vina sananikone is a VA/DC-based graphic designer, photographer, and food enthusiast. She received her BFA in Arts & Visual Technology in Graphic Design from George Mason University in Virginia, including a strong background in printmaking and photography.

Sananikone is the art director for Foreign National covering graphic design, photography, and the social media identities for Chef Erik Bruner-Yang's Maketto, Spoken English & Brothers And Sisters at the LINE Hotel, and ABC Pony. Through her work with Foreign National, food styling & photography workshops at The Lemon Collective, and over ten years in the restaurant/creative industry, she has been recognized as one of the best social media presences of a Washington DC area restaurant. 

She is a founding member of re:collective, a DC-based, interdisciplinary group of visual artists and designers who collaborate on experimental projects. Various topics are explored, including social communication, the dichotomy between language and meaning, and the relationship between the urban and suburban landscape. Members include Justin Raphael Roykovich, Janis Sweeney, and Marzia Motta. Founded in 2010, re:collective has exhibited at Artisphere (Arlington, VA), LUMEN 2014 (Staten Island, NY), Adam Lister Gallery (Fairfax, VA), Gallery 123 (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA), and Georgetown GLOW (Georgetown, DC). 

Sananikone enjoys food, travel, naps, and Oxford commas.