Kateryna Kobylianska

I'm a Ukrainian visual artist based in Montreal. I specialize in making abstract art, that dives deep into the twists and turns of the human mind. My artwork gets layers on layers with a mix of various media. I’m getting inspired by nature, cultural theories, and the whole wild ride of human thoughts and behavior.

With a portfolio featuring over 20 exhibitions worldwide, I’ve been pushing my artistic limits since 2018.

So, instead of boring you with 'this means that,' my art is more about 'this is what's out there.' My creative process starts with my subconscious, and after I’m decoding these symbols within. The images take the lead, and then the language kicks in. But I'm not really steering it – it's more like the art's guiding me, and that's where the real truth comes out. (or it's like the art's got a mind of its own, guiding me to the truth.) You know it's a game-changer when people connect with my work and find something they've been looking for. My art reflects their experience, and it's a whole world of interpretations. Can silence break the boundaries of understanding? That’s what I’m trying to see. I went for abstract forms, to convey what can't be put into words.

In my art, I'm diving headfirst into the games our min...

2008-2012 National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Bachelor in Cultural studies

2021 Anatomy for the artist, Projector, Kyiv

2020 Creative Business Academy, House of Europe, online

2018 Abstract art course by Andriy Bludov, Kyivription

Solo exhibitions:

2023 "The Drama of Elusive", Art Gallery at the Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library, Montreal, Canada

2023 "Ambiguity", Centaur Theatre Gallery, Montreal, Canada

2021 "Intangible", Soul, Kyiv, Ukraine

2021 "Repeated chaos becomes order", Svitlo, Kyiv, Ukraine

2021 "Alexithymia", Creative State of Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine

2020 "Air never learned how to be", Soul, Kyiv, Ukraine

2019 "The treachery of there and then", CMW, Barcelona, Spain

2019 "The treachery of there and then", MAUI, Barcelona, Spain

2018 "Not water or...?", Dim MK, Kyiv, Ukraine (slow show of the artworks accompanied by Canadian composer Léon Colibri)

2018 "Caressing still motion", IWonder, Kyiv, Ukraine

Group exhibitions:

2023 "Otherness", Office of the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Montreal, Canada

2022 "In my childhood", Artists in Montreal, online

2022 "We are More", Art festival, Refugee Center, Montreal, Canada

2020 "One day after/Universe", Museum of Kyiv History, Kyiv, Ukraine

2020 "One day after/Nature", Museum of Kyiv History, Kyiv, Ukraine

2020 "Two dots", NV Gallery online in kunstmatrix.com

2019 "Untitled folder", AIR GOGOLFEST, Vinnytzja, Ukraine

2019 "Waves of reality", ІModern Art Research Institute, Kyiv...