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.

Group exhibitions
1962 – Regional art contest, Lugansk, Ukraine
1967, 1968 – Students’ artworks exhibitions, Kiev State Art Institute, Ukraine
1980 – \"New Realism\" exhibition, Lviv Picture Gallery, Ukraine
1985 – Exhibition dedicated to the 40th anniversary of World War II Victory, Lugansk, Ukraine
1985 – \"Teachers\" exhibition, Lugansk State Art School, Ukraine
1992 – Group Exhibition at Art Salon, Lugansk, Ukraine
1996, 1997 – Exhibition at Lugansk Art Museum, Ukraine
1998 – Exhibition \"Unfading Color\", Kharkiv, Ukraine
2002 – Exhibition at the gallery of Eastern– Ukrainian University, Lugansk, Ukraine