Julia Smal'

For a long time, I turned away from figurative art — landscapes, figures, and defined subjects. What captivates me is pure perception: color, texture, flow, layers, and mistakes — the natural language of watercolor, unpolished and honest.

My paintings are born from intuitive color mixing and deep material exploration. Each piece is an experiment — I never fully know what the water will do, and that’s the magic. Sometimes I start with a feeling, sometimes with a random gesture. But once the first move is made, a kind of inner tuning fork begins to guide me.

Viewers often see mosaics, patterns, moods, or their own personal stories. And that’s exactly what I hope for — that each painting becomes a mirror or a portal, both mysterious and emotionally true.

Volyn State College of Culture and Arts, Lutzk, 1997-2001
National Aviation University, Kyiw, 2003-2008
Private Studio in Kyiw prof, Henri Yegudkin

2023 – "Life layers", Riga, Latvia
2022 – UAbrave_Paris, Paris, France.
2022 – Google maps, Canada, video-digital project.
2021 – Trap of the time, watercolor painting, Privat Gallery, Kyiv.
2021 – Google maps, watercolors painting, Privat Gallery, Kyiv.
2021 – Bohemian art corner (22.05),Kyiv.
2021-2020 – Eclipce, watercolor painting, Privar Gallery, Kyiv.
2019 – Openn call , gallery Artego, Kyiv.
2016 – “Spring salon”, «Imrainian geometry, mountain”, Lutsk.
2015 – Young Volyn- instalation "Embroidered shirt. Space. Time",Lutsk.
2008, 2011 - photo exhibition: Portrait, Boryspil.
2005 – thematic photo exhibition "Face" in the reading hall of NAU, Kyiv.
2004 – painting exhibition "The aroma of coffee" in the reading hall of NAU, Kyiv.
2003 – photo exhibition "Time" at the National Aviation University, Kyiv.
2001 – "Spring Salon" graphisch, linocut "Face of Georgia", Lutsk
2000 – "Autumn salon", portrait "Intermission", Lutsk.