performance, painting, installation

She focuses on the concept of presence expressed through the body and the visual sign it creates. She explores the moment when a personal story, a private gesture goes beyond the individual and begins to exist on a collective level. The main themes are connected to the place, context, and memory: objects and their invisible stories.
In 2013 — grant holder of the Gaude Polonia scholarship program (2013, Poland). Was shortlisted for the Young Ukrainian Artists Competition (2015) and the II Youth Biennale of Contemporary Art in Kharkiv (2019). Participant in numerous events and international performance art festivals in Ukraine and abroad: Portugal, Spain, Norway, Latvia, Japan, Thailand, USA and others. Co-organiser of the International festival «Days of Performance Art» in Lviv (2019) and co-curator of the residency «Archive: at the place» (2020) and «Performance Art Archive of Ukraine» (2021).
She was born in 1989. Lives and works in Lviv.

https://yarynashumska.com

Participation in the Project Editions