Tetiana Pchelnykova

Tatyana Pchelnikova is a professional mixed media figurative artist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. She is a full time artist since 2016.
She acknowledge the importance of discussing the role of women in society amidst the polarity of opinions. Knowing our past is crucial to building our future.
"I work with the image of a woman who embodies the strength of her lineage. A woman creates the strength of the family and the future generations.

As an artist, I explore the role of women as the bearers of knowledge, essential for building a happy society through living their experiences and intuitive understanding of ancestral wisdom.

How can the intuitive knowledge of women help build healthy relationships? Can a strong family, shaped by a woman, influence the overall climate in society?

In my search for answers, I engage in a dialogue with the bodily-sensory lexicon of Ana Mendieta, Paula Modersohn-Becker, and also find support in the symbols and ornaments of the Scythians and ancient Kievan Rus.

I use traditional oil as the most sensual and responsive medium, which conveys the vibration of color. My works are filled with color, ethnic decor, and are illustrative at the same time.

My personal motivation is to convey the stages of ...

march 2022 - Aurum Art Centre course, improving skills and learning new techniques
2022- course The Modern and the Postmodern , Wesleyan University , USA
2021 - MoMa certificate: Modern Art & Ideas course, The Museum of Modern Art, Contemporary Art, USA
2014-2016- private lessons in the studio of the artist N. Shipova , Kyiv, Ukraine
1988-1993 -Kyiv National Institute of Technology and Design, bachelor in the specialty fashion clothing designer
1985-1987 -study at the Art School of Simferopol, Ukraine

2023: Solo exhibition "Journey Through Time," Kyiv Academic Theater Wheel, Ukraine.
2023: Group exhibition "Volunteers in the Battle for Life," Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2022 – SWISSARTEXPO, ARTBOX.PROJECT Zurich 4.0, Switzerland
2022 - group exhibition V Ukrajini/ Iz Ukrajine , Ljubljana, Slovenia
2022- group exhibition MoDi Art and Wine Gallery,Kyiv, Ukraine
2021 – landscapes, personal exhibition, creative salon "Relax", Kyiv, Ukraine
2020- Nature Identity, personal exhibition , Design salon "Etude", Kyiv, Ukraine
2019- Live your eyes to the sky, personal exhibition , Kyiv, Ukraine
2019- Day of City, Group exhibition in Kyiv Art Week 2018- Via Carpatia Art festival, Ukraine
2018- , Barvi Life ,group exhibition from Slovakia Embassy in Ukraine, Kiev House of Artist
2017 -« Christmas Patterns» Inche Art,
2017- «Infinity of dreams» Kiev House of Artists,