Sun, Sun, Illuminate the Shadows!

“Our World”, from “War Diary” series

acrylic markers on paper, 21 х 29,7 см, 2022

Biography

Born in 1973 in Zhdanovka, Donetsk region, USSR Based in Muzychi, Ukraine, 26 kilometers from the city capital of Kyiv. Having grown up in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, known for coal mining, she has experienced Ukraine’s abrupt and chaotic changes from the days of the USSR to the imbalanced environment after, including undeclared war between Russia and Ukraine that is going on today.

Alevtina Kakhidze attended the National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture in Kyiv (1999-2004) and the Jan van Eyck Academy in the Netherlands (2004-2006). She is United Nations Tolerance Envoy in Ukraine since 2018, the Kazimir Malevich Artist Award winner in 2008, and first prize winner of the Competition for Young Curators and Artists, Kyiv, Center for Contemporary Art at NaUKMA in 2002.

Other works Kakhidze Alevtina : Collection

“The Dragon”, from “War Diary” series

markers on paper, 42 X 29,8 см, 2022