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Olexander Klimenko

Blessed Virgin The Spiritess Of Bread, by Sofia Atlantova | Olexander Klimenko, 2018, Tempera on lid of ammo box, 53 x 47 cm | 21.2 x 18.8 in. The box was brought from Avdiivka (Industrial Zone) by volunteer doctors of the Mykola Pyrohov FVMH, © Sofia Atlantova | Olexander Klimenko

Olexander Klimenko: born in 1976, lives and works in Kyiv, and is a Ukrainian poet (pen name Olaf Clemensen) and multimedia artist. He is the graduate of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (1998), and the Institute of Art History, Folklore and Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2002). He is one of the curators of the Icons on Ammunition Boxes™ project, dedicated to artistic meditations on the topic of the UkraineRussia war. All images are courtesy Courtesy Black & White Gallery/Project Space.

Nataliia Bahatska

Just Life by Nataliia Bahatska, 2022, Acrylic, mixed media on canvas, 70 x 55 cm | 27.56 x 21.65 in. Courtesy of Kyiv Gallery kyiv.gallery/en

Nataliia Bahatska: lives in Kyiv, Ukraine. She is a Professional Artist and member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, specializing in acrylic painting.

Artwork thanks to Kyiv Gallery