Lesia Maksymova

I paint in order to share what cannot always be expressed in words. My paintings are my way of talking to people about pain, love, memory and inner strength. For me, art is a dialogue in which everyone finds something of their own. I believe that even in the darkest images, you can find light, and it is this light that I try to convey in my works. My canvases are a combination of symbolism and emotional depth. Each work becomes a personal confession, while remaining open to interpretation by viewers.

She was born on 7 February 1976 in Kyiv.
In 2016, she graduated from the Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design named after Mykhailo Boychuk with a degree in Decorative and Applied Arts and qualified as an artist of decorative and applied arts. Head teacher – Honoured Artist of Ukraine O. Oliinyk.
2017 Art studio of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine under the guidance of People's Artist of Ukraine M. Grok, teacher – Honoured Artist of Ukraine V. Levchenko.
Since 2024, she has been a senior lecturer at the Kyiv State Academy of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design named after Mykhailo Boychuk, Department of Painting.
She has organised and held a number of solo exhibitions. She has participated in all-Ukrainian and international exhibitions and plein airs.
Her works are kept in private collections in Ukraine, France, Germany, Belgium and Spain.

 

• 2014 Certificate for first place in the category ‘Decorative and Stylistic Solutions’ at the institute-wide exhibition and competition of student creative works ‘Summer – A Creative Season.’ Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design named after Mykhailo Boychuk.
• 2015 Award for participation in the painting competition in the category ‘Landscape’. Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design named after Mykhailo Boychuk.
• 2016 Third degree diploma for the work ‘In the Depths.’ All-Ukrainian exhibition-competition of fine and decorative-applied arts, Kyiv.
• 2023 Award to the artists of the ‘Transformation of Weapons’ project for their assistance and cooperation in providing volunteer assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• 2024 Award from the Strong and Free Foundation for painting military artefacts.

2009 All-Ukrainian art exhibition ‘Christmas’, NSUA, Kyiv.
2009–2015 group exhibitions at the Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design named after Mykhailo Boychuk.
2014 All-Ukrainian art project ‘To Pokrova’, Zhytomyr region.
2015 All-Ukrainian cultural and art project ‘Young Ukrainian Inspirations’, Odesa.
2016 All-Ukrainian exhibition-competition of fine and decorative arts, NUAU, Kyiv.
2016 joint exhibition with O. Koziy ‘Mixed Feelings’ at the workshop-gallery ‘Artistic Journey’, Vyshgorod, Kyiv region.
2017 Exhibition of works by the NUAU art studio ‘Mosaic of Colour’.
2019 Solo exhibition ‘Search’. Art platform ‘The Way to Yourself’, Kyiv.
2019 Solo exhibition ‘Star Courage Bazaar’. Charity fair, Kyiv.
2021 Solo exhibition ‘Impressions.’ Art platform ‘The Way to Yourself,’ Kyiv.
2023 Joint exhibition ‘Transformation of Weapons’ at the Gorodok Gallery shopping centre, Kyiv.
2023 Joint exhibition ‘Transformation of Weapons’ at ART HALL D12, Kyiv.
2024 Joint exhibition ‘Transformation of Weapons’ at the Stadium of Culture, Kyiv.
2024 Joint exhibition ‘Transformation of Weapons’ at Atlas Weekend, Kyiv.
2024 All-Ukrainian cultural and artistic event "The Way to Victory. Fiery Rear," Kyiv.
2025 Joint exhibition ‘Transformation of Weapons’ at Atlas Weekend, Kyiv
2025 X All-Ukrainian Triennial of Painting, Kyiv.
2025 Art Market of Contemporary Art at the Lavra Art Gallery, Kyiv.

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