ARTIST RESUME
BIOGRAPHY
Artist Olena Mosiyevych was born and raised in Ukraine. After obtaining a PhD in Finance from Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Ukraine, the oldest University in Eastern Europe, she immersed herself in artmaking and art history. This included drawing and painting at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and the study of Byzantine sacred art at Ukrainian Catholic University. Foreseeing the Russian intervention, she moved to the United States, where she currently lives and works. She has presented her work worldwide, in Ukraine, Europe, the US, and Japan, including the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum and Museum of Ukrainian Painting. Featured in Princeton University Library Slavic Collections and Ukrainian Art. At the time of Mosiyevych’s departure, her work was exhibited at various museums across Ukraine, including the Kuindzhi Center of Contemporary Art in Mariupol. Due to the Russian invasion, her family has been dispersed across three countries and the location of some of these works is now unknown. Actively supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression, she has used her art to raise funds and engender hope for thefuture.
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Plasticity of line and its pulsating quality create the nexus of my method and meaning. Layers of impenetrablecolor become openwork, creating a shining effect that reproduces nature as I see it: an energetic state ofbeing, where, as in music, new rhythms of light and harmony emerge. The roots of my artistic vision lie deep within Ukrainian culture and traditions, from the vibrant colors and intricate ornaments of folk painting to the profound symbolism of Byzantine iconography. This connection aligns me with Andy Warhol, whose work was significantly influenced by his Ruthenian-Ukrainian heritage. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, my family has been dispersed across three countries. In 2021, believing the Russian threat imminent, my husband and I and our two daughters moved to the United States. Living in Iowa, I am beginning to integrate the landscape of the Midwest into my work. I particularly find myself visualizing trees as a symbol of stability, protection and rooting with my new homeland. One of the questions I'm currently researching: How does a Ukrainian sensibility interact with the American Midwest to create a new perspective? How my Ukrainian eyes perceive middle America?
PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, USA. KHN is home to the Kimmel Permanent Collection that showcases the work of Nebraska and regional artists.
The Nebraska Governor's Residence, USAThe Governor’s Residence exhibition space allows visitors to acknowledge and appreciate the diversity of statewide artistic talent.
Parkhomovsky Art Museum, UkraineThe Parkhomovsky Art Museum features artworks by Picasso, Kandinsky, Pissarro, and Malevich, who grew up in Parhomivka.
Modern Art Museum | Kuindzhi Center of Contemporary Art, Mariupol, UkraineThe Kuindzhi Center for Contemporary Art and Culture is a renowned educational and cultural institution in Mariupol, Ukraine, destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The current location and condition of exhibits remains unknown.
Corporate and Public collections Assurity Life Insurance, USA; April Sampson Bryan Cancer Center, USA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS & ART PROJECTS:
March - May 2024 Resilience, Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln NE, USA.
2023 Canceled Because of War, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, USA,
2023 Canceled Because of War, Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln NE, USA. Kiechel Fine Art is one of American Art Awards 20 Best Galleries / Museums in America, 2022 and he Best Gallery or Museum in Nebraska, 2022
2022 The Age of Melancholy Modern Art Museum | Kuindzhi Center of Contemporary Art and Culture, Mariupol, Ukraine (cancelled due to Russian invasion)
2022 The Age of Melancholy Art Centre, Dnipro, Ukraine (cancelled due to Russian invasion)
2021 The Age of Melancholy Ideas Gallery, kmbs, Kyiv Mohula Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine
2021 Winter Album, Art Space, Dnipro, Ukraine
2021 Winter Album, Museum of Ukrainian Painting, Dnipro, Ukraine
2020 Vibration, Mytets, ("Artist", Ukraine's oldest and most well-known gallery), Kyiv, Ukraine
2020 Two views, Kyiv History Museum & Exhibition Centre , Kyiv, Ukraine
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2023 SIX IN SYNC Exhibition, Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, USA
2021 International Group Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2021 International Landscape Exhibition "A.I. Kuinji Memorial", Modern Art Museum | Kuindzhi Center of Contemporary Art, Mariupol, Ukraine
2021 International Exhibition "Graphics in Kharkiv 2021" Kharkiv Regional House of National Union of Artists, Kharkiv, Ukraine
2020-2021 Ukrainian Art Exhibition, House of National Union of Artists, Kyiv, Ukraine
2020-2021 The 3rd International Triennial, Kremenchug City Art Gallery, Kremenchug, Ukraine
2020 ХІІІ Ukrainian Art Exhibition, Dnipro Region House of National Union of Artists, Dnipro. Ukraine
2020 Philosophy of Art House of National Union of Artists, Kyiv, Ukraine
2020 Christmas Art Project The Centre of Ukrainian Culture and Arts LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine
2017 Blockchain Art-Hackathon, Art Exhibition Tour: Kyiv, Prague, Paris, Strasbоurg
RESIDENCIES:
2023 Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebracka City, USA
2017 1st Blockchain Art-Hackathon, UNIT CITY, Kyiv, Ukraine
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
2021 Honorable Mention, Auburn Art Competition, Nebraska, USA
2021 Honorable Mention of Solo Exhibition, The Age of Melancholy, Ideas Gallery, Kyiv-Mohyla Business School, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
Actively supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression, I have used my art to raise funds. In March, 2022 I initiated and coorganized an art auction in Nebraska that raised $26,000 to support Ukraine. Thanks to the generous support of local people, friends, and organizations, more than 150 attendees purchased art donated by more than 20 regional artists.