Lilia Varetsa

Lilia Varetsa is a contemporary visual artist and photographer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Lilia was born in the Ukraine, where she studied at the highly regarded Academy of Fine Art in Kharkiv.
Before moving to Australia in 1996 Lilia was the beneficiary of many important national art prizes in her homeland.
During her career, she has become known for her passionate love of fine art and a thorough knowledge of art history.
Lilia created a body of work that speaks about simultaneously present images of natural beauty and mystery and our relationship with nature in our modern and quickly changing era.
Through allegory and symbolism, she expresses this concern and at the same time reminds viewers of the wonders in this extraordinary world.
Clean and meditative, Lilia's artworks reveal a mind of extraordinary focus as well as a deep sense of captivating simplicity.

Today, she uses her expressive instincts and well-honed eye to capture the beauty of flowers with digital images that are so finely tuned that they often pass as painted illustrations.
With a never-ending source of creative inspiration, Lilia will continue to evolve as an artist discovering new techniques and exploring different ideas.
Her lively surrealis...

• 1969 -1972 Bachelor Degree in Fine Art, Academy of Fine Art, Kharkiv,
Ukraine
• 1972-1974 Master of Fine Art, Academy of Fine Art, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Selected Collections:
• Mayor Chambers Collection, Mantua, Italy.
• International Physical and Mathematical Sciences Committee, Copenhagen,
Denmark
• The University of Kiel, Germany University of Salzburg, Austria
• The International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
• Mayor Chambers Collection, Pau, France
• Ukraine National Museum of Fine Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
• National Museum of History and Culture, Minsk, Belarus
• National Library, Minsk, Belarus
• National Library of Congress, USA
• Consulate General of the Republic of Belarus, New York, USA
• Rome University, Rome, Italy
• The Francisck Skaryna National Centre for Humanitarian Studies and
Education, Minsk, Belarus
• Polatzk Museum of History and Culture, Polatzk, Belarus
• Brest Museum of History and Culture, Brest, Belarus
• Mayor Chambers Collection, Treviso, Italy
• Mayor Chambers Collection, Parma, Italy
• Grodno Museum of History and Culture, Grodno, Belarus
Selected Exhibitions:

• 2010-2018 Several exhibitions at Toorak Art Centre, Melbourne, Australia
2009 Solo exhibition “The Cycle of Life In and Out”, Kingston Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
• 2008 Solo exhibition at the Frankston Art Centre, Melbourne, Australia
• 2008 Finalist Nati...