Lesia Zaitseva

Lesia Zaitseva is a Ukrainian artist based in Germany whose artistic practice centers on attentive observation as a way of preservation.
Working primarily with watercolor, graphite, and mixed media, she creates contemporary botanical artworks that explore the fragile balance between beauty, loss, and the passage of time. Through careful study of natural forms, her works invite the viewer to slow down and engage in quiet, contemplative observation.
Photography plays a subtle yet important role in her process, allowing fleeting moments of nature to be gently recorded before they are transformed into painting. This transition from observation to artistic interpretation forms the foundation of her visual language.
Lesia’s works resonate with collectors and art enthusiasts who are drawn to contemplative, nature-based art characterized by stillness, precision, and emotional depth.
Lesia is a member of leading botanical art communities:
— Society of Botanical Artists (SBA), UK
— Association of Botanical Artists (ABA), UK
— Verein Botanische Kunst Deutschland e.V. (VBKD), Germany

2019-2023
Poltava Psychological and Pedagogical
university named after V. G. Korolenko
- practical psychology
- primary school teacher.

2022-2023
Botanical ART school Nataliia Kupchyk

Since 2023, Lesia Zaitseva has regularly participated in international botanical and watercolor exhibitions in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine, and the United States.
Her works have been exhibited in museum and gallery spaces and were awarded a Curator’s Prize in 2023,
a Partner Prize in 2024, and in 2025 received a Certificate of Botanical Merit from the Society of Botanical Artists (SBA), United Kingdom.