Artist Statement

Since the beginning of the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine, I have not been able to work with my usual materials and tools in normal conditions. The only available tool for work that was in my hands was my phone, where I started making small drawings and collages, sometimes combining photographs, fragments of my previous works and finger movements on the phone screen to express my thoughts. My works are about love for a person, a personality, the basis of which is the body, soul, and spirit.
They are filled with symbols that originate in Christianity.

Biography

Viktoriia Fomenko is a multi-skilled artist with extensive experience in artistic and theatrical productions, murals, and design work for museums and cultural institutions. She has used her skills in hand and