Svitlana Lagutina

Professional artist, designer, and architect, passionate about creating beauty. Whether it’s a design or a painting, I strive to bring joy and beauty to people’s spaces. In my personal life, I am a mother of three, a nature lover, and have spent my life exploring new artistic techniques. Working with my hands to create art is my passion and my greatest skill.

I was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1979. At the age of 12, I entered art school, where I studied fine arts for four years, followed by a two-year course at the Kyiv Art Academy. In 2005, I graduated from the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture.

Since 2015, I have been living in the Silesian region of Poland.

In 2019, I had the opportunity to devote myself entirely to painting and drawing. I have taken several online watercolor courses and continue to learn and improve my skills. I regularly create many paintings and sketches and actively participate in watercolor competitions to better understand my potential.

My favorite subjects are portraits, botanical illustrations, small details of the surrounding world (fragments, still lifes), and landscapes. I mostly work with watercolors, pastels, or pencils.

Since 2024, I have been a member of the Polish Water...

- 1991-1994 - Art School in Kiev
- 1994-1997 - training course at the Kyiv Art Academy
- In 2005, I graduated from the KYIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURE (fakulty of architecture)

Group Exhibitions

• 2021 (13-21 February 2021) - "Holiday Light" Gdańsk, Poland
• 2021 (29.04-02.05.2021) - International Watercolor Exhibition in Japan
• 2021-2022 (11.09.2021-14.02.2022) - Botanical Art Exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History, Kyiv, Ukraine
• 2022 (08.09-12.09.2022) - Exhibition "With Watercolors in the Heart", Gdańsk, Poland
• 2022 (13.09-18.09.2022) - Exhibition "Mariacka through the Eyes of Artists from Around the World", Gdańsk, Poland
• 2022 (16.12.2022-16.03.2023) - Post-plein air Exhibition "22nd Łaziski Painting Plein Air named after Ewa Majzel, Trójmiasto, Władysławowo 2022", Central City Cultural Center in Łaziska Górne
• 2023 (06-12.03.2023) - Women's Art Exhibition, Rybnik, Poland
• 2023 (23.04-02.05.2023) - International Watercolor Painting Exhibition "FABRIANOINACQUARELLO 2023" Bologna, Italy
• 2023 (02.06-07.08.2023) - Watercolor Painting Exhibition "Breath of Watercolor" Kyiv, Ukraine
• 2023 (14.06-27.08.2023) - "SKETCH HAS POWER 2023" – Post-competition Exhibition, Ring Gallery, Legnica, Poland
• 2023 (12-14.08.2023) - "Urban Sketchers Poland" Sketch Exhibition, Photography Gallery, Świdnica, Poland
• 2023 (15.08-25.08.2023) - Festival Exhibition - Urban Sketching Festival in Świdni...