An exhibition titled “WHERE HOME IS” by Zoe Sever, an Israeli artist of Ukrainian descent, has opened at the Taras Shevchenko National Museum in Kyiv with the support of the Embassy of the State of Israel in Ukraine.
“Zoya Sever’s exhibition shows Israel as we know and love it—vibrant, colorful, warm, and full of life. I encourage everyone to visit this exhibition and experience the atmosphere of Israel,” said Michael Brodsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine, during the exhibition’s opening.
The artist brought to Ukraine a selection of works created in her signature style using the vibrant colors of oil and acrylic. Each painting conveys an impression or memory, an image of the city, its atmosphere, and its inner magic.
Sever’s works feature the rooftops of Jerusalem, black and white cats, the streets of the Old City, and the biblical white donkey as a symbol of eternity. The central theme of the exhibition is the home as a place of strength, memory, and return.
The organizers note that for Jews, even after two thousand years of diaspora, Israel remained a point of anchor—a home that needed to be reclaimed and restored. In the exhibition, this theme is combined with the experience of Ukraine, which today is also fighting for its own home, a peaceful sky, and the right to a future.
“This exhibition unites us—Ukrainians and Israelis, soldiers and artists, dreamers and pragmatists. Ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Those who stand on the front lines for the sake of their own home,” reads the project description.
Zoya Sever is an Israeli artist who was born in Lviv. At age 16, she moved to Israel with her parents; she currently lives and works in Tel Aviv. She graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem with a degree in architecture.
After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sever joined a volunteer group that provides protective gear to soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. She is also the founder of the “United People of the Planet” foundation, which runs the “Window to Peace” project: the artist, together with children, paints the walls of shelters.
Sever is also an instructor for the “Trauma Coalition” in Ukraine. Her works are held in museums and private collections in Israel, the United States, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.
According to Serbian Economist, an exhibition marking the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Serbia will open tomorrow, May 26, at the Novi Sad Cultural Center.
The exhibition will showcase the Ukrainian tradition of pysanka—the art of painting Easter eggs—which is considered an important part of Ukraine’s cultural heritage and a symbol of life, renewal, and unity.
The exhibition will begin at 3:00 PM at the Novi Sad Cultural Center, located at Katolička Porta 5.
The exhibition will be divided into three thematic sections, each of which explores distinct elements of the Ukrainian tradition of Easter egg painting.
The first section—“Ikanicha: Mariupol Pysanka”—is dedicated to the cultural heritage of the Azov region and brings together different historical periods, traditions, and creative approaches.
The second section—“Pysanka of Ukraine”—will feature pysankas from the central regions of Ukraine, primarily the Kyiv region and Podillia. These works are distinguished by a characteristic color palette and symbolic ornaments that reflect the richness of the region’s cultural heritage.
The third section—“Sorokoput”, or “Cossack Meadows”—will be dedicated to the regional pysankas of the Odesa region. At its core is the “Sorokoput” pysanka, closely associated with this region.
For Ukrainian-Serbian relations, such an exhibition holds not only cultural but also diplomatic significance. It is taking place against the backdrop of intensified contacts between Kyiv and Belgrade, including recent negotiations on resuming work on a free trade agreement and the holding of a Serbian-Ukrainian business forum in Belgrade.
According to the Interfax-Ukraine Culture project, an international immersive exhibition dedicated to the work of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh will open on April 11 at the VDNG exhibition grounds in Kyiv, the organizers report.
“Visitors will be able to literally find themselves inside Van Gogh’s paintings thanks to large-scale projections, music, and digital technologies,” the organizers note.
The exhibition will be held in Pavilion No. 7 and will run until July 26. It will occupy an area of over 2,000 square meters and combine digital installations, VR effects, and a traditional exhibition showcasing the artist’s life story.
Highlights include a recreated version of the artist’s bedroom, as well as the opportunity to view famous works, including “Starry Night” and “Sunflowers,” in 360° format.
“This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in Van Gogh’s world and experience his art in a new way,” the organizers emphasize.
It is noted that the exhibition has already been presented in a number of cities around the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, and Dubai, where it was visited by millions of viewers.
As reported, Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Landscape with a Farmhouse” was sold at the TEFAF international art and antiques fair in Maastricht for $13.5 million.
A large inter-museum project, “Carpathians. These Mountains Know No Submission,“ which will use paintings, graphics, and decorative and applied arts to tell the story of the cultural image of the mountainous region and its significance for Ukrainian identity. This was reported by the museum’s press service.
”The Carpathians are an inexhaustible source of creative inspiration and national spirit. The region of Cheremosh and Prut was a Ukrainian citadel even in times when artists were deprived of the freedom to freely create national art,“ said Oksana Pidsukha, acting director general of the National Museum ”Kyiv Art Gallery.”
