Oleksandra Padushyna

Oleksandra Padushyna (born 1992, Berdyansk, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian watercolor artist currently living and working in Nordhausen, Germany.

Her life and artistic practice are deeply connected to the theme of water. Having spent her entire life by the sea, she has been profoundly influenced by it and by its ever-changing moods. Oleksandra has a particular passion for sunsets over the water. Her paintings are filled with an atmosphere of harmony, joy, and serenity. Since childhood, she has believed in God, and this faith has also shaped her art — her works radiate light and hope.

Oleksandra Padushyna earned her Master’s degree in Fine Arts from M.P. Drahomanov National Pedagogical University in Kyiv.

She regularly participates in exhibitions in various galleries and museums. Her works have been exhibited in Ukraine, Greece, Poland, and the USA, and have entered both public and private collections, including those of M.P. Drahomanov National Pedagogical University (Kyiv) and Bethel Christian Centre (Berdyansk).

The artist is a laureate and prizewinner of art competitions: she won 3rd place in the Projekt Together for Future International Online Competition (Czech Republic, 2020) and was a laureate of the regional art festival Const...

EDUCATION
2019-2020: Master’s degree in Fine arts, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Kyiv, Ukraine
2013-2014: Master’s degree in Professional Education (Economies), Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, Berdyansk, Ukraine
2009-2013: Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Marketing, and Management, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, Berdyansk, Ukraine
1999-2009: Specialized Fine Arts Education Class, Berdyansk comprehensive school I-III stages №2, Berdyansk, Ukraine

COURSES/TRAINING:
2022, 2025: Course on selling artworks and building an artistic career, Ukraine
2019, 2021: Watercolor painting course, Online Watercolor School, Ukraine
2010, 2019: Private painting lessons from the artist Y.Tikhonov, Berdyansk, Ukraine

2026, All-Ukrainian and International Biennale “Sea of Watercolor – 2026”, Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine (upcoming)
2026, FabrianoInAcquarello 2026 Platform exhibition
2025, Hidden Acts of Kindness, Contemporary Art Center White World, Kyiv, Ukraine
2025, Free Walls 3.0, Flowerbed Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2025, II International Charity Exhibition United by Watercolor 2025, Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine
2025, Cycle: Art (2025), Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine
2025, Generations of War – Group Exhibition for the 3rd Anniversary of the Full-Scale Invasion, Architecture Centre of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
2024, I International Charity Exhibition United by Watercolor 2024, Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine
2024, I International Charity Exhibition United by Watercolour 2024, Izmail Art Gallery (State Art Museum), Izmail, Ukraine
2024, Ukraine – Our Home, International Group Exhibition, Pavlo Tychyna Literary Memorial Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
2024, Ukraine in the Heart – International Charity Art Exhibition, Hetmanship Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
2024, Generations Of War, Gallery in Wojewodzka Library, Krakow, Poland
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