About Olena Shtepura

Olena Shtepura is a young professional painter and set designer. She holds a master degree in arts from the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kyiv, Ukraine and is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Olena is actively participating in group exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad (over 30 exhibitions for the last 5 years), takes part in national and international art competitions, festivals, and art residences. Recently Olena also had a few personal exhibitions. Since the beginning of war in 2022 Ms. Shtepura participated in a number of exhibitions of Ukrainian art around Europe and United Stated.

Olena works in such styles as surrealism, expressionism, sometimes moving to the edge of abstraction. Olena likes to use large canvases, using bold and contrasting colours, and many of her paintings may be easily called "statement artworks". What definitely makes her paintings unique is a gentle feminine touch to most subject of her artworks, even those that are on the edge between figurative art and abstraction.

Education and qualifications:

2019 member to the National Union of Artists of Ukraine

2019 performance school in Lviv, Ukraine (course by Jasmin Schaitl)

2016-2018 The National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (Kyiv, Ukraine), class of painting -master`s degree

2012-2016 The National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (Kyiv, Ukraine), class of set-designer

2008-2012 Shevchenko State Art School (Kyiv, Ukraine), class of painting