Nicole Vishnevetska

BIOGRAPHY

Born in 1994 in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. After graduating from Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (KSADA) lived and worked in Kharkiv for three years, engaging in artistic, exhibition, and teaching activities. In 2021 founded her own art studio in central Kharkiv, where she hosted creative workshops and art evenings. At the end of 2022, due to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she was forced to relocate to Kyiv. Since the end of 2024, she has been living and working in Valencia, Spain.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Throughout my artistic practice, I have predominantly explored the themes of the human inner world. Initially, this involved deep self-reflection, tracking and analyzing my own states, feelings, thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and motives. Later, I extended this analysis to the people around me. My exploration was enriched by psychology and later by esoteric sciences, such as astrology.

Currently, I delve into the theme of the inner world through spirituality. However, I am not just an observer—I live this reality. Practicing Tibetan Buddhism and adhering to the laws of karma, I perceive cause-and-effect relationships and analyze how our actions shape our reality.

The goal of my works is to evoke a dialogue with...

2012 - 2018

Graduated with honours from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts with a Master's degree in specialization "Artist-restorer of easel and monumental painting".

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

- 2021 | “The Game of Feelings”, creative space “Lu A”, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- 2020 | “Quarantine Painting or Art in a Mask”. Co-authored with D. Nagayets and O. Lapkina, First Nationalist Hub, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- 2020 | “Women's Stories”. Co-authored with V. Odnolko, Center of Gender Culture, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- 2019 | “The Universe”. W&W Space, Kyiv, Ukraine.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

- 2024 | Virtual Exhibition “Consequences of War - A Global Artistic Response”, International Art Caravan.
- 2023 | Cultural project and charity auction «Ukraine. Residence of Freedom», Rātes pasāža, Riga, Latvia.
- 2023 | The First International Drawing Triennial “Glory to Ukraine”, Center of Contemporary Art “White World”, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- 2022 | Project “Unbreakable Wall”, exhibition “Supernova. Art of Ukraine” - held during ART BASEL, BASEL ART CENTER, Basel, Switzerland.
- 2022 | Exhibition “Time of War. Reflections…”, art-front, gallery “Dzyga”, Lviv, Ukraine.
- 2022 | Online exhibition “The World Stands With Ukraine”, online gallery “Artit.net”.
- 2022 | Online exhibition “Artistic Resistance of Slobozhanshchyna”, online gallery “Art of Slobozhanshchyna”, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- 2020 | Exhibition “One Day After. Humanity”, Museum of ...