Angela Lagoda

Anzhela Lagoda is a Ukrainian artist and educator whose practice bridges traditional folk art and contemporary visual language. Specializing in Mykolaiv decorative painting—a unique regional form rooted in the Samarsky area of the Dnipropetrovsk region—she reinterprets inherited symbols and techniques through the lens of modern aesthetics and conceptual inquiry. Her works explore the enduring relevance of craft traditions and their potential to articulate memory, resilience, and cultural identity in a rapidly changing world.

Higher economic
Higher pedagogical (Master's degree, higher education pedagogy)
Art education:
European School of Design “Interior Decorating-Intensive” 2015
“School of Portrait by Tatyana Artykova” - courses and master classes;
Online Art School by Marina Trushnikova

2019 — “Artistic Treasury in a Wreath for Kobzar” (Мистецька скарбничка у вінок Кобзареві), national exhibition dedicated to the 205th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine
2020 — “KOLOMYIA 20/20”, contemporary art exhibition, Kolomyia, Ukraine
2020 — Online exhibition, Wuhan, China (Cossack portrait with elements of Mykolaivka painting), registered and certified
2021 — ZIRKA project, group exhibition of Mykolaivka painting (1st prize), Ukraine
2021 — Group exhibition at the School of Contemporary Fine Arts and Design named after Vadym Sidur, Dnipro
2021 — International project “INSHE ART Ukraine 2021”, participation in a registered world record, work included in the top 10
2022 — Art project “The Garden of Artistic Songs”, online exhibition for the 300th anniversary of Hryhorii Skovoroda
2023 — National two-stage competition “Picturesque Ukraine” (“Мальовнича Україна”), Grand Prix
2023 — Solo exhibition of Mykolaivka painting, Ukraine
2023 — Solo exhibition at the Oleksandriia City Museum Center named after A.F. Khudyakova, Oleksandriia
2024 — International textile print competition MODERN/UA (top 100), touring exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad
2024 — Solo exhibition of watercolor works “Color Harmonies”, Dnipro
2024 — National...