Olena Lykhodid

Art is my heritage and my lifelong companion. Born into a family of muralists and painters, I developed a visual language long before I found my own voice. My early musical education became the cornerstone of my practice, allowing me to translate rhythm and melody into the vibrant "color harmonies" that define my work today.

​With over 20 years of professional practice, my artistic journey has been one of constant evolution and profound transition. Having lived and worked in Ukraine, Sweden, and now Slovakia, I have experienced life as a series of adaptations. This personal history of movement directly influenced my mastery of watercolor. I see this medium as a reflection of life itself: fluid, transparent, and unpredictable. Just as I have navigated new borders, the paint flows on paper, demanding a delicate balance between focused control and the courage to let go.

​My work explores the "quiet" human presence within these shifting environments. Whether through traditional oil, delicate pastels, or innovative wool collages, I focus on how we carry our inner silence and identity through changing landscapes. My background in icon painting and monumental murals adds a layer of spiritual depth and structural precision to my contempo...

Chernihiv national Pedagogical University T. H. Shevchenko. Fine Arts Department.

2001 "Terra inkognita". Library named after Korolenko, Chernihiv.
2001 "Exhibition of student paintings" Chernigiv National Pedagogical University named after Shevchenko, Chernihiv.
2002 "New Names." Gallery "Plast Art", Chernihiv.
2003 "All-Ukrainian Spring Exhibition". Central Exhibition Hall of the National Union of Artists, Kiev.
2004 "All-Ukrainian Spring Exhibition". Central Exhibition Hall of the National Union of Artists, Kiev.
2011 "Youth format". Exhibition Hall of the Chernihiv Regional Organization of the NUA, Chernihiv.
2012 "Christmas Exhibition". Exhibition Hall of the Chernihiv Regional Organization of the NUA, Chernihiv.
2016 "Collective exhibition of Chernihiv artists." Chernihiv literary and memorial museum-reserve of M. M. Kotsyubinsky, Chernihiv.
2018 "Collective exhibition of Chernihiv artists." Chernihiv literary and memorial museum-reserve of M. M. Kotsyubinsky, Chernihiv.
I participate in regional and All-Ukrainian art exhibitions.
2023 "This is a wonderful world". Restaurant Ti Amo, Stenungsund, Sweden.
2023 "The world through our eyes". Cultural center Fregatten, Stenungsund, Sweden.
2024 "Konst". Ödsmåls gallery, Sweden.
2024 "Uart soul". Symbiont Art/WRK gallery. Gothenburg, Sweden.
2024 "Easter exhibi...