Tetiana Pchelnykova

I am Tetiana Pchelnykova, a Ukrainian artist based in Kyiv. Since 2016, I have been working as a full-time artist and entrepreneur. In 2024, I also began volunteering, offering art classes as a form of support and therapy for women and children affected by the war in Ukraine.
My artistic practice is rooted in the deep connection between humanity and nature. I draw upon my cultural heritage and ancestral knowledge, reinterpreting them in a contemporary context to explore themes of resilience, transformation, and harmony with the earth. Through painting, I search for ways to bridge the wisdom of the past with the urgent questions of the present.
A central focus of my work is the exploration of texture and materiality. I experiment with unconventional elements such as dried herbs, seeds, and sand, integrating them into layers of oil and acrylic paint. These tactile surfaces allow me to develop my own distinctive visual language—where painting is not only an image but also an object that carries the memory of natural matter. This process transforms each canvas into a living fragment of landscape, where color, form, and texture merge into a sensory experience.
By engaging with organic materials, I aim to emphasize the fragile yet enduri...

march 2022 - Aurum Art Centre course, improving skills and learning new techniques
2022- course The Modern and the Postmodern , Wesleyan University , USA
2021 - MoMa certificate: Modern Art & Ideas course, The Museum of Modern Art, Contemporary Art, USA
2014-2016- private lessons in the studio of the artist N. Shipova , Kyiv, Ukraine
1988-1993 -Kyiv National Institute of Technology and Design, bachelor in the specialty fashion clothing designer
1985-1987 -study at the Art School of Simferopol, Ukraine

2025-MoDi Art and Wine Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine, personal exhibition
2025- ArtVillage Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine, group exhibition
2024- National Art Market of Ukraine, Lavra Gallery, group exhibition
2024-Academic Theatre "Koleso" exhibition space, Kyiv, Ukraine, personal exhibition
2024 - Ancestral Call, group exhibition, Switserland, Art Genève, the Swiss gallery Art Voyage
2023- Volunteers in the Battle for Life, group exhibition, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2022 – SWISSARTEXPO, ARTBOX.PROJECT Zurich 4.0, Switzerland
2022 - group exhibition V Ukrajini/ Iz Ukrajine , Ljubljana, Slovenia, digital exhibition
2022- group exhibition MoDi Art and Wine Gallery,Kyiv, Ukraine
2021 – landscapes, personal exhibition, creative salon "Relax", Kyiv, Ukraine
2020- Nature Identity, personal exhibition , Design salon "Etude", Kyiv, Ukraine
2019- Live your eyes to the sky, personal exhibition , Kyiv, Ukraine
2019- Day of City, Group exhibition in Kyiv Art Week
2018- Via Carpatia Art festival, Ukraine