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06/15/2025

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03/21/2022

Olga Kovtun
Ukrainian
Tree of Life, 2020

In 2002 Olga become a student at Kyiv National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture. During 2004-2008 she was a student and in 2008 she become an assistant at a working studio “Sacral Art and Temple Culture”. Since 2010 she has been a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.

In 2012 she won a grant from the President of Ukraine “as a young person involved in the fine-arts”. In 2015 she was the winner of the Kyiv Art Award in the field of fine arts. In 2020 she became a Merited Artist of Ukraine, Awarded for Outstanding contribution to development of art.

Olga’s artistic interests include iconography, monumental and easel painting. Her style resembles the techniques of Baroque iconography and Flemish paintings.

Olga has participated in a large number of Ukrainian and international exhibitions. Her artworks can be found in private collections in Ukraine, Poland, Georgia, Russia, Germany, France, USA, Iceland and Spain.

She lives and works in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Artist statement: “Art, for me, is life. An inner, deeply intimate space. Without borders between the inner and external world. No entrance, neither exit. Everything exists only a single moment on paper. This is a great symphony; going towards the inconceivable surprise. An interesting, enjoyable game.”

04/02/2020

An excellent way to spend your time at home during this time of social distancing.

Even though most of us are stuck at home and can't go out and enjoy art in museums, that doesn't mean that life is boring or uncultured. The Getty Museum in Los Angeles challenged art fans to post photos of themselves recreating their favorite works of art from the safety of their homes. People resp...

02/10/2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2020/01/31/what-andy-warhol-can-teach-us-about-publicity/

He might have been a painter at the root, but Andy Warhol can still teach entrepreneurs a ton about revenue growth and publicity, even decades after his death.

09/26/2019

A good friend was a recent victim of art theft. Should you come across this wonderful piece, please contact the authorities!

06/17/2019

These parade floats are absolutely stunning!

If you've not yet heard of Corso Zundert, it's a legendary parade of giant floats, adorned with thousands of dahlia flowers, that make their way through the streets of Zundert, Netherlands. This year,...

05/10/2019

We are looking forward to this concert tomorrow!

The ensemble is preparing for tomorrow’s concert, which is the season finale! Here is a behind the scenes look into the rehearsal of Mozart’s String Quartet in D Major, K499. The sun shining in as they rehearse really captures the light and delightfulness of the piece.