Angela Kushchyk

Angela Kushchyk is a Ukrainian artist, working with techniques of etching, lithography, engraving, watercolor, acrylic and using ethnic motives in her creative palette.
She graduated in 1999 from the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, studying
at the books graphic faculty.
From 2019 to 2021 she lived and worked in Addis Ababa on her art project "I am in Ethiopia". It includes more than 100 graphics and paintings.
The project was presented in 2021 at the St. George Golla Art Gallery in Ethiopia (support of the Embassy of Ukraine in Ethiopia).
At the beginning of the Russian war in February and March 2022 Angela Kushchyk was in Kyiv and produced various paintings about the impact of the war on Ukrainians. On the basis of these works, together with Kateryna Onul, she created the charity project "STOP THE WAR IN UKRAINE!", implemented in Poland, Germany, Ireland, and Austria.
In May 2022, the project received the Europeans Art Award in Munich as the best art project.

1999 - Graduated from Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture .
Studied at the G.I.Galynska's workshop of book graphics .
Working techniques-etching, lithography and painting acrylic on canvas and paper.

1974-born in the city of Kyiv.
1999 - graduated from the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, studied at the graphic faculty in the book graphics workshop of G. I. Galinska. She works in the techniques of etching, lithography, engraving, and also works with watercolor and acrylic. She uses ethnic motives in her creative palette.
Personal exhibitions:
1999 - gallery "Nef" ("Looking into Eternity". Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra)
2016 - gallery "Smartville" ("Dream")
2021 - "I am in Ethiopia" - a personal art project with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in Ethiopia. It included more than 100 works painted in Africa, graphics and paintings. She worked on the project for 2.5 years.
Portraits with figurative expressions, movements, quiet situations, simple lines and shapes draw you into the interesting and unknown world of Africa.
She participated in the Addis International Art Symposium in 2020, met with famous African artists and presented project at her solo exhibition in 2021 at the St. George Golla Art Gallery in Ethiopia.


2022 - personal exhibitions "Stop the war in Ukraine":

April - exhibition in Warsaw (Embassy of Ukraine in Poland).
May - in Hamburg (U.S. C...