Olesya Hudyma
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Olesya Hudyma | |
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| Born | 10 May 1980 Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Education | Lviv University |
| Known for | Painting |
| Website | olesyahudyma |
Olesya Hudyma (born 10 May 1980), also known as Olesya Petrivna Hudyma, is a contemporary Ukrainian painter. She has been a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine since 2009.
In 2022, she received the All-Ukrainian Literary and Artistic Prize, named after Bohdan and Levko Lepky.
Olesya Hudyma was born on 10 May 1980 in Ternopil, Ukraine.[1] She graduated with a degree in journalism from Lviv University and went on to work as a journalist for print media in Ternopil.
In 2007, she left journalism to become a full-time painter.[2]
Career
Hudyma's works have included several series, most notably "Dreams", "Steps", "Angels of Peace for Ukraine", "Ukrainian Madonna", and "Flowers". Her paintings incorporate a mix of artistic styles, including expressionism, abstractionism, symbolism, naïve art, mathematics, magical realism and postmodernism. Overall, her work is characterized as an intuitive form of painting.[3]
In August 2018, the Ukrainian Postal Service issued a postage stamp featuring Hudyma's painting "Bride" as part of the "Love is Life" series. Another artwork, "Tree of Life", was used for a first day cover.[4]
In December 2024, Hudyma's painting "Christmas Mood" was displayed as a visual backdrop on screens at the Headquarters of the United Nations during a thematic reception. The event was organized by the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations for delegations of Member States.[5]
Her artworks are part of private collections in Ukraine, United States, Canada, Armenia, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Poland.[6][better source needed]
In December 2022, Hudyma participated in her first solo exhibition in Italy.[7]