In 1993–2001 she attended Andreev music school where she studied gusli, piano, balalaika and classical guitar.
Since then Shishkina has been performing at numerous festivals in Scandinavia, UK, Japan, USA, Switzerland and other countries.
After graduating with the highest honours from the Conservatoire she continued her education at Sibelius Academy where she studied Finnish kantele, classical and jazz piano.
Since 2004 she has been playing in a duo with a Russian flutist Alexander Kiskachi where her instrument is a chromatic gusli.
Other collaborations include work with such Finnish musicians as Timo Kämäräinen, Mika Mylläri, Terttu Iso-Oja and Saara Aalto and Estonian jazz guitarist Ain Agan.