Viktoria Talaevsky was born in 1965 in Kiev, Ukraine, and attended the Kiev Technical Academy for Industrial Design. After graduating with honors in 1985, Viktoria went on to work as a product and package designer in a prominent Ukrainian packaging company. Although very successful, Viktoria left the business world in order to become an art instructor. Teaching art gave her the satisfaction of giving back to the community what she had received from her instructors; which is a love and appreciation for art and its creation. Teaching also gave her the time to work on developing and perfecting her own crafts, which included jewelry design and specifically her painting skills.

In 1990, Viktoria immigrated to Jerusalem with her family; a move she credits with sparking her artistic rejuvenation. She became involved in the vibrant Israeli art scene, and in 1990 she joined the Artnova Studio in Jerusalem. At Artnova she first experimented with the "Soft Art" methods and mediums such as acrylic fibers, fabrics and strings. She has since created many beautiful tapestries and colorful wall hangings which are exhibited in galleries, art shows and exhibitions internationally and throughout Israel.