Yana Kiyko

Yana was born in Uzbekistan from a Russian family of artists in 01/11/1979.
Her father was a book illustrator, her mother a costume and set designer for theatre and her grandfather a Professor at the Russian Academy of Art in Moscow, prior to his relocation of the family to Uzbekistan during the Second World War.
Surrounded by arttists and creatives, she developed a passion for the Visual Arts that she pursued at College of Art of Tashkent. There, from 1989 to 1994 she studied painting, drawing and design. Works in abstract and impressionism style, with pallette knife using oil or acrylic.
Her work has been exhibited in several shows, both solo and collective.
She has also taken part in various contests across Uzbekistan and Russia.
Her paintings are also in private collections in Europe and in the USA.
Yana has been living and working in Italy since 2004, settling in Bassano del Grappa, a town not far from the more famous Padova and Venice. There she continues to find inspiration in the beautiful nature and landscapes, and has produced several paintings which have been shown in public exhibitions.

College of Art Accademy of Art of Tashkent (Uzbekistan)

Solo Exhibition Cultural Center “Zumrad” Tashkent (Uzb) - 1994

Solo Exhibition Russian Embassy in Uzbekistan, Tashkent -1994

Partecipation Exhibition Internazional Cultural Russian Center, Almati (Kakzakhstan) - 1998

Partecipation Internazional Exhibition “Nature” Art Academy of Uzbekistan, Tashkent - 1999

Partecipation Internazional Exhibition Against Drugs “Be free!”, Association of Youth “Kamolot”, Tashkent (Uzb) - 1999

Partecipation Exhbition “Design of Fabrics” Art Academy of Uzbekistan, Tashkent (Uzb) - 2000

Solo Exhibition Embassy of Germany in Uzbekistan, Tashkent - 2000

Partecipation Exhbition “Art-Sintesy” , Accademy of Art, Tashkent (Uzb) - 2002

Solo Exhibition Embassy of France in Uzbekistan, Tashkent - 2003

Partecipation Exhibition “Magic Silk”, Gallery of National Bank of Uzbekistan, Tahskent - 2003

Solo Exhibition Embassy of France in Uzbekistan, Tashkent - 2003

Collaboration with Art Gallery "Il Doge" Bassano del Grappa (Italy) 2005

Solo Exhibition Municipal Library of Solagna (Italy) - 2005
Solo exhibition “Luce” in Bassano del Grappa (Italy) 2024