Aia Kora

Aia Kora / Anastasiia Skolozdra
Ukrainian visual artist working internationally. Participant of the 58th Venice Biennale. I explore embodiment, presence, and the states in-between.
At the heart of my artistic practice lies an exploration of the in-between — between body and landscape, form and sensation, memory and the present moment, the inner and the outer. I’m deeply drawn to how the human body — fragile, sensitive, yet profoundly resonant — enters into dialogue with space, dissolves into it, and becomes part of a broader structure of being.
My works do not aim to depict the human figure in a literal sense. Rather, they seek to evoke a state — an impression, a resonance. Through translucent layers of paint, subtle lines, and the rhythm of color, I create compositions that don’t explain, but suggest. They invite stillness, invite touch, and remind us of the way we inhabit the world — not in isolation, but through movement, transition, and transformation.
My work addresses the theme of identity in a fragmented world. In an age overwhelmed by information, where the self becomes increasingly dispersed, I turn to art as a space for reconnection — with the body, with nature, with one’s own inner continuity. I seek to create a visual l...

2010 – 2012 - Lviv National Academy of Arts
Master's degree, Department of Artistic Textiles
Qualifications awarded: textile artist, researcher, teacher

2006 – 2010 - Lviv National Academy of Arts, Artistic Textiles Department
Bachelor degree
Specialization: textile decoration with weaving
Qualifications awarded: textile artist, teacher

2003 – 2006 - Higher Technical Artistic School, Vinnytsia
Diploma of a skilled worker
By profession: teacher, performer of artistic works, manufacturer of ceramic artistic products, artistic painting on wood (Petrykivka painting)
Qualification awarded:
Performer of art and design works - category V;
Manufacturer of artistic ceramics - category V;
Painter on wood - category V;

- Solo exhibition "GRAcJE” ,organized by restaurant Obieciana , Lodz, Poland, 2025.
- Solo exhibition "Grace” , Lanskorona organized by cafe Arka, Krakow, Poland, 2024.
- Solo exhibition "Żeńskie tajemnice: Emocjonalny świat w sztuce" ("Female Secrets: The Emotional World in Art"),Tkalnia Shopping Center, Pabianice, Poland, 2024.
- Participant in the group exhibition "Wernisaż Lokalnych Artystów" ("Vernissage of Local Artists"),organized by Level Up, Łódź, Poland, 2024.
- Solo exhibition "Gra" ("The Game"),organized by Port Lodz, Poland, 2024.
- Solo Exhibition "Borders,"Café Obiecana, Łódź (exhibition cycle), Poland, 2024.
- Solo Exhibition "Times are Changing", organized by the Łódź City Council (exhibition cycle), Poland, 2023.
- Solo Exhibition "Ukraine," organized by the Refugee Center in Warsaw, Poland, 2022.
- Solo Exhibition "Ukraine is a Woman,"organized by the Łódź City Council (exhibition cycle), Poland, 2022.
- Participant in the International Exhibition "Autumn Salon 2021,"organized by the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Lviv, Ukraine, 2021.
- Participant in the Polish-Ukrainian Fabric Painting Exhibition "Czerwiń w Dialogu,"organized by the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Lviv, Ukraine, 2015.
- Solo Exhibi...