Veronika Zabarna

I am a Ukrainian contemporary artist based in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. I was born in Sumy in 1988 and received my professional art education at the Sumy College of Arts and Culture named after Dmytro Bortniansky.

My artistic practice is centered on oil painting and explores light, nature, space, memory, and the emotional states they evoke. I am particularly drawn to the quiet beauty of natural landscapes — meadows, wildflowers, lavender fields, changing skies, and fleeting moments of light. In my paintings, I seek not simply to depict a place, but to convey the feeling of being there: the warmth of sunlight, the softness of air, the stillness of an evening, or the sense of freedom and inner peace that nature can awaken.

My landscapes often exist somewhere between observation and dreamlike perception. I work with color, light, atmosphere, and painterly gesture to create an emotional space in which the viewer can pause, breathe, and connect with their own memories and feelings.

Alongside landscapes, I also create figurative and symbolic works in which human emotion, nature, and Ukrainian cultural imagery come together. Although my subjects may vary, I am always interested in how painting can express something that cannot be fully...

I graduated from the Sumy College of Arts and Culture named after Dmytro Bortniansky, where I received a professional qualification in Fine and Decorative Arts.

My education covered a broad range of artistic disciplines, including academic drawing, painting, composition, design, weaving, embroidery, sculpture, and ceramics.

As part of my professional training, I also received qualifications as an art teacher and a leader of amateur art collectives.

Selected Exhibitions

2026
Exhibition dedicated to Ukrainian culture, identity, and values — Lviv, Ukraine
June 17 – July 10, 2026
Organized by the Association of Architects and Designers of Ukraine with the support of Blum Ukraine

2025
“Nature” — Toolip Art Gallery, Vienna, Austria
October 2025

2024
“Colors of Tradition” — Group Exhibition, Lviv, Ukraine

2023
“Love as Life” — Center of Ukrainian Culture and Arts, Kyiv, Ukraine

2023
“Art with the Aroma of Coffee” — two group exhibitions, Art Space “Mystetskyi”, Kyiv, Ukraine

2023–2024
VII International Art Festival “MALYUI UA” — Exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine

International Art Projects

2023–2024
“UA Art Must Go On” — international art festival projects in Malaysia and Greece

International Competition

2025
Toolip International Art Contest — Vienna, Austria
Selected as one of the finalists