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