Artist statement
I am a painter born in 2001 in Kyiv, Ukraine. My work focuses on exploring identity, heritage, trauma, and transformation through figurative oil and acrylic paintings.
Drawing on personal experiences and collective symbols, I examine the complex interplay between the past and present, the individual and the group. Recurring motifs in my work include elements of Ukrainian culture, such as ritual symbols, to reflect on memory, resilience, and the weight of inherited experiences.
Through layered imagery and emotional depth, my art seeks to create spaces for introspection and dialogue. I aim to bridge the gap between personal stories and universal themes, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own journeys of self-discovery and healing.
Drawing on personal experiences and collective symbols, I examine the complex interplay between the past and present, the individual and the group. Recurring motifs in my work include elements of Ukrainian culture, such as ritual symbols, to reflect on memory, resilience, and the weight of inherited experiences.
Through layered imagery and emotional depth, my art seeks to create spaces for introspection and dialogue. I aim to bridge the gap between personal stories and universal themes, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own journeys of self-discovery and healing.
Bio
Olesia Tverdokhlib, born in 2001 in Kyiv, Ukraine, is a contemporary painter based in Mannheim, Germany. She specializes in figurative oil and acrylic paintings that explore themes of identity, heritage, trauma, and transformation. Her work examines the complex relationship between the past and present, as well as the individual and the collective.
Recurring motifs in their art include elements of Ukrainian culture, such as ritual symbols, which serve as a lens to explore memory, resilience, and the weight of inherited experiences. Through layered imagery and emotional depth, her paintings create spaces for introspection and dialogue, bridging personal narratives with universal themes. Notable paintings include the 2025 “A Legacy of Survival” from ”Memory Balls: Skeins of Motanka” series, 2024 “Incubation Period”, “Glory Box” and “The Good Boy”.
Tverdokhlib has exhibited at the Art Arsenal in Kyiv, Ukraine, and O.S.D.1 in Warsaw, Poland. She has an interview published in the Visual Art Journal Issue 17, and she was awarded with Certificate of Artistic Achievement within international selection of the Luxembourg Art Prize 2024, issued by Pinacothèque museum.
Recurring motifs in their art include elements of Ukrainian culture, such as ritual symbols, which serve as a lens to explore memory, resilience, and the weight of inherited experiences. Through layered imagery and emotional depth, her paintings create spaces for introspection and dialogue, bridging personal narratives with universal themes. Notable paintings include the 2025 “A Legacy of Survival” from ”Memory Balls: Skeins of Motanka” series, 2024 “Incubation Period”, “Glory Box” and “The Good Boy”.
Tverdokhlib has exhibited at the Art Arsenal in Kyiv, Ukraine, and O.S.D.1 in Warsaw, Poland. She has an interview published in the Visual Art Journal Issue 17, and she was awarded with Certificate of Artistic Achievement within international selection of the Luxembourg Art Prize 2024, issued by Pinacothèque museum.