Anna Bondar

Anna Bondar (artist name Anna DAR) is a contemporary Ukrainian artist working in mixed media. After the Russian invasion began in February 2022, she was evacuated to Spain. The artist considers her works of art as a result of personal
feelings, emotional, spiritual, and aesthetic pleasure. Each of her paintings appears as a concentrate of personal philosophy, the
search for harmony, the meaning of life, and the beauty of nature. All works are connected with each other, because this is a life
path, woven bit by bit from large and small events.
After finishing her degree in interior design from the Art Institute of Art Modeling and Design “Salvador Dali” (Kyiv, Ukraine)
in 2014, she improved her skills under the mentorship of realist artist Vasyliy Borisenko.
Over time, Anna realized that realistic painting on canvas did not correspond to her ideas about contemporary art and started
experimenting with genres, techniques and materials, but more importantly, to work deeper with meanings. This contributed to
the emergence of a series of modern portraits and abstract landscapes.
Horses and equestrian sport occupy a significant place in Anna's life. As a professional rider, she travels to the countryside for
everyday trainings, which allo...

2014 The Art Institute of Art Modeling and Design “Salvador Dali ”(Kyiv)
2017-2019 Personal classes by realist artist Vasyl Borsenko.
2020-2021 Personal classes by contemporary artist Olga Stein

Exhibitions:
2018 - Collective exhibition "National Christmas Exhibition" at the National
Union of Artists of Ukraine (Kyiv)
2019 - Collective exhibition "Planet Earth - United: Ukraine - Peru" in the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Kyiv)
2019 - Personal exhibition "Dream Travels" in the library "Friendship of Peoples"
(Kyiv)
2019 - Collective exhibition "National Christmas Exhibition" at the National
Union of Ukrainian Artists (Kyiv)
2020 - Collective exhibition "National Christmas Exhibition" at the National
Union of Ukrainian Artists (Kyiv)
2021- Collective exhibition "Open day" in THE STEIN STUDIO (Kyiv)
2022 – Collective charity exhibition “Art of Ukraine”, Four Season Hotel Denver,
Denver, USA
2022 – Collective exhibition “Caryatids”, Brama Gallery, Cherkasy, Ukraine
2022 – Collective Ukraine Exhibition, Port Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2022 – Collective charity exhibition, Sonya project, New York, USA

ART FAIRS
The Other Art Fair Dallas 2021