Artist Statement 

Finally, I started painting what I had carried inside for so long — pain that over time grew quieter, but never disappeared completely.

Earlier there was the series “Adulthood” — about growing up without fairy-tale happy endings: learning to stand on your own, allowing tenderness to live alongside grief, and finding a light. 

Then came “Human in the City” — the same feeling, but in cramped, overcrowded places. Where being seen can feel like being erased, where solitude hides inside the crowd, and the search for your own voice never really ends.

Doll's Halo is where I’ve arrived now. Six paintings about living under someone else’s gaze — even when no one is watching. Pink halos don’t shine — they press down. First shared with others, then alone, then already inside you. It’s the moment when a role stops being a game and becomes everything you have. You hold on to another woman, balance on a ball, watch hope float up and away or drag along the ground on a string. In the end you’re left alone — with frills, bows, a silly crown, and a halo you can’t take off.

Artist CV

Born: 1974, Kyiv, Ukraine
Based in: Karlovac, Croatia
Membership: Artist Union ULAK (Karlovac, Croatia) since 2023

Education

Kyiv Children's Art School (Ukraine)

Solo Exhibitions

2026 - (Upcoming) “Adulthood or Solitude?” ULAK Gallery, Karlovac, Croatia Opening: 18 April 2026

2022 – Solo Exhibition, Euro Art Gallery, Rivne, Ukraine

Group Exhibitions and Art Events

2025-2026 - Traditional Christmas Group Exhibition, ULAK Gallery, Karlovac, Croatia

2025– Art Residency / Artistic Plein Air, ULAK (Cetingrad, Croatia)

2025 - Group Exhibition, Galerija Vjekoslav Karas (Karlovac, Croatia)

2025 - 3 Group Exhibition, ULAK (Karlovac, Croatia)

2025 – Group Exhibition, Art Voyage Gallery (Zofingen, Switzerland)

2024 – 4 Group Exhibition, ULAK (Karlovac, Croatia)

2024 – 2 Art Residency / Artistic Plein Air, ULAK (Karlovac, Croatia)

2024 – Art Residency / Artistic Plein Air, (Novo Mesto, Slovenia)

2024 – Participation in Charity Art Auction, Croatia

2019 – Group Exhibition, NuArt Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

Special Projects

2021 – Painting elements used in branding of several series of cosmetic products

Other Professional Activities

2023–2025 – Member and head of the jury for three children’s drawing competitions for Ukrainian children in Croatia

Press Coverage

2025 – Featured in an article in Jutarnji list newspaper (Croatia)

2025 - Featured in a Showcase My Art article

Relocation

2022 – Relocated to Croatia due to the war in Ukraine