ARTUR SOLETSKYI
Artur Soletsky was born in Vinnytsia in 1996.
From 2011–2013, he studied at the Taras Shevchenko State Art School in Kyiv, and from 2013–2019, he attended the Department of Monumental Painting at the Lviv National Academy of Arts.
In 2019, he enrolled in postgraduate studies at LNAA. Since 2020, he has been teaching at the Department of Artistic Glass at LNAA.
Artistic Practice
The main theme of his art is the exploration of the interaction between humans and space, and the influence of the artistic environment on the viewer.
In his projects, he doesn't just depict masses of people; he creates an environment that transforms the viewer's perception, evoking a sense of pressure or immersion in a collective experience.
His work is characterized by minimalism, interaction with space, the symbolism of the human body and its deformation as a means of conveying emotional states, the contrast between stasis and dynamism, and an exploration of the mechanisms by which mass processes influence individual perception.
His approach to art is based on the conviction that form is not merely a visual object but an active element of space that affects the viewer. His works compel one to feel, reflect, and seek balance between physical and emotional experience.
The main theme of his art is the exploration of the interaction between humans and space, and the influence of the artistic environment on the viewer.
In his projects, he doesn't just depict masses of people; he creates an environment that transforms the viewer's perception, evoking a sense of pressure or immersion in a collective experience.
His work is characterized by minimalism, interaction with space, the symbolism of the human body and its deformation as a means of conveying emotional states, the contrast between stasis and dynamism, and an exploration of the mechanisms by which mass processes influence individual perception.
His approach to art is based on the conviction that form is not merely a visual object but an active element of space that affects the viewer. His works compel one to feel, reflect, and seek balance between physical and emotional experience.
International Activity and Collections
He has participated in group and solo exhibitions, plein airs, residencies, and festivals in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the USA. His works are held in private collections in Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Cyprus, the UK, the USA, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, the Philippines, South Korea, China, Japan, and the UAE.
Curatorial Activity
In addition to his personal creative work, he actively works as a curator of exhibition projects.
Among the exhibitions he organized are:
In addition to his personal creative work, he actively works as a curator of exhibition projects.
Among the exhibitions he organized are:
- "Baltic Glass" — Lviv Glass Museum, 2019.
- "Baltic Glass: Dialogue of Wind with Rain" — National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art, Kyiv, 2019.
- "World Art Glass in Ukraine: 1989–2019" — Kyiv, 2019.
- "#glassUA" — LNAA Gallery, Lviv, 2019.
- "E-glass: Retrospection" — exhibition of Polish, Czech, Slovak, and American glass artists, PM Gallery, 2019.
- Exhibition of Creative Works by Ján Zoričák (Slovakia / France) — Lviv Glass Museum, 2019–2020.
Scientific Activity
He is the author of scientific publications in specialized Ukrainian journals and a participant in international and national scientific conferences.
He is the author of scientific publications in specialized Ukrainian journals and a participant in international and national scientific conferences.
Exhibitions, Projects, and Residencies
2026
- Group exhibition "Birth" — Park 3020, Lviv, Ukraine.
- Group exhibition "Art Charity Pop-up" — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Group exhibition "Bird" — Noor Royal Gallery, Dubai, UAE.
- Solo exhibition "Fragments of Memories" — Museum of the History of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2024
- Solo exhibition "Cities on People, People in Cities" — CIA "Mercury", Lviv, Ukraine.
- Solo exhibition "Your Dreams" — Bilous Gallery, Vienna, Austria.
- Group exhibition "Fenetre" — Ukrainian Cultural Center, France.
- Group project "Happy New" — Ya Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine.
2023
- Group exhibition "HOLODOMOR.GENOCIDE 32/33" — Nizio Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- Group exhibition "Volodymyr Patyk Painting Plein Airs" — National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Group exhibition "Unbreakable" — Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, USA.
- Group exhibition "Scream" — Carnegie Hall, New York, USA.
