Ukrainian culture is gaining global momentum, and today’s artists are reinterpreting its heritage through fresh perspectives and bold techniques. Yellow Blue has curated a selection of eleven talented painters, sculptors, and ceramicists whose works are currently available to collect. Their practices span a wide array of styles: from fine art painting, graphic art, and illustration to surreal digital art, extraterrestrial sculptures, and hand-painted ceramics with provocative themes.
Painters
Sergei Sviatchenko
A painter and collage artist originally from Kharkiv, Sviatchenko emigrated to Denmark in the 1990s, where he built a distinguished career. His collages often feature body fragments, urban architecture, and landscapes. Several of his collections, such as “Faces of the War”, are dedicated to the consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Sviatchenko is the founder of “Just a Few Works”, a company that collaborates with architectural firms to integrate art into the built environment. He has conceived art-driven interiors for leading global companies, including Jyske Bank and Nokia’s Copenhagen office. His work is frequently showcased at prestigious European exhibitions and fairs, and one of his paintings is held in the Danish Royal Family’s private collection.
Nataliia Korf-Ivaniuk
Originally from Kremenchuk and now based in Kyiv, Korf-Ivaniuk works in mixed media, combining oil painting and graphic art. Her subjects often include floral and fruit still lifes, Ukrainian landscapes, and the female form. She also creates book cover designs.
Her inspiration is rooted in the poetic imagery of Ukrainian culture and the connection between the past and the present. Korf-Ivaniuk participates in national and solo exhibitions annually, and her works are featured in private collections and museums throughout Ukraine.
Waone (Volodymyr Manzhos)
A painter and muralist from Yahotyn, Waone emerged from the street art movement before developing a distinctive visual language inspired by vintage book illustrations and engravings. He is best known for his surreal murals featuring fantastical narratives. As a participant in numerous international street art festivals, he has painted over 120 buildings in Ukraine, the USA, Morocco, Australia, Portugal, and beyond.
The artist also works with graphics and creates surreal digital art, which has been sold at Christie’s and exhibited in New York galleries. His clients include Hermès, Tsum Kyiv, and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. Waone describes his style as “sacred surrealism,” aiming to depict divine worlds for a global audience.
Lesia Khomenko
Based between Kyiv and New York, Khomenko’s work focuses on Ukrainian society, current events, and individual human stories. Her style is instantly recognizable for its broad, sharp brushstrokes and a signature palette of cool tones, with the human body serving as a central subject. She frequently experiments with form and technique while referencing traditional Ukrainian painting.
Her paintings have been showcased at prestigious international events, including the 59th and 60th Venice Biennale, and are held in private collections and European museums.
Sana Shahmuradova-Tanska
Originally from Odesa, Shahmuradova-Tanska emigrated to Canada as a child before returning to Kyiv in 2020. Working with painting and graphic art on materials like wood, burlap, and canvas, she blends Christian iconography with ancient mythology. Her work explores her Ukrainian-Azerbaijani heritage and ancestral histories.
Her recent collections, exhibited in European galleries and international shows, chronicle the atrocities committed by the Russian military in Ukraine, including war crimes and ecocide.
Inna Kharchuk
An artist from Rivne, Kharchuk paints landscapes, portraits, and vignettes of Ukrainian life. Her early work reinterpreted authentic Ukrainian motifs through contemporary forms. In the wake of the full-scale invasion, her focus shifted; for instance, her 2022 series Chuzhoridne explores the loss of safety and stability caused by the war.
Currently, Kharchuk uses her canvases to explore identity and emotion, aiming to lead the viewer into a state of calm and internal reflection. Her work has been exhibited across three continents, spanning the Americas, Europe, and Australia.
Polina Doroshenko
A Kyiv-based painter and book illustrator, Doroshenko combines acrylic and oil painting, decoupage, and graphic art. She creates portraits, landscapes, and abstract compositions, primarily on a small scale.
In 2023, she created the Google Doodle for Ukraine’s Independence Day. Her work is regularly featured in international exhibitions, and in 2024, she was honored as a winner at the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition.
Ceramicists and Sculptors
Nina Murashkina
A painter and ceramicist from Donetsk now dividing her time between Kyiv and Barcelona, Murashkina exhibits globally, including a 2024 solo show in New York. Her work is represented in private collections across Europe, America, and Asia.
Murashkina’s practice encompasses painting on ceramic plates, vases, and sculptures, as well as large-scale acrylic paintings and ink works on paper. Her aesthetic blends Ancient Greek body ideals, Japanese shunga narratives, Italian Renaissance painting, and Indian miniatures, with women always at the center of her exploration of sexuality and personal experience.
AEC (Aleksei Bordusov)
Originally from Kyiv and now based in Tenerife, AEC began as a muralist in the duo Interesni Kazki alongside Waone. His style features vibrant, surreal characters drawn from dreams and daily life.
His murals can be seen on five continents, and his paintings are exhibited in global galleries such as AG18 in Vienna. In 2024, AEC expanded into sculpture, experimenting with surreal bronze forms.
Yuriy Musatov
A sculptor from Konotop now based in Kyiv, Musatov creates sculptures from chamotte, faience, and porcelain, alongside abstract paintings of underwater worlds.
His sculptural work includes vases, “mountain” forms, meteorites, and a collection of alien figurines. In 2025, he introduced My Motankas, a series of ceramic sculptures reinterpreting the traditional Ukrainian protective talisman. His work is featured in museums and collections in Portugal, Hungary, Slovenia, Turkey, China, and elsewhere.
Svitlana Sholomitska
A Kyiv-based painter and ceramicist, Sholomitska co-founded the home decor brand Vosma Komora in 2014, which graces the tables of over 20 Kyiv restaurants. She also designs interior elements such as lamps, sinks, and tiles, focusing on experimental forms and proportions.
In February 2026, she collaborated with restaurateur Alex Cooper to launch the handmade ceramics brand Sholomitska, opening a showroom in Kyiv that sells tableware, hand-painted vases, and art objects.
