Olena Hleba

Cheerful and calm. A tranquility that comes from inner strength. A positive view of the world, shaped by broad perspectives and a kind nature. Her analytical mind, with an almost mathematical approach to solving color-related challenges, results in fascinating outcomes. The nuances of composition remain hidden from an untrained eye, while an expert will recognize the depth of object study, as well as the precision of color and tonal nuances.

— O. Patyk, artist, Honored Art Worker of Ukraine

Education: Degree in Mathematics (Ivan Franko National University of Lviv).
• Path to Art: While organizing a creative competition for the tax service, she became closely acquainted with artists and creative personalities from Ukraine and Europe. Inspired, she decided to express her own vision of the world through painting.
• Artistic Training:
• Attended studios at the Oleksa Novakivskyi Art School (class of Oksana Rybotytska).
• Continued studies at Ostap Patyk’s “School of Emotional Painting.”
• Artistic Approach:
• “I seek my own way of capturing genuine impressions and sincere experiences of the world’s beauty.”
• Primarily works on still lifes and landscapes.

• 2017 – Participant in the “School of Emotional Painting” exhibition at the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Center (Ukrainian Catholic University), Lviv.
• 2019 – Participant in the “Flowers for Christmas”
exhibition at Vernissage Opera Passage, Lviv.
• 2023 – Participant in the exhibition “Volodymyr Patyk’s School: The Palette of Dialogue.”
2026 - Participant in the exhibition "Art as a state of mind", Lviv art palace