According to the organizers, the exhibition reveals the multifaceted image of the Carpathians through mountain landscapes, portraits of the freedom-loving inhabitants of the region, and genre scenes from the life of the highlanders. The museum emphasizes that the natural landscape has shaped the national character of Ukrainians for centuries, influenced the historical fate of the people, and found reflection in art.
The official presentation of the project will take place on March 10 at 5 p.m.
The exhibition is based on paintings, graphic works, and decorative and applied art by Ukrainian artists from the 1950s to the 1970s. A special place among them is occupied by the works of the Shistdesiatnyky artists — a generation of artists for whom the Carpathians became a symbol of spiritual freedom and a space for the search for national identity.
After World War II, artists went to the mountains to learn more about Ukrainian culture, feel the power of traditions, and demonstrate their inner freedom at a time when the Soviet system was trying to subordinate art to the canons of socialist realism. It was in the Carpathians that they sought new meanings and explored the interconnection between nature, man, and everyday life.
The exhibition features works by famous Ukrainian artists, including Veniamin Kushnir and Lyubov Panchenko, whose paintings convey the atmosphere of the mountainous region and its cultural depth.
A separate section of the exhibition is dedicated to the Transcarpathian school of painting, represented by works by Yosyp Bokshay, Adalbert and Janos Erdeli, Ernest Kontratovich, Gavril Gluck, Zoltan Sholtes, Anton Kashshay, Adalbert Marton, and Vladimir Sidoruk. In their works, the beauty of the Carpathians is conveyed through a subtle sense of light, a rich color palette, and the special atmosphere of the highland landscapes.
The thematic and stylistic palette of the exhibition is complemented by works by Ukrainian classics of the 20th century — Mykola Hluschenko, Serhiy Shyshko, Mykola Maksymenko, and Roman Selsky.
Special emphasis is placed on the graphic works of Heorhii Yakutovych, in particular the illustrations for Mykhailo Kotsyubynsky’s novel “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors,” as well as his linocuts from the series “People of the Village of Dzembronia,” which deeply convey the spirit of Carpathian culture and the life of mountain communities.
The exhibition is also complemented by porcelain figurines and majolica by famous Ukrainian sculptors. Some of these works were created for the anniversary dates of the Soviet period associated with the so-called annexation of Western Ukraine to the USSR.
The exhibition includes works from the collections of the National Museum “Kyiv Art Gallery,” the Museum of the Sixties — a branch of the Museum of the History of Kyiv, the galleries “NYU ART,” ARS Kerylos, “Nostalgia,” “Vernissage,” as well as from private collections.
The magazine DNA is the project’s information partner.
The museum is open from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (except Mondays and Thursdays), and until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. The full ticket price is 200 UAH, and 100 UAH for eligible categories.
On February 25-28, the Ilkhom Theater in Tashkent hosted an exhibition of posters by Ukrainian illustrators Yellow&Blue, dedicated to modern Ukraine and its cultural identity.
The exhibition was organized by the European Union Delegation to Uzbekistan in cooperation with the Embassy of Ukraine, while the Ilkhom Theater provided the venue and organizational support, for which the organizers expressed their gratitude.
The exhibition featured over 60 works by Ukrainian authors, created using collage, appliqué, and vector graphics techniques; the project was prepared by the Ukrainian illustration community Pictoric.
Today, February 25, the interdisciplinary exhibition project “Art at the Turn of the Seasons 2026” opens at the ‘Khlibnya’ gallery of the National Reserve “Sofia Kyivska,” which will bring together the works of more than 50 artists, from recognized authors to new names, according to the organizers.
According to them, the project was prepared by the charitable organization “BF Dobre Serce Kyiv” in partnership with the reserve. Its concept is conceived as a trilogy dedicated to historical memory, international solidarity, and the continuity of the Ukrainian female artistic tradition.
The exhibition will consist of three thematic blocks. The first, “Between Fire and Silence,” is dedicated to reflections on life without heat during the frosty winter of 2026. The second, “United and Independent Ukraine: Emotions of Friends,” tells about the struggle of Ukrainians and the support of the international community; it is noted that the first presentation of this section took place in Kherson in August 2025. The third, “Fantastic Improvisations by Ukrainian Artists of the 21st Century,” focuses on decorativism and generational continuity and involves the use of modern technologies, including elements of augmented reality.
The opening of the project is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. at 24 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv (Khlibnya Gallery).
The organizers note that the exhibition is intended to reflect on the experience of war, the transformation of society, and the role of art as a space for support, memory, and solidarity.
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