1903 (Perm) — 1985  Graphic artist, painter, illustrator, poster artist  Nina Kashina was born to a family of icon painter. She was sister of famous painter Nadezhda Kashina, and wife of the artist Mikhail Nedbailo, who was one of active participants of the group Trinadtsat (“Thirteen”) and was died at the front in 1943.  In 1922 Kashina graduated form Perm regional art school. Since 1922 she lived in Moscow. In 1922–1930 Kashina studied at the Higher State Artistic and Technical Workshops (VKhUTEMAS) — the Higher Art Technical Institute (VKhUTEIN) under the guidance of K. N. Istomin, V. A. Favorsky, P. V. Miturich, and N. N. Kupreyanov.  Since 1929 Kashina participated in exhibitions in the USSR and abroad. Her personal exhibition was held in Moscow in 1934. Since 1928 Kashina was a member of the artist’s association Rost (“Growth”), in 1929–1932 — a member of the group Trinadtsat (“Thirteen”).  After graduating from the Higher State Artistic and Technical Workshops (VKhUTEMAS), young artists Kashina and Nedbailo lived in Tsaritsino from 1927 till 1943. There she painted a lot of landscapes with views of Tsaritsino. In 1931 Kashina was sent to Novorossiysk by the publishing house Molodaya Gvardia in order to gather material for creative work, in 1935 — to the Crimea by the National Commissariat of Education (Narcompros), and to the pioneer camp Artek. She painted a lot of children; it was her favorite subject of painting. Her works were characterized by clear and bright colors.  Nina Kashina was an active participant of the avant-garde movement of 1920s. She painted landscapes, portraits, still lifes, scenes of everyday life; she was also engaged in book illustration.  Works by Nina Kashina are in many museum and private collections, including the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, the State Tretyakov Gallery, Nukus Art Museum, Pskov Art Museum and Novokuznetsk Art Museum.