OLEKSANDRA PADUSHYNA Artist CV

99734 Nordhausen, Germany
o.padushyna@gmail.com
instagram.com/sandra_artlife/

A full-time professional certified artist.
Born in 1992 in Berdyansk, Ukraine. Based in Nordhausen, Germany

EDUCATION
2019-2020: Master’s degree in Fine arts, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Kyiv, Ukraine
2013-2014: Master’s degree in Professional Education (Economies), Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, Berdyansk, Ukraine
2009-2013: Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Marketing, and Management, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, Berdyansk, Ukraine
1999-2009: Specialized Fine Arts Education Class, Berdyansk comprehensive school I-III stages №2, Berdyansk, Ukraine

COURSES/TRAINING:
2022, 2025: Course on selling artworks and building an artistic career, Ukraine
2019, 2021: Watercolor painting course, Online Watercolor School, Ukraine
2010, 2019: Private painting lessons from the artist Y.Tikhonov, Berdyansk, Ukraine

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2026, All-Ukrainian and International Biennale “Sea of Watercolor – 2026”, Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine (upcoming)
2025, Hidden Acts of Kindness, Contemporary Art Center White World, Kyiv, Ukraine
2025, Free Walls 3.0, Flowerbed Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2025, II International Charity Exhibition United by Watercolor 2025, Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine
2025, Cycle: Art (2025), Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine
2025, Generations of War – Group Exhibition for the 3rd Anniversary of the Full-Scale Invasion, Architecture Centre of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
2024, I International Charity Exhibition United by Watercolor 2024, Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine
2024, I International Charity Exhibition United by Watercolour 2024, Izmail Art Gallery (State Art Museum), Izmail, Ukraine
2024, Ukraine – Our Home, International Group Exhibition, Pavlo Tychyna Literary Memorial Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
2024, Ukraine in the Heart – International Charity Art Exhibition, Hetmanship Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
2024, Generations Of War, Gallery in Wojewodzka Library, Krakow, Poland
2024, 1St Annual Women In Watercolor International Members Only Exhibition, United States (online)
2024, Generations of War – Group Exhibition for the 2nd Anniversary of the Full-Scale Invasion, Webster University, Athens, Greece
2024, Generations of War – Group Exhibition for the 2nd Anniversary of the Full-Scale Invasion, Museum-Workshop of I.P. Kavaleridze, Kyiv, Ukraine
2023, All-Ukrainian Cultural and Artistic Project – Major Group Exhibition, Part of Kyiv Biennale 2023, Central House of Artists, Kyiv, Ukraine
2023, Generations of war, Central Park of Culture and Recreation of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
2023, Illuminant, Meta-senses gallery, Ukraine (online)
2023, Art with a coffee aroma, Mystetskyi Art Space, Kyiv, Ukraine
2023, Creating Beauty (online), NGO Barvy zhittya, Kyiv, Ukraine
2023, Appealing art, Karmabank, London, the United Kingdom
2020, Diploma Works Exhibition, Sklo Gallery, National Pedagogical University M.P. Dragomanov, Kyiv, Ukraine
2008, Regional Festival “Constellation of Fulfilled Hopes” (All-Ukrainian Review of Children’s Art “Talents of Ukraine”), Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
2007, City Day Exhibition, Unity Square, Berdyansk, Ukraine
2007, Diploma Works Exhibition, School Gallery, Berdyansk, Ukraine

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
2022, Watercolor teacher, Online school of painting Leleka Art, Ukraine
2021–2022, Collaboration with the Samovar Gallery, Dnipro, Ukraine
2019–2020, Private art lessons for children, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018–2019, Art teacher (volunteer) for children with special needs, “Orphan's promise”/Center “Zabota”, Berdyansk, Ukraine
2016–2018, Graphic designer and photographer (volunteer), “Orphan's promise”, Berdyansk, Ukraine
2009–2019, Volunteer art activities for church projects, Berdyansk, Ukraine

MEMBERSHIP:
2026, German watercolor society (DAG/GWS)
2023-2024, Women in Watercolor

CO-CURATED PROJECTS:
2020, Co-curators, first online exhibition “Joy of Life”, Interfaculty Art Centre, NPU Dragomanov, Kyiv, Ukraine

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
National Pedagogical University M.P. Dragomanov, Kyiv, Ukraine
Bethel Christian Centre, Berdyansk, Ukraine
School Gallery, Berdyansk, Ukraine
Works held in various private collections nationally and internationally

PUBLICATIONS/PRESS:
2025, “So That Everyone Remembers: Berdyansk Is Ukraine.” Artist from Berdyansk Oleksandra Padushyna Shared About Her Creative Work Link
2025, “‘Generations of War’ Exhibition to Take Place in Thessaloniki”, ČeskéNoviny.cz Link
2025, “The exhibition "Generation of War" will be held in Thessaloniki” in Online resource Link
2024, Olimpia Gaia Martinelli, “The Artistic Map of Human Body”, ArtMajeur Magazine Link
2020, “The First Exhibition of the Interfaculty Art Centre, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University” (Online) in Online resource Link
2020, “Students of the Department of Fine Arts of the Faculty of Fine Arts are convinced that the crisis is, first of all, an opportunity for professional advancement and personal development (06.05.20)” in Online resource Link
2020, Oleksandra Padushyna, “Content and Purpose of Teaching Coloristics to Students of Art Majors” in “Student’s scientific space: searches and findings” Link
2020, Padushyna O.V., “Psychological features of the influence of colors on humans” in Materials of the scientific-practical conference "Formation of modern pedagogical technologies and educational systems" (december 6-7, 2019), Link

SELECTED AWARDS:
2023, Winner, VII International MALIUY.UA Art Festival
2020, 3rd Place, “Projekt Together for Future” International Online Competition of Children and Youth Creativity – Home Creation during COVID-19 Pandemic, Painting, V Category (18–26 years), Rumburk, Czech Republic
2008, Laureate of the regional festival “Constellation of Fulfilled Hopes” (All-Ukrainian Review of Children’s Art “Talents of Ukraine”)

CATALOGS:
“II International Charity Exhibition United by Watercolour 2025” – catalog of exhibition, 2025
“Free Walls 3.0” catalog of exhibition, 2025
“I International Charity Exhibition United by Watercolour 2024” – catalog of exhibition, 2024
"Illuminant" – catalog of exhibition, 2023