b. 1988 in Horlivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine; live and work in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Antwerp, Belgium.
Statement: Via art, I write my diary.
I am a multi-disciplinary contemporary artist who works in various mediums such as installation, video, painting, photography, and digital art.
Each project is a reflection of events in my life, and some address critical social issues that have personally impacted me. For example, the thought of war is disturbing, but experiencing it firsthand allowed me to fully understand the pain it causes. The day I prayed for the safety of my parents changed me forever.
Through my art, I want to speak to people as if they were my close friends, having a casual conversation over a glass of wine. I want to share personal thoughts and feelings without imposing moral judgment or pretending to be completely right.
While creating, I find myself to be very emotional, but I also try to analyze my reactions. It’s as if there are two different people inside me, each observing the other.
I am obsessed with information and automating processes. I believe my special talent is turning chaos into organized order. In my digital art, I mostly create landscapes, but they are also a kind of self-portrait.
I follow a principle of simplification, but I also allow colors to play as they please, forming melodies like drums creating a rhythm. Other musical elements add smoothness and harmony to the melody.
Rhythm is the main subject of my digital artworks. I try to show reference points that the human eye can catch in a brief moment, like quickly opening and closing your eyes to observe the world reflected within yourself.
Exhibitions
2023
- “BYOB” Digital Art Festival, Ghent, Belgium.
- “Ukraine. Residence of FREEDOM”, Rãtes Pasãza, Riga, Latvia.
- “Rozgostitsa”, Hühlhausberlin, Berlin, Germany (exhibition within Motanka festival).
- “Songs of freedom“, Art Telex gallery, Antwerpen, Belgium. Participated as an artist and curator of the exhibition. (Ukrainian press release , Belgian press release)
- “DOJO x Anna Legenka”, DOJO Japanese Restaurant, Antwerpen, Belgium.
2022
- “Horizon”, Galerij CCDA, Lommel, Belgium.
- “Art as a Gift”, Palacyk Konopackiego, Warsaw, Poland.
- “Kosmos versus (de) Kosmos”, Lommel City Hall, Belgium.
- “The thing from inside”, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2021
- “Life as an Art, Art as a Life”, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- “Kosmos Art Event 2021”, Galerij CCDA, Lommel, Belgium.
- “Kunstroute ART Expo 3”, Lommel, Belgium.
- “Culture/ Code/”, Proxet Art Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. (Archive)
2020
- “Zero Time”, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (Archive)
- “We have all at home”, online (organized by Ukrainian House). (Article)
- “Wonderland”, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (Archive)
2019
- “Media dependency. Ukrainian version”, Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine. (Archive)
- “#LFM19”, Agro Region Terminal Z, Boryspil Region, Ukraine.
- [STARTUP] GogolFest, Mariupol, Ukraine.
- “A4, ballpoint”, Karas Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- “The Art of Reggae Exhibition 2018”, National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica.
- “Mature experience”, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (Archive)
2018
- “O-Fest”, 6th International Music Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- “The Art of Reggae Exhibition 2018”, Liverpool, UK; => Bersenbück, Germany; => Montego Bay, Jamaica.
- “Heroism of the vision. Inside/outside”, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (Archive)
- “Whirl of Time”, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine (exhibition during Kyiv Art Week 2018). (Archive)
2017
- “Flash of the Day”, Zenko Foundation, Tatariv, Ukraine. (Artwork)
- “Future in the Past”, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine (exhibition during Kyiv Art Week 2017). (Archive)
- “Stage of the mirror”, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (Archive)
- “Reality as an Error”, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (Archive)
Auctions
2017, 2018
- “Art for life” charitable auction organized by Boris Lozhkin charitable foundation.
Cooperations
- Contemporary Art School, Kyiv, Ukraine, since 2016
- Kunstkring Kosmos, Lommel, Belgium, since 2021