Slava Ukraini, Photograph, Krinitsya, 2022

Stories, narratives, and meaning may be communicated in words and through the visual arts. This page highlights the Ukrainian artists who tell their stories through the visual arts, enabling us to understand the lived human experiences in their culture and in this point in history.

Image of photograph of head of Ukrainian woman in traditional adornment. She has her dark hair up, with a ring of flowers as a crown with flowing ribbons. She is wearing traditional, large red beads, and an embroidered blouse.

Victoria Krinitsya Вікторія Kриниця

Victoria Krinitsya Вікторія Kриниця is a fine arts photographer based in Oleksandria, Khirovoghrad Oblast, Ukraine. She specializes in capturing the details, nuances, textures, and sensations of everyday beauty. Often, her photographs convey emotion and stories through angle, light, and the placement of her subjects. She seamlessly transitioned to capturing the lived experiences of Ukrainians during the Russian invasion, and she continues to bring forth the timeless themes of family, love, fragility, hope, and resistance through her images of objects and people. Please consider tagging a donation directly to Victoria!
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Man in suit coat standing in summer garden, holding large oil painting of the Mother Mary in traditional Ukrainian dress.

Oleksander Okhapkin Олександр Охапкін

Oleksander Okhapkin Олександр Охапкін is a renowned painter based in Oleksandria, Khirovoghrad Oblast, Ukraine. Okhapkin weaves Ukrainian thematic elements throughout his oil paintings, including known historical figures, recognizable geography, symbols in nature, and Orthodox icons. His paintings have been displayed throughout the world, including with the Pope and in multiple churches in Ukraine. He deeply explores Ukrainian identity, art, culture, and faith and his paintings of Mother Mary aim to absorb the viewer’s pain. Please consider tagging a donation directly to Okhapkin!
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