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.

2026 "Artist's Day". Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. Kyiv
2026 "The language of living color". Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. Kyiv
2026 "Petit Belvedere". The heart of Vienna. Sity gallery Vienna. Vienna
2026 "Female portrait". Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. Kyiv
2025 Öppen Salong Stenungsunds Konsthall, Stenungsund, Sweden.
2024 Öppen salong Konsthallen Trollhättan, Trollhättan, Sweden.
2024 "BLUE-24". Association Kulturföreningen Svenshögen Station, Sweden.
2024 "Hjärtumsfestivalen". Hjärtumsfestivalen, Hjärtum, Sweden
2024 "Easter exhibition". Cultural center Eden, Lilla Edet, Sweden.
2024 "Uart soul". Symbiont Art/WRK gallery. Gothenburg, Sweden.
2024 "Konst". Ödsmåls gallery, Sweden.
2023 "The world through our eyes". Cultural center Fregatten, Stenungsund, Sweden.
2023 "This is a wonderful world". Restaurant Ti Amo, Stenungsund, Sweden.
2020 "Spring exhibition" Exhibition Hall of the Chernihiv Regional Organization of the NUA, 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.
2016 "Collective exhibition of Cher...