Pavlo Ponomarenko

Pavlo Ponomarenko | Artist Biography (ENG)
Pavlo Ponomarenko (b. 1979, Mariupol, Ukraine) is a mid-career artist. His practice is a unique intersection of complex system logic and avant-garde traditions, rooted in his background in computer networks and systems engineering (Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics).

Ponomarenko’s work is an ongoing anthropological research project. He utilizes geometric abstraction and cubist deconstruction to explore the "structural code" of reality. His art balances hard-edge precision with deep emotional resonance, focusing on fundamental human instincts, sexuality, and the complex duality of love and conflict.

Since 2011, Ponomarenko has developed a prolific career with over 13 solo exhibitions and participation in more than 20 group shows across the USA, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, and Denmark. His institutional recognition reached a milestone in 2023-2025, with major works acquired for the permanent collections of the B. Voznytsky Lviv National Art Gallery and the A. Osmerkin Art Memorial Museum.

A member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (since 2017) and the Union of Artists of Varna (since 2024), Ponomarenko’s works are held in private collections worldwide,...

1999-2005 - Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics, by speciality "Computer systems and nets", graduated in "Computer system analyst"
1996-1999 - Mariupol Mashinebuilding College, by speciality "Programming for electronic computing machines and automated systems", graduated in "Programmer"
1986-1996 - Mariupol school I-III grades

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
2024–present | Member, Union of Artists of Varna, Bulgaria.
2017–present | Member, Union of Ukrainian Artists of Ukraine.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 | "Red underwear of Piotr Golubovsky," BEHEMOTH Creative Hub and Bar, Varna, Bulgaria.
2024 | "Doors to Summer," ZharArt Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria.
2023 | «SEABEACH», Svitlo gallery Lviv, Ukraine
2023 | "Color strenght," Rusi Karabiberov Gallery Nova Zagora, Bulgaria
2021 | "10 years of Cubism," Contemporary Arts Center Kuinji Mariupol, Ukraine

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 | "WE," Ilkhom Theater, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
2024 | "The Emigrants and Their Broken Ways," Billich Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2023 | "Unbreakable," Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN, New York, USA.
2023 | "Unbreakable," Stockholm Koncerthuset, Stockholm, Sweden.