Larisa Kliushkina

Artistic Practice

The art of Larisa Kliushkina is as energetic and powerful as the artist herself. With expressive brushstrokes, she captures the essence of the world around her. Her early works were characterized by precise drawing, but over time, she developed a style where emotion and feeling take center stage. In her most recent pieces, the female figure plays a central role. These bold and vivid images, outlined in dark contours, leave no one indifferent. Yet these are not traditional portraits, but pure creations of thought — expressions of an artist who needs no models to convey deep meaning.

Born: 1963

1975–1980: Studied at the Children’s Art School, Angarsk, Russia

1985: Graduated from the Art College, Yenakiieve, Ukraine

1993: Graduated from the National Academy of Arts, Kyiv, Ukraine

Since 1992: Participant in international art exhibitions

Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv Painting Section

Selected Exhibitions (since 2004):

2025: International Symposium of Painting and Sculpture, Rogoznica, Croatia

2025: Group exhibition following the symposium, Museum of St. James’ Cathedral, Šibenik, Croatia

2024: Group exhibition “Rescued Art”, Ukrainian Cultural Center, Freiburg, Germany

2023–2024: Group exhibition “Figures, Faces, Icons”, Heike Schumacher Gallery, Überlingen, Germany

2023: Solo exhibition, Friedrich Hücke Gallery, Donaueschingen, Germany

2022: Solo exhibition, Kunst-Schaefer Gallery, Wiesbaden, Germany

2018: Solo exhibition, Museum of Kyiv History, Kyiv, Ukraine

2017: Kunst-Schaefer Gallery, Wiesbaden, Germany

2015: Akt Now, Kunst-Schaefer Gallery, Wiesbaden, Germany

2014: International Contemporary Art Week “Cosmic Odyssey”, Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine

2011: Kunst-Schaefer Gallery, Wiesbaden, Germany

2010: Mironova Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2009: Vendome Gallery, Paris, France

2008: Ukrainian Cultural Center (catalog), Paris, France

2007: Miro Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
Tadzio Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2006:

– Art-Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

– Art-Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

– Exhibition of Ukrainian Artists, Krakow, Poland

– Atelier Bohn Gallery, Lörrach, Germany

2005:

– Art-Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

– Royal Exhibition Hall, Group Exhibition of Ukrainian Artists, Amman, Jordan

– International Art Festival “Kurynnyi Boh”, Koktebel, Ukraine

– Heart Meridian project, Chernivtsi Art Museum, Ukraine

– Art Light Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic

2004:

– Belabush Gallery, Berlin, Germany

– All-Ukrainian Autumn Exhibition, Central House of Artists, Kyiv, Ukraine

– Exhibition of Kyiv Artists, Bucharest, Romania

Works in Public Collections:

Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine

Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyiv, Ukraine

PLAST-ART Museum of Contemporary Art, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Awards:

2007: Medal of the František Kupka Graphic Association, European Art Association, Prague, Czech Republic

2007: Award of the European Art Association, Prague, Czech Republic

2008: Award from the Kyiv City Administration, Kyiv, Ukraine