Olesia Miftahova

I am a full-time artist whose mediums are painting and poetry. I was born in
Ukraine and currently live and work in Wales, UK.

In my work, memory is a central theme - understood as roots, ancestral heritage,
and a force that transcends the linear span of human life. Through my art, I explore
belonging, kinship, and essence, reflecting on how these layers of memory shape
identity and our sense of presence.

The series expresses these ideas through symbolic and often surreal imagery. I
explore the tension between the visible and invisible, the interplay of light and
shadow, and the connection between the human and the cosmic, the natural and
the archetypal. The works invite the viewer to reflect on their own inner worlds and
the hidden threads of memory that connect us across time and space.

My aim is to create immersive moments where the personal, ancestral, and
universal meet, inviting contemplation, recognition, and a sense of shared memory.

2022–2025
Professional artistic training in fine art and botanical illustration, including courses and master classes in watercolor, pastel, composition, academic drawing, botany, color theory, and commercial illustration with leading artists and instructors: Delnara El, Lilit Sarkisian, A. Valchuk, N. Kupchyk, K. Shiova, Dianna Sutherland (UK), I. Shek, O. Panchenko, N. Dubey, A. Hrinchuk, P. Kutsak, and N. Vasyuk.

Personal Exhibitions
2025, Olesia Miftahova: Garden of Memory, Caerphilly, Wales/United Kingdom


2025, Olesia Miftahova: Garden of Memories: Growing Beyond
Caerphilly County Borough Council – Ystrad Mynach/United Kingdom

Group Exhibitions
2026
Everyone Deserves Art, New Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Ukrainian artists, Winchester, England, United Kingdom
Unadorned, Meta-senses, Ukraine
Zahratovana Tverd’, Sklad №5, Cherkasy, Ukraine
Ultra Red, Vernissage Cultural Center, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
If Trees Could Talk, International Art Biennale, Tumba-Tumba Children's Museum of Philippine Art, Philippines
Магія почуттів, StiviArt Project, Kyiv, Ukraine
Покоління вiйни, Goethe-Institut, Athens, Greece
Light of Easter, Ukrainian Hub Cymru Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

2025
Between Worlds, Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
United by Watercolor 2025, Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine
Llandaff Cathedral Art Exhibition, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Exhibition dedicated to Holodomor, Ukrainian hub, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Ukrainian artists, Ukrainian hub, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Wandering Stars, Art Voyage Gallery, Zofingen, Switzerland.
Florentime, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical ...