Svitlana Andriichenko

Svitlana Andriichenko is a Ukrainian painter currently based in Cologne, Germany. Her work serves as a vibrant bridge between personal experience and visual expression.

After a long career in the legal field (20 years of experience as a prosecutor), she returned to her artistic roots in 2014. Her move to Germany in 2022 marked a significant new chapter, further influencing the emotional depth found within her canvases.

Working with oil paints, Andriichenko employs a physical and tactile approach. She utilizes impasto techniques, applying thick layers of pigment with palette knives and specialized tools to build a rich, sculptural surface.

This material intensity allows her to move beyond mere mimicry of the natural world. She constructs a subjective reality where color and texture take precedence over traditional form.

Her compositions often oscillate between energetic abstract expressionism and delicate floral themes. The work is driven by an exploration of natural harmony and the translation of internal states into rhythmic arrangements of light and hue.

Andriichenko's paintings are held in private collections across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her portfolio reflects a continuous pursuit of freedom, transforming the...

2022 - National University of Dnipro/Ukraine: Master of Public Administration.

2000 - receiving a higher legal education at the National University Yaroslav the Wise Kharkiv/Ukraine: Lawyer specialist in judicial and criminal law.

20 years of experience as a prosecutor in the prosecutor's office of Ukraine.

5 years of study at an Art School/Ukraine - Diploma with distinction.

From June 27 to July 6, 2025 - Participation in the group exhibition "EXHIBITION 2025 / ART in the church of the St. Engelbert", RIEHLER GÜRTEL ENTRANCE GARTHESTR. 15 (GATEWAY), 50735 COLOGNE-RIEHL.

From August 02 to 31, 2024 - Personal painting exhibition “Binarism" (Patron: RA Wolfgang Bosbach, MdB a.D., former Member of Parliament) at the "GALERIE KAUFHOF", Hohe Str. 41-53, 50667 Cologne/Germany.

From November 24 to December 23, 2023 - Participation in “Winter Special Show", Gallery Stage, Thomas-Mann-Str. 41, 53111 Bonn/Germany.

From October 18 to 21, 2023 October 2023 - Participation in the International Exhibition of Contemporary Art "Selected Memories of Art" in the gallery "TIME OF ART GALLERY- ELENI SAKALI", Athens/Greece.

From October 13 to 27, 2023 – Participation in the CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION “Permafrost” at the Galleria Cael contemporary art gallery in Milan/Italy.

From September 18 to October 2, 2023 - Participation in the international exhibition “Step into the future”/“3D innovative Art gallery Experience“/Opulent Art Gallery.

From May 19 to 21, 2023 - Personal exhibition in Haguenau, Alsace/France.

From November 25 to December 4, 2022 - Charity exhibition, where my paintings were presented to raise fun...