Diana Rode

My name is Diana Rode and I'm an artist from Ukraine. I've been painting all my life, in one way or another...

I graduated from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University as an IT-specialist and used to work in game development as a Technical/VFX Artist for 5 years.

At the same time, I was taking various professional art courses, so eventually my passionate creativity led me to become a full-time Visual Artist.

In my free time I like riding horses, traveling and playing video games.

In my artistic practice I focus on the uniqueness of humanity's existence, its interaction with ecosystems, and the role of untouched nature in the life of modern human beings.

I invite the viewer to think about actions that affect the world around us. In this way, I open the discussion of revaluating existing systems of interaction and call for changes that will preserve the harmony between humans and nature.

Through nuances in colors and textures, I try to convey the beauty of an imperfect world, aiming to evoke empathy for our planet and compassion for each other.

I like to experiment with mediums, but the main ones are water-based paints.

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University — Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences and Information Technologies;

A lot of online art courses, mostly in Brainstorm School.

2025, "Temporarily here", virtual exhibition, Meta senses gallery

2024, "Small pictures, big stories", international ACEO exhibition, Madam Palmgren art gallery, Lviv

2024, "The war generation", international exhibition, open air, Kyiv

2024, "United by watercolors", all-Ukrainian exhibition, Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa

2023, "Illuminant", virtual exhibition, Meta senses gallery

2023, "Unbreakable flowers", all-Ukrainian exhibition, "Mytets" gallery, Kyiv

2023, "Personal boundaries", all-Ukrainian exhibition, regional art museum, Ternopil