Ira Darahan-Bohodist

Art has been the foundation and the sole purpose of my entire life. Long before the war, I worked as a professional artist in Ukraine, earning my living exclusively through my creativity. Throughout my journey, art has been the anchor that kept me whole, helping me survive profound personal tragedies, including the loss of my husband, and later, displacement from my homeland. Today, as an artist-refugee in Germany, my lifelong credo remains unchanged: the harmonization of reality through art. This is my Ikigai, my way of transforming pain into balance. I am deeply grateful to German society for the global support that allows me to protect and continue my life’s work.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Fine ArtsRecognized /Completed in Germany

2026 — Solo Exhibition "Heimsuchung" (Visitation), Freie Ukraine Braunschweig e.V., Braunschweig, Germany.
2025 — Solo Exhibition "Weibliches Spektrum" (Female Spectrum), Studio MANDALA, Braunschweig, Germany
2022 — Artist in Residence, Karnekunst Art Residence at CLB Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2012–2013 — Exhibition "Mirror of Art", "Chai" Cultural Center, Kyiv, Ukraine. Also participated in numerous All-Ukrainian art exhibitions and mobile creative symposiums