About

 

 

I  was born in Odesa, Ukraine. Graduated from OSE University. I studied international economy and marketing for 5 years. My first career in Ukrainian was real estate. Although I always fascinated about visual art.

 

My first artistic exploration was black and white photography, my first camera was Zenit.

 

In 2006 I started working in art and graphic.

 

Odesa stage of my life involved design studios, art galleries, print houses, lots of commercial and non-commercial projects. Including one of the most controversial and talked about social project in Odesa called ‘Tакси Kрасотка’ (‘Pretty Lady’) – a taxi service for women and ran by women.

 

 

Outgrowing Odesa art and creating scenery in 2008 I left for the UK to explore the London art world.

 

In 2012, I proudly graduated from London Middlesex University MA course with distinction. And later In 2016 a creative design course in St Martins University ran by amazing Rod Judkins .

During the hard Ukrainian political times, Orange Revolution, the Crimea conflict and the war time in Ukraine, my art, life as a citizen of two beloved countries: Ukraine and UK and my heart went through deep transformation.

This creative period ended up with two powerful collections and disruptive exhibitions: Negative Space for Project One Zero and Black Space for Bermondsey Gallery in 2013 and 2014 in London.

 

Since than in art, as well as life itself, I am fascinated by relationships of all formats and on all levels. The visual language helps to explore different aspects and shades of relationships and their dynamic.

 

Through art I am also exploring political and social events in the UK, in Europe, and in the world.

 

My earlier works were influenced by a number of impressionists, modern and contemporary artists such as Picasso, Dali, Matisse, Van Gogh, Hirst, Kapoor, Abramovic, and many others. During the last 10 years my art is constantly changing, being inspired and influenced by Ukrainian, British and European events, by her personal relationships, by the commercial and art projects I’ve worked on, by trips around the world, by London and by the life itself.

 

I work with recycled or sustainable materials

 

Currently live and work in London, UK.

 

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Art Exhibitions:

Bermondsey Gallery, Permanent Exhibition until 2017

Bermondsey Art Gallery Christmas Exhibition, 2016

Pinchuk Art Center Competition, Kiev, 2016

Free Art Friday Exhibition, 2014

Budapest Modern Art Exhibition, 2014

Project ^{One Zero}, London, UK, September 2015

NewWalk, 2014, newwalkmagazine.com