Maryana Bryukhanova

An exploration of personal transformation, feminine identity, and the visceral experience of the body. Mariana Briukhanova’s paintings are spaces where physical form and emotion intertwine.

Mariana Briukhanova is a contemporary Ukrainian artist (b. 1980, Mykolaiv). Until 2022, she lived and worked in Odesa, where she received an academic education in painting and art history. Following the outbreak of the full-scale war, she was forced to relocate and currently lives and works in Europe.

At the heart of her artistic practice are states of crisis, transition, and becoming—an investigation into how external circumstances are reflected in a person’s psychological and physical experience. Her visual language is formed at the intersection of figurative and abstract art, where recurring figures and archetypal imagery serve as tools to explore the tension between social roles and the inner world.

Mariana’s works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad, including international biennials. Her pieces are held in museum and private collections across the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Thailand, and Ukraine.

1994 ‒ 1997 Odessa Art school 2. Ukraine
1997 ‒ 2002 South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky – Specialization in painting

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 - 2025 The Matter of the Felt, MLYN Design Hub,Kyiv; Montazhcentre, Vinnytsia; Artcenter "Dzyga" Lviv, Ukraine

2025 Portraits and Self-Portraits, Museum of Photocopying, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

2020 International Exhibition Water is Alive, A. Bel Museum of Fine Arts, Chornomorsk, Ukraine

2018 1st Malaysia International Watercolor Biennale, White Box Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2018 International Watercolor Festival IWS, Manes Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2018 Fabriano in Acquarello, International Watercolor Museum, Fabriano, Italy
2017 Second Biennial Watercolor Exhibition IWS, All India Society of Fine Arts and Crafts (AIFACS), New Delhi, India

PERSONAL EXHIBITION

2021 “Whisper of Flowers…”, A. Bel Museum of Fine Arts, Chornomorsk, Ukraine
2019 “Pink and Red. Metamodern”, Gallery 202, Odesa, Ukraine
2019 “Unnecessary Art” Exhibition-action (performance),Gallery 202, Odesa, Ukraine
2017 “With Watercolor in a Luggage”, Gallery with an Angel, Odesa, Ukraine