Olesya Hudyma

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Olesya Hudyma
Born (1980-05-10) 10 May 1980 (age 44)
Nationality Ukrainian
Education Lviv University
Known forPainting
Website olesyahudyma.com

Olesya Hudyma (born 10 May 1980), also known as Olesya Petrivna Hudyma, is a modern Ukrainian painter. She has been a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine since 2009, and was awarded the All-Ukrainian Literary and Artistic Prize named after Brothers Bohdan and Levko Lepky (2022).

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Early life and education

Olesya Hudyma was born in Ternopil, Ukraine, on 10 May 1980 [1] . She earned 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 pursue a career as 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, mathematism, 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.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

Her artworks are part of private collections in Ukraine, United States, Canada, Armenia, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Poland. [4] [ better source needed ]

In December 2022, Hudyma held her first solo exhibition in Italy. [5]

Personal life

In 2022, due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hudyma relocated to Italy with her family. [5]

References

  1. "About". hudyma. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. "Olesya Hudyma and the strokes of modern Ukrainian painting". fahrenheitmagazine.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. Гордич, Ольга Марчук, Валентина (6 March 2021). "Техніка імпасто і ефект фото: Олеся Гудима презентувала виставку картин". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "artist Olesya Hudyma". hudyma. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 "La pittrice ucraina Olesya Hudyma in mostra ad Albinea con la sua prima personale in Italia". Comune di Albinea (in Italian). 10 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.