ABOUT
Olya Yatsenko
Artist and Illustrator
«The main inspiration for me is nature and everything around me. Through the art, I’m telling us that it is very important to enjoy every moment of your life and appreciate what we have. I paint magic worlds that are filled with their own deep sense. I believe that art has a great power to make this world better»
Olya Yatsenko is from Kyiv, Ukraine. She graduated from Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture as an architect and designer.
Olya is an author, artist and illustrator of the books «Poohnastyks. The storybook», «Fifth Part of the World» and metaphorical cards «Poohnastyks. Your cozy cards». In addition to drawing with paints, a part of her creative life is devoted to digital illustrations. Among her personal projects: art for several computer games, “Violet” stickers set for the Viber application, creating coloring books for Amazon, etc.
She has experience in cooperation with such companies as Viber, BellabuBear, Rosa, Room8 Studio, Darvideo Animation Studio, Perception, StarTV, Vydavnytstvo, Stocksy, Amazon, ABUK, etc.
Personal Exhibitions:
2022 – « The Song of Starry Sky», Bookstore « Shine Book », Kyiv
2021 – « The gentle melody of the summer », Bookstore « Shine Book », Kyiv
2019 – « Time for Adventures», Art-Gallery Manufactura, Kyiv
2019 – « Fifth Part of the World », Spivakovska Art:Ego, Kyiv
2019 – « Meeting with Poohnastiks », National Library of Ukraine for Children, Kyiv
2018 – « Talking to the Summer », Art-Gallery Manufactura, Kyiv
2018 – « Stars and Cacao » , Spivakovska Art:Ego, Kyiv
2017 – « Pukhnastyky. Diary stories », Paliturka Coffee & Books, Kyiv
2017 – « Enchanted Worlds », “Black Lizard” Gallery, Dnipro
2016 – « NonFictional Stories », Artprichal Gallery, Kyiv
2016 – « Colorful World », Knip Club Kupidon, Kyiv
2015 – « Sky. Sea. Dandelions », Smartville, Kyiv
2013 – « Color dreams », public Library to them. Lesia Ukrainka, Kyiv
Selected Group shows:
2021 – «Sunny Mood», Museum-work-shop of Ivan Kavaleridzey, Kyiv
2020 – «Spring Time», RA Gallery, Kyiv
2019 – Charitable Auction and exhibition «Art for heart», Spivakovska Art:Ego, Charity Holiday «Impulse Christmas», Kyiv
2019 – « Surprise 10», The Project Gallery , Athens, Greece
2019 – «5 element», Spivakovska Art:Ego, Kyiv
2019 – «Spring holiday», RA Gallery, Kyiv
2018 – « Surprise 9», «EARTH K44» Space in Athens, Greece.
2018 – « We Contemporary 2018! », Spivakovska Art:Ego, Kyiv
2018 – « We Contemporary 2018! », Museum of Jobs Foundation, Palermo, Italy
2018 – « FORTUNAM » , RA Gallery, Kyiv
2018 – « Mother’s fairytale », Spivakovska Art:Ego, Junior Fashion Week FW 18-19, CEC Parkovy, Kyiv
2018 – « Seven shades of the sun », RA Gallery, Kyiv
2017 – Charitable Auction «Nordisk Advent i Kyiv», Suzirya Theater, Kyiv
2017 – « Color of Light », RA Gallery, Kyiv
2017 – « Woman is the Tree of Life » from magazine MAGIC WOMAN, Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art, Kyiv
2017 – « SPRING », RA Gallery, Kyiv
2017 – « IN ARTE LIBERTAS », RA Gallery, Kyiv
2016 – « The sacred wound », Poland, Warsaw, Olsztyn and Natolin
2016 – « РА SIC ITUR AD ASTRA », RA Gallery, Kyiv
2016 – « ARTES MOLLIUNT MORES », RA Gallery, Kyiv
2015 – « The sacred wound » , Centre Culturel d’Ukraine en France, Paris
2014 – « NON VI, SED ARTE » , RA Gallery, Kyiv
Paintings are in private collections: Ukraine, Poland, Canada, UAE, France, Italy, Turkey