Mariia Illarionova

My work is an exploration of the space between reality and recollection. Drawing inspiration from Post-Impressionist traditions, I use dense textures and vibrant color relationships to build worlds that feel like half-remembered dreams. For me, a painting is less about documenting a subject and more about capturing its atmosphere - the way light clings to a surface or how a moment feels as it begins to fade. By layering light and shadow, I invite the viewer to step into a quiet, tactile landscape of memory.

National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture 2023-2026

2024
Exhibition "Land Art Insiders," Kyiv, Land Art School, Institute of Automatics.
All-Ukrainian Cultural and Art Project dedicated to the Day of the Artist of Ukraine, Kyiv, Central House
of Artists.
Exhibition "Parajanov. 100 Years," Kyiv, Ivan Kavaleridze Museum-Workshop.
Exhibition-Competition "Silence Around 2," Kyiv, Ivan Kavaleridze Museum-Workshop.
2023
Exhibition-Auction "Peace and War," Kyiv, Krakiv Cultural Cluster.
Laureate of the Kyiv City Mayor's Award for special achievements in the development of the capital of
Ukraine – Hero City of Kyiv, in the nomination "Creative Achievements."
Laureate of the Ⅰ Degree, Exhibition-Competition "Silence Around," Kyiv, Ivan Kavaleridze
Museum-Workshop.
All-Ukrainian Exhibition-Competition "We Find Ourselves in Creativity," Nemishaieve, Scientific and
Methodological Center of V AFEE.
2022
Charity Auction in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Chernivtsi, "Georgina" Restaurant.
New Year and Christmas Regional Exhibition, Chernivtsi, "Vernissage" Culture Center.
Exhibition "Awakening of Light," Kyiv, Ivan Kavaleridze Museum-Workshop.
Charity Auction in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Chernivtsi, "Vernissage" Culture Center.
All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition-Competition dedica...