Selected Solo Exhibitions & Projects

Oleksandr Lysenko

Working at the intersection of painting and theatrical folk symbolism, Oleksandr Lysenko builds compositions inspired by the traditional Ukrainian vertep, where color, space, and environment form the core of his visual philosophy.

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Oleksandr Lysenko (b. 1952, Ukraine) is a Honored Artist of Ukraine whose work reinterprets Ukrainian folk tradition through symbolic imagery and expressive color. A graduate of the Kharkiv Art and Industrial Institute, he has exhibited internationally since 1980.

His paintings have been presented at the Kharkiv Art Museum and the National Art Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv and are held in museum and private collections across Europe and North America.

Lysenko is a member of the Union of Designers of Ukraine and the founder of a contemporary Ukrainian art gallery in his native village of Svarkove. Alongside his artistic practice, he authored two art education books focused on color, form, and spatial thinking, reflecting his long-standing dedication to artistic pedagogy.

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Selected Solo Exhibitions & Projects
National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv — 2000
Kharkiv Art Museum — solo exhibitions (1998–1999, 2008, 2010)
Ukrainian House Cultural Center, Kyiv — 1995
Embassy of Ukraine, Moscow — 2001
International Plein Air Exhibition, Varna, Bulgaria — 2007
Participant of international, national, and regional exhibitions since 1980
Works held in museum and private collections in Germany, USA, France, Canada, and Ukraine

Awards & Distinctions
Honored Artist of Ukraine — 2009
Hryhorii Skovoroda Municipal Prize — 2003
Slobozhanska Slava Award — 2012
Silver Medal of VDNKh USSR — 1989

“The three main pillars of my artistic theory are color, space, and environment. Every artist must feel them — only then can one create rather than simply copy.”