Olena Hnatiuk

Freelance artist, graphic designer, illustrator, teacher.

For me, art is a way to explore the inner world, solitude, and the search for identity. Through my work, I address states of self-reflection, silence, and the interaction between a person and their own consciousness.

The visual language of my paintings combines figurative abstraction, symbolism, and an expressive energy. Through form, textures, and color, I strive to convey psychological tension, vulnerability, and deep reflections on the nature of existence.

The themes of my work revolve around the exploration of solitude as a state, where one confronts their true emotions and memories. The spaces I create represent the boundary between the inner and outer worlds, where figures and objects exist in a state of uncertainty, balance, or transition.

Symbols such as hands, circles, everyday objects, and religious signs serve as metaphors for the search for meaning, memory, and human fragility. By combining contrasting elements, chaotic and structured forms, I aim to create visual reflections on self-perception in the world.

I was born on November 6, 1995 in Kherson, Ukraine.
2013 − 2018: I was studying at Kherson National Technical University and graduated it with honors. I have a master's degree.
2018 – 2022: I work as a teacher at a private art school for children. I also work with adults. I prepare students for entering universities.
2023: Participation in the residency SWAN – Swedish Artist Residency Network.
2024: Get a scholarship from women's cultural association in Helsingborg
My pictures are in private collections in Ukraine, USA and Germany.

Exhibitions:
2024
- Unga konstnärer, Karantänen (Sweden, Helsingborgs)
- Konstrundan, Studio 859 (Sweden, Skäret)
- 14 på UTFLYKT, Karantänen (Sweden, Helsingborgs)
- Kulturfestival, Blå Hallen (Sweden, Höganäs)
- Julsalong, (Sweden, Höganäs)
- SYMBIOS (Sweden, Jönköping)

2023
- exhibition CHILDREN OF HYLEA (Tranas, Sweden)

2022
- exhibition "Emergency suit case", Sveden, Jönköping
- "Trigger" art exhibition, Estonia, Tartu

2021
- Online exhibition: "Painting that helps to speak without words" (Kherson, Ukraine).
- All-Ukrainian creative project-competition "ART-NOVA", First International triennial "In the land of the grey pearls" (Grand Prix).
- ALL Painting/Drawing Art Exhibition online gallery.
- CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY ONLINE.
- The Gallery By MUI, the little stories we tell ourselves.
- Art festival "Mycelium 2.0", Kherson.
- Nude: the body as a manifesto, Kherson, art space "Freedom".

2020
- Competition - Portrait, online exhibition.
- Regional art exhibition "female image", hall of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (Kherson, Ukraine).
- Exhibition of the art project "Immunity", Korsakiv Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art (Lutsk, Ukraine).
- Kherson regional exhibition dedicated to the Independence Day of ...