration." Michael Gibbons Fine Art, January 2021

Gabriel Basea, "Local Artist Yelizaveta Bakhtina Mixes Old and New World Art to Olympia." Thurston Talks, November, 2019

"Why I Go Downtown, Artists on Board" Olympia Artspace Alliance, June 2020

Steve Bloom, "Mural Projects aim to Brighten Downtown Streets" The Olympian, June 2020

"Seattle Contemporary Artists" Relish Seattle Vol 3., June 2019

Public Art and Large scale installations

2025 Hanuman Mural, Le Boss Surf Shop, Aquarium Village, Newport, OR

2025 Teen Corner Mural, Public Art, Toledo Public Library, Toledo, OR

2025 Creatures' Secrets Gallery Mural, Aquarium Village, Newport, OR

2024 Community Mural, Neighbors for Kids, Lincoln City, OR

2024 Scavenger Hunt Mural, Community mural, Kirtsis Park, Lincoln City, OR

2023 "Coral Reef" 6'x20' Community mural, Himare, Albania

2022 "Owl's Flight Over Toledo" Public art mural, Toledo, OR

2022 "Creatures of the Sea" 8'x40' Public art mural, Newport, OR

2022 "Forest Mural" 28'x120' Wolf Tree Lounge, Newport, OR

2021 Grant recipient for Crow's Nest Gallery beautification mural, Toledo, OR

2021Color coordinator for city colors on Toledo's Main Street, Toledo, OR

2020 "Revolution" 12'x25' Commons mural, Orca Books, Olympia, WA

2020 "Oliver" 10'x8' Commons mural, Orca Books, Olympia, WA

2020 "Artists on Board" 12'x50' Commons mural, Olympia, WA

2019 "Old City" 15'x6' Commons mural, Sweet Hostel, Budapest, Hungary

2018 "Mar I Tierra" 7'x30' Community art project with kids in low income neighborhood, Punta De Mita, Mexico

2018 "The Jungle" 12'x20' Auditorium installation, CSO El Kole Art Collective, Barcelona, Spain

2017 "Cask" 4'x5' Private Collection, Olympia, WA

2016 "Evening Joy" Permanent Banner, S. Capitol Neighborhood Banner Contest Winner, Olympia, WA

2016 "Forest Floor" PBIA Traffic Box, City Beautification Contest Winner, Olympia, WA

2016 "Window Light" 8'x12' Private Collection, Tumwater, WA

2015 "Alaffia Mural" 12'x117' Public art commission, Alaffia Co., Tumwater, WA

2015 "Nebulons" 8'x20' Mural, Olyphant Art Supply, Olympia, WA

2014 "Everyone's Fish" 20'x50' The Evergreen Scene Shop, Olympia, WA

2013 "Dog and Catfish" 8'x20' Private collection, Olympia, WA

2013 "Art Deco Woodland" 8'x30' Public art collaboration, Mansion Glass Studios, Olympia, WA

2013 "The Flying Bok Choy" 200 sq.ft. Mural, Olyphant Art Supply, Olympia, WA

2009 "Apple Cellar" 1000 sq. ft. Traditional Fresco Commons Mural, Dorf an der Pram, Austria

2008 "Cat and Magpie" 7'x18' Commons mural, The OKII Bookshop Community Space, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2008 "Look" 12'x40' Commons mural, Forte Prenestina Collective, Rome, Italy

2008 "Mermaid" 8'x8' Commons mural, Forte Prenestina Collective. Rome, Italy

Selected Exhibitions/Awards

2025 Creatures' Secrets Gallery Grand Opening and My Sutured Mind book launch, Aquarium Village, Newport, OR

2024 Yaquina Arts Assosiation, Solo show, Newport, OR

2024 Coos Bay Art Museum, Port of Coos Bay Award for Recap at Maritime Exhibition, Bend OR

2024 Lincoln City Cultural Center, The Telephone Game group invitational, Lincoln City, OR

2023 Blue Line Arts, 2nd Place Award for best work Lore and Legend group exhibition, Sacramento, CA

2022 Lincoln City Cultural Center, Enchanted Grounds, Lincoln City, OR

2022 Crow's Nest Gallery, Art on the Edge: Studio Tours, Toledo, OR

2022 Visual Arts Center, Mayor's Show, Newport, OR

2021 Gristle Gallery, Deep Within. Brooklyn, NY

2021 Crow's Nest Gallery, Veta Bakhtina: Internal Landscapes. Toledo, OR

2020 Bakova Gallery, Veta Bakhtina: Works. Huffington, NC

2019 Mortlake and Co, Veta Bakhtina: Internal Landscapes. Seattle, WA

2019 Axis Gallery, Matrix of the Tree. Seattle, WA

2019 Ghost Gallery, Art of the Tarot. Seattle, WA

2018 Family and Juvenile Courthouse, The Magic Traveling Bunk Bed. Tumwater, WA

2017 Olympia Welcome Center, Spring Arts Walk: Veta Bakhtina. Olympia, WA

2016 Browsers Books, Veta Bakhtina: My Domovoy. Olympia WA

2015 Kickstarter.com, Veta Bakhtina: Creatures' Secrets Animal Divination.

2014 The Evergreen State College, The Beggars Opera. Olympia, WA

2014 The Evergreen State College, Chinese Opera. Olympia, WA

2010 Ink Gallery, Veta Bakhtina. Highlands, CO

2009 CU Boulder Library Permanent Exhibition. Camelia. Boulder, CO

Related Experience

2020-23 Artist Studio, Crow's Nest Gallery, Toledo, WA

2020 Juror, Toledo Arts Commission, Toledo, WA

2010-19 Curator, Olyphant Art Supply, Olympia, WA

2017-18 Illustrator, BFF! RPG, Heart of the Deernicorn, Olympia, WA

2011-14 Head Scenic Designer, TESC Theater, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA