Yana Barabash

My name is Yana Barabash. I am a painter whose work is centred on the human figure and its connection to nature. I explore structures, textures, and organic forms, observing the world around me and weaving this observation with my long-standing fascination with people.

I live and work between London and the Isle of Wight. At the moment, I am based on the Isle of Wight, where I am developing a new body of work inspired by minerals and flowers — natural forms that echo human vulnerability, strength, and inner structure.

My artistic language is rooted in classical training, but my approach is intuitive and exploratory. Through layered surfaces, colour, and texture, I seek to reveal the shared patterns between the human body and the natural world.

My work is for those who feel a deep connection to nature and to their own inner structure — for viewers who sense that everything is interconnected, and who are drawn to art that reflects unity, roots, and the living fabric of existence.

Odessa art college

* 2002 - personal exhibition in Odessa (exhibition hall "Ukrainian treasure").
* 2004 - personal exhibition in Odessa (exhibition hall "Union").
* 2006 - personal exhibition in Odessa (Museum of Western and Eastern arts).
* 2009 - personal exhibition in Odessa (Art Museum).
* 2009 - personal exhibition in Odessa (exhibition hall "Union").
* 2009 - personal exhibition in Odessa (gallery "Vernissage").
* 2012 - personal exhibition in Kyiv (Pit-Art gallery).
* 2013 - personal exhibition in Odessa (Museum of Western and Eastern Art).
* 2016 - personal exhibition in Kiev (Towers Gallery).
* 2017 - personal exhibition in Odessa (Muse Gallery).
* 2019 - personal exhibition (Museum of Western and Eastern Art.
* 2019 - personal exhibition in Cabados. Spain.
* 2022 - solo exhibition in “Monkton art gallery, Ryde, Uk.
* 2023 - solo exhibition in “Isle of Wight gallery“, Ryde, UK.
* 2024 - purchase prize Talp open competition, UK.
* 2024 - prize from Hosking houses, Women in art prize, UK.
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* 2025 - Talp open competition, caran D ash prize
* 2025 RBA annual exhibition participation
* 2025 SWA annual exhibition participation