Olena Ivanova is an Ukrainian painter living IN Switzerland since MARCH 2022 and born in Dnipro, Ukraine

Education

2005 Graduated from Dnipropetrivsk National University named after Olesya Gonchara, Fine Art and Design Department.

1991 Graduated from the Painting Department of Dnipropetrivsk State Art School named after Vuchetych (now Dnipropetrivsk Theatre-Art College)

Exhibitions

International Exhibitions

2024 Schaltjahresausstellung “Grenzenlos”, Maur, CH

2024 “KI und wir”, Kunsthaus Oerlikon, Zürich, CH

2024 Artischock Kunstverein, Erlenbach, CH

2023 Charity event “Emigration”, Art Atelier, Forch, CH

2023 “Ukrainische Künstler in der Schweiz” , Natali Omelai Art Gallery, Zug, CH

2022 “United Art Zurich”, Joss Toledo Gallery, CH

2017 Participated in the 57th Venice Biennale, Italy

2017 International watercolor exhibition dedicated to the 26th anniversary of Independence Day of Ukraine, Bratislava, Slovenia

2015 International plein air “Sacrum,” Ivano-Frankivsk

2014 International Gogol plein air, Poltava

2014 V International Grynivskyi Festival “Scarlet Sails,” Odesa

2013 “Kyiv Autumn,” ENEA, Kyiv

2009 II International Exhibition “Reflection,” Museum Literary Dnieper, Dnipro

Ukrainian Exhibitions

2019 All-Ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the 175th anniversary of Repin, Art Gallery of Chuguev Art Museum, Kharkiv

2019 Exhibition dedicated to Children’s Day, Regional Library, Kharkiv

2019 Three exhibitions at the Central Scientific Library of University Karazina, Art Museum named Lunyov, Museum of Famous Kharkiv People, Kharkiv

2018 Exhibition, Movie Festival “Maria,” Kyiv

2018 “Connected with Dnipro,” Union of Artists of Ukraine, Dnipro

2018 “Animalistic Exhibition,” “Graphic,” “Christmas Exhibition,” Union of Artists, Kharkiv

2017 Exhibition “The Image of a Child” dedicated to Zinaida Serebryakova, Art Gallery “The Art of Slobozhanshchina,” Kharkiv

2016 All-Ukrainian Competition of Fine and Decorative Arts, National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture, Kyiv

2013 III All-Ukrainian Exhibition in memory of Kotlyarevskyi, Museum named after Kotlyarevskyi, Poltava

2012 – 2020 “Magic Colors of the Dnipro,” Dnipro

Art Projects and Plein Airs

2021 – 2022 II All-Ukrainian Triennial “Nude – Art,” National Union of Ukrainian Artists, Kremenchug

2020 Exhibition “Spring Down,” House of Arts, Dnipro

2020 Women’s exhibition dedicated to International Women’s Day, Union of Artists, Dnipro

2019 Exhibition “From Realism to Abstraction,” Art Museum, Dnipro

2019 Exhibition “Artist and the City,” House of Arts, Dnipro

2017 – 2018 Mamay Fest, Kamyanske

2017 Plein air “Ukrainian Field,” House of Arts, Saksagan

2013 – 2020 Sicheslavskyi Plein Air, Dnipro

Solo Exhibitions

2021 “Inheritance,” Museum of Folk Decorative Art, Kaniv

2020 “Variability of Sensations,” Regional Universal Scientific Library, Dnipro

2019 “Chronicle of My Worlds,” National Technical University, Center of Aesthetic Education “Dnieper Polytechnic,” Dnipro

2019 “Variability of Sensations,” University of Customs and Finance, Dnipro

Professional Experience

2012 - 2022 Art teacher at Art Studio Halyna Schevcova, Dnipro

2005 - 2011 Teacher of drawing, painting and color science at Dnipro Theater and Art college

2000 - 2001 Children’s art school No 1, Dnipro

1991 - 2000 Drawing and painting teacher at comprehensive school, Dnipro