Yulia
Zakharova was born in Kyiv. Graduated from Kyiv National Economic University.
V. Hetman. In 2010-2013 she studied the history of art and academic drawing on
private lessons in V. Laptieva's
studio. In 2014 -2015 she studied at the School of Contemporary Art at the
Institute of Contemporary Art in the direction of "artist". In 2019
she studied at the Kyiv Academy of Media Arts in the direction of
"artist".
Since 2016 she is a co-founder of the Art
Group Light. With the Art Group Light, a number of exhibition projects in
galleries and public space were implemented. In 2016 with the Art Group Light
became the finalist of All-Ukrainian Contest for young artists named after N.
Altman (performance “Connections”). In 2021 became a finalist of MUHi 2021 Young artists contest.
She works in such media as painting,
installation art, video, sound and photography. In her works she investigates
the problems of individual and collective memory, time, trauma and
posttraumatic syndrome, environment and urbanisation, as
well as self-awareness in the modern information society. Lives and works in
Kyiv, Ukraine.
Below is a list of selected exhibitions
and contests.
Solo
exhibitions:
2021 “In
Memoriam”. “Dzyga”
Gallery.
Lviv,
Ukraine
2020 «Piedmont
dreams». Montecchi Capuleti.
Kyiv,
Ukraine
Group exhibitions:
2021
MUHi 2021
Young artists contest. Centre of Contemporary Art M17. Kyiv, Ukraine
2020 “Portal
Art Prize 2020”. “Portal
11” Gallery. Kyiv,
Ukraine
2020
“One
day after…”. Museum
of Kyiv history.
Kyiv,
Ukraine
2020
“Habitat”. “Lavra”
Gallery.
Kyiv,
Ukraine
2020
“Sabina gallery”. KAMA. Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 “Entropia».
Metaculture. Kyiv,
Ukraine
2018
“I am
SINoptic”.
Act.
Art-factory "Platform".
Kyiv,
Ukraine
2018
“27/7”. Act.
Art-factory "Platform".
Kyiv,
Ukraine
2017
“Her
space”. Art Space "Lab24".
Kyiv,
Ukraine
2016
“In
Silence”.
Art
Space
„SKLO”. Kyiv,
Ukraine
2016
“Life
after...”. Art-factory
"Platform".
Kyiv,
