Lara Wasiljewa

Lara Wasiljewa

Born in Ukraine, 1973 · Based in Switzerland · Contemporary Oil Painter

“Water is not merely a subject — it is a living field of light, movement and silence.
Light upon water is not reflection — it is presence.”
— Lara Wasiljewa

Lara Wasiljewa (b. 1973) is a contemporary oil painter whose work is centred on water, light and atmosphere. Born in Ukraine and now based in Switzerland, she has established a distinctive artistic practice exploring the relationship between water, horizon, movement and light.

For Wasiljewa, water is more than a subject to be depicted. It is a changing visual field in which light, depth, movement and stillness interact. The sea serves as the principal landscape of this investigation, while the horizon provides a structural balance between mass and light, distance and presence.

Working in oil on canvas, Wasiljewa employs layered painting and glazing techniques rooted in the discipline of classical European painting. Close observation of wave formation, surface tension, reflected light and atmospheric change informs her compositions. Her paintings combine the structural discipline of classical painting with a contemporary sensitivity to atmosphere, perception and luminosity.

The sea forms...

Lara Wasiljewa has developed her technique through a disciplined, self-directed engagement with the traditions of academic painting. Her practice is grounded in years of studying 19th-century European masters and the atmospheric language of nature itself.

Working from her studio in Poland, she has refined a personal method rooted in classical oil glazing, tonal harmony, and compositional clarity. Her approach reflects both technical precision and a deeply internalized visual memory shaped by decades of dedicated work.

Lara Wasiljewa

Selected Exhibitions

2014–2019 · Kyiv, Ukraine

Selected original works and the Seascapes series were presented in artistic exhibitions, cultural programs and exhibition projects in Kyiv, including events associated with Andriivskyi Descent, Kyiv Day celebrations, Ukrainian Independence Day programs, and exhibition projects at the International Exhibition Centre (IEC), Kyiv.

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Selected Private Collections

Works by Lara Wasiljewa are held in private collections across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Australia, including:

Australia · Austria · Belgium · France · Germany · Hungary · Ireland · Italy · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Saudi Arabia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Ukraine · United Kingdom · United States
2024 – Private Showcase, Warsaw
Presentation of selected works from the Evening Seascapes cycle in an exclusive studio setting.

2024 – Online Feature Exhibition
Paintings from the Evening Seascapes collection highlighted in curated portfolios and themed exhibitions.