Ola Rondiak

Ola Rondiak grew up in Ohio in a Ukrainian family. Her paintings stem from her family’s experiences living in Ukraine, the events of WWII, Stalin’s Iron Curtain, the Orange Revolution, and the Revolution of Dignity. The Orange Revolution in the fall of 2004, signaled the emergence of a new civic movement--a political resistance group, people from all walks of life, that banded together to forge a red light on the ruling class’ fraudulent election processes. Abrasive weather notwithstanding, Ukrainians staged nationwide nonviolent protests now known as the Orange Revolution, as well as the Revolution of Dignity in 2013. These events shaped Rondiak’s worldview; emotional experiences began to surface in her paintings, family history intertwines with Ukrainian history and tradition.

Ola Rondiak received her Master's Degree (MEd) from Cleveland State University.
She spent two summers studying at Harvard University through the Ukrainian Research Institute, as well as two summers in Hungary at an artist's retreat.
Ola Rondiak received her Bachelor's Degree from Hunter College in NYC.

2018 Identity, Interrupted, Ivan Honchar Museum, Kyiv
Ukraine
Identity, Interrupted, Dzyga Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine
Identity, Interrupted, US Embassy, Rome, Italy
Identity, Interrupted, Tauvers Gallery International,
Kyiv, Ukraine
Identity, Interrupted, Ukrainian Institute of America,
NYC
Rituals & Identity, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh,
New York
Behind the Lines, Zorya Fine Art Gallery,
Greenwich, Connecticut