Sviatlana Vetrava

Exploring ethnography and mythology, I shape the patterns of an ethnic group. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of folk tales and contemporary scientific research in psychology, sociology, and philosophy, I seek mythological metaphors that reflect the relationship between humans and the external world. In their unity and opposition, I see both immense potential and limiting factors for the development of an individual personality.

Participating in narrative events as an archaic, demonized feminine entity—Yaga-Roga—I personally traverse the path of my hero, embracing them and transforming along with them. While remaining myself, I am transformed through the metamorphoses of your destinies.

My authorial universe is created through a multidisciplinary approach. I work in the technique of acrylic painting, enhancing it with elements of mixed media. By combining methods of grisaille and polychromy, abstraction and figurative art, ornamentation, and local color, I develop my own unique visual language.

The language of performance and happening helps me establish a personal connection with the audience, gain instant feedback, and make them co-participants in the creative process.

This is how I create my own myth, immersing the audience in...

2024 – Art Communication School by Yulia Syslova.

2012 – Individual training in Belarusian folk weaving under the guidance of Maria Vinnikova, Minsk, Belarus.

2001 – Web Design courses at the Nestor Educational Center, Minsk, Belarus.

1985–1989 – Vitebsk Pedagogical Institute, Faculty of Arts and Graphics and Faculty of Theater, Vitebsk, Belarus.

1983–1985 – Art and Design Training Center, specializing in "Design" under the guidance of Nikolai Atrakhovich, Minsk, Belarus.

Solo Exhibitions:

2024 – Solo exhibition "Monte Inkognita", Aesthetic Space of Ekaterina Ritvinskaya "Plava kuća", Virpazar, Montenegro

2020 – Open-air solo exhibition "Belarusian Folk Rituals and Beliefs", ethnographic festival "Svjata Sonca", Dudutki, Belarus

2019 – Solo exhibition "The Circle of the Year", Maxim Bogdanovich Literary Museum, Minsk, Belarus

2019 – Traveling solo exhibition "Portrait with a Cat", Sergey Dolgoruky Gallery, Belarus

2019 – Open-air solo exhibition "The Sepia of Trinity Suburb", Maxim Bogdanovich Literary Museum, Minsk, Belarus

2010 – Solo exhibition "Personal Mythology", art café "Kind Thoughts", Minsk, Belarus

Group Exhibitions:

2019-2020 – Cycle of exhibitions and meetings "A Wreath of Friendship", Maxim Bogdanovich Literary Museum, Minsk, Belarus

2018 – International exhibition-competition "The Free Song of Estonian Ornament", Narva Art Museum, Estonia

2018 – International exhibition of the Asia-Pacific region "Vladivostok-158", Primorsky Branch of the Russian Artists' Union, Vladivostok, Russia

2018 – Open-air exhibition, street art festival "On Seven Winds", Vitebsk, Belarus

2017 – International exhibition "Snow Is Born in Winter", Narva Art Museum, Estonia

2008-2023 – Installations...