Liudmyla Bezugla

🎨 Let me introduce myself

I’m Liudmyla Bezugla, a Ukrainian artist currently living and working in the Netherlands.

I primarily work in oil, creating paintings inspired by nature, colour, light and the beauty of everyday life.

At the heart of my artistic vision is a simple belief: the world is abundant. There is always colour, beauty, light, form and life around us. Even in the darkest times, if we look at the world with our eyes wide open, we can find something beautiful — a small moment of joy, the beauty of nature, a ray of light that brings back hope.

For me, this is not simply a philosophy, but a personal experience.

After the war began, I had to leave a beautiful and successful life in Ukraine and move to the Netherlands, stepping into an unknown future and starting over. It was a time of profound change and uncertainty. But the ability to notice beauty around me — to see the light, nature, people and new places — helped me hold on to life and gradually build a new one here.

I learned to look for beauty even when it seemed difficult to find. And that beauty became a source of strength, inspiration and hope for me.

Today, I hope that my paintings can offer something similar to others — that when someone looks at my wor...

2019 – Private studies in oil painting with professional artists and art educators in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Teachers:

* Natalia Tretyakova
* Dmytro Shevchenko
* Volodymyr Kovalov
* Oleh Shtepa

Specialisation: Oil painting, colour theory, composition and artistic expression.

2022
Charity Art Auction
Vlaardingen, The Netherlands.
Participation in a charity auction featuring original paintings.

December 2023 – Present
Permanent Exhibition
Ukrainian House, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Permanent presentation of original paintings.

5 January – 22 February 2027
Upcoming Exhibition
De Tuyter, Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.
Exhibition of original paintings by Liudmyla Bezugla.