Her motto in life is – "Go on!", her dream is about happiness in life and in her paintings Svetlana tries to depict man and his surrounding. She was born on the 12th of September 1941 in village Znamenka in Russia. 1961 – 1966 – She studied at Lugansk State Art School, 1966 – 1973 – at Kiev State Art Institute. Since 1973 she has worked as a teacher at Lugansk College of Culture and Arts. In 1977 Svetlana Ivannikova became a member of the National Union of Ukrainian Artists. The artist paints portraits, landscapes, still lives. Hew own favorite picture is "Soldiers". Among Lugansk artists she distinguishes V. Skubak.

Personal exhibitions:

1973 – In the gallery of Kiev State Art Institute, Kiev, Ukraine
1981 – In Lugansk State Art School, Ukraine
1992 – Personal exhibition at Lugansk College of Culture and Arts.
1993 – In Art Salon, Lugansk, Ukraine
2001 – Personal exhibition at Lugansk College of Commerce.