Yulia Mamontova (Zabrodina) is a contemporary Russian artist, a member of the III/International Association of Encaustics, born in the Komi Republic.in 2004, she graduated from MGIMO (U) with honors, but found her true path in art. She graduated from the Surikov Moscow state art Institute and improved her artistic style at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design (London, UK) and Otis College of Art and Design (Los Angeles, USA). In 2019, Yulia Mamontova became the artist of the year in the international Art&Business Awards according to Women’s Time magazine.