Maryna Melnyk

Maryna Melnyk is a Ukrainian contemporary artist based in the United Kingdom, working primarily in figurative and symbolic painting rooted in Ukrainian decorative tradition, heritage, and cultural narratives.
Deeply inspired by Petrykivka painting, Ukrainian ornamentation and embroidery motifs, she transforms floral forms into visual narratives of resilience, love, and cultural identity.
Her ongoing series Free People explores themes of Ukrainian strength, spirituality, and inner freedom, blending folk traditions with contemporary stylistics. Another important part of her practice focuses on symbolic and philosophical painting, where personal reflection intertwines with collective memory.
Growing up within a culture shaped by decades of oppression, repression, and attempts to erase Ukrainian identity, Melnyk views art as a form of cultural resistance and preservation. Her works reflect fragments of Ukrainian history while offering a deeply personal response to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Influenced by Ukrainian boho aesthetics, Art Deco, and Ukrainian modernism, her visual language merges heritage and individuality, tradition and modernity. Through her practice, Maryna preserves cultural memory while giving it a contemporary voice...

2022 School of Modern Art , Kyiv

2006 Bachelor in Art, Fashion Design
Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts , Kyiv

2025

Petersfield Art Exhibition 2025, Festival Hall, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Open Exhibition 2025, The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, Havant, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Heart of Hope, St Faith’s Church, Havant, Hampshire, United Kingdom

2024–2025

South Downs Open 2024, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom

2024

Denmead Art Exhibition 2024, All Saints Church Hall, Denmead, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Petersfield Art Exhibition 2024, Festival Hall, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom

RRN and JBF Art Sale 2024, Bedales School, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom

2023

Broughton Hampshire Open Studios 2023, Broughton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

“Light Source”, Meta-Senses Gallery (Virtual Exhibition of Contemporary Ukrainian Art)

“With a Brush Through Life”, House of Artists, Kyiv, Ukraine

2022

“A Thing from the Inner Space”, Institute of Contemporary Art Problems, Kyiv, Ukraine