Kateryna Shadrina
I came to icon painting consciously. The impetus for this was the theoretical basis. I wanted to make art that makes sense, and the language of icon painting is meaningful and comprehensive. Some say that the icon is a spatial boundary between the visible and invisible world - in that case, the study of sacred art is not just exciting but also responsible.
Born in 1995.
Education:
2009—2013 - Studied at the Zhytomyr College of Culture and Arts named after I. Ohienko (specialization in graphic design);
2013—2017 - Studied at the Kyiv State Institute of Decorative Arts and Design named after M. Boychuk (specialization in monumental and decorative painting);
2017—2019 - Studied at the Lviv National Academy of Arts (specialization in sacred art).
Participation in exhibitions:
2017— Triennial of Abstract Art, Chernivtsi;
2018— Exhibition "Exposure", Kyiv;
2018— Exhibition "Ya synoptyk", Kyiv;
2018— Personal exhibition "Presence", Lviv;
2019— Participation in the international icon painting competition, Białystok (Poland);
2019— Exhibition "Biennale of Levkas", Kyiv;
2020— Exhibition "Ukrainian Pop Art", Kyiv;
2020— Exhibition "Samsara", Kyiv;
2020— Easter exhibition in Iconart gallery, Lviv;
2021— Exhibition "Biennale of Levkas", Kyiv;
2021— Christmas exhibition at Iconart gallery, Lviv.
2022 - participation in the Easter exhibition "Waiting for salvation" in the Iconart gallery, Lviv
2022 - participation in the exhibition of sacred art, Philadelphia, USA.
2022 - participation in the exhibition project "Krieg" Munich, Germany.
2022 - participation in the exhibition "And the Word became flesh", Krakow, Poland.
2023 – participation in the exhibition "Christmas in Iconart"
2023 - participation in the exhibition "Ukrainische Ikonen im Collegium Orientale, Eichstätt, Deutschland", Germany.
2023 - participation in the exhibition project "Emotions", Germany.
2023 - participation in the exhibition "A Słowo stało się ciałem..." Poznań, Poland.
2023 - "ECCE HOMO" in the Iconart gallery, Lviv.
15–20 May 2023 — Participant in the "Avant-Garde 2.0" art symposium (Slavske, Ukraine)
2024 - participation in the exhibition "Atelier of Dreams" Kyiv
26 March 2024 — Solo exhibition "The Son of Man" (Iconart Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine)
October 2025 — Participant in the group exhibition "The Other Beside Us" (Lutsk, Ukraine)
10–24 October 2025 — Participant in the European Icon Painting Symposium "Edigna. Blessed She Who Will Unite Nations" (Puch, near Munich, Germany)
2025 — Participant in the project "From Roman to Jordan" (Lviv, Ukraine)
27 February 2026 — Solo painting exhibition "Childhood, Youth, Maturity" (Lviv, Ukraine)