- Group exhibition "Horizon/Orizzonti" — Villa Ex-Asilo Ciani, Lugano, Switzerland.
- Screening of short films and video art "Ukraine How Does It Feel", organized by Deutscher Künstlerbund, — Hamburg, Germany.
- Solo exhibition "Simple" — Lviv, Ukraine.
2022
- Screening of short films and video art "Ukraine How Does It Feel", organized by Deutscher Künstlerbund, — Berlin, Germany.
- Group exhibition "The Art of Peace" — Houston, USA.
- Group exhibition "STAND WITH UKRAINE" — One Art Space Gallery, New York, USA.
2021
- Exhibition "Vivat Academia" — Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum, Lviv, Ukraine.
- Solo project "Form-Content" — Dzyga Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine.
- Participation in the II All-Ukrainian Levkas Biennial — White World Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2020
- Participation in the Andriy Bokotey Award — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Solo exhibition "Forgotten" — Bunkermuz Gallery, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine.
2019
- Project "sALON" — FuturaHub, Lviv, Ukraine.
- Project "[1;12]" — PM Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine.
- Project "Intersection" — Gary Bowman Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine.
- Volodymyr Patyk Plein Air — Svityaz, Ukraine.
- Laureate of the I International Painting Plein Air "Okolice Malarstwa / Wisnowa" — Poland.
- Laureate of the International Architectural Festival "Vezha" — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Solo exhibition "Possibility / Reality" — Lviv National Academy of Arts Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine.
- Participation in the "Identity" residency — Berlin, Germany.
- Group exhibition "Lviv Art Days" — Lviv, Ukraine.
2018
- Participation in the summer residency of Maslo Gallery — Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine.
2017
- New media exhibition "Jak jest?" — Labirynt Gallery, Lublin, Poland.
- Group exhibition "Intimate Self-Portrait" — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Group exhibition "Intimate Self-Portrait" — Rzeszów, Poland.
- Group exhibition within the "Tetramatyka" audiovisual art festival — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Sławomir Sobczak workshop within the "Tetramatyka" audiovisual art festival — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Polish-Ukrainian project-residency "Intimate Portrait" — Rzeszów, Poland.
- Performance Art Days: Performance School, Janusz Bałdyga's class — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Group exhibition "Untitled" — Nad Wisłą Gallery, Toruń, Poland.
- Polish-Ukrainian plein air "Rzeka" — Toruń, Poland.
- Art Festival "New Wave" — Lviv, Ukraine.
2016
- Group exhibition "Intimate Portrait" — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Polish-Ukrainian project "Intimate Portrait" — Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
- Social action "06.10.16" — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Drawing exhibition "Poza" — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Land art "Khortytsia" — Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
- Group exhibition "Catastrophe" — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Founding of the free platform "Catastrophe Gallery" — Lviv, Ukraine.
- Land art "Mythogenesis" — Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
- Social project "Eyewitness" — Lviv, Ukraine.
2015
- "A4 Ballpoint" — Karas Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Awards and Competitions
- Participant and laureate of the IV All-Ukrainian Nathan Altman Contemporary Art Competition — Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
Statement
In my practice, I explore the human being and the space it shapes, which in turn shapes it. I am interested in how we feel among others, how proximity transforms into pressure, and how commonality coexists with solitude.
The human body is the foundation of my artistic language. Through its form, deformation, gesture, and interaction with other figures, I convey emotional states. In my works, bodies can become part of a shared structure, fill space, or define its boundaries. In this way, I address the relationships between the personal and the collective, freedom and limitation, the need to belong and the desire to preserve oneself.
I work with painting, installation, video art, and small sculpture. My education in monumental painting influences how I think about scale, composition, and the relationship of a work to its environment. Simplification of forms, repetition, and the contrast of stasis and movement help me focus on the feeling that arises when encountering a piece.
It is important to me that the work leaves room for the viewer's personal experience. I strive to create a space where one can recognize their own state, feel tension or intimacy, and reflect on their place among others.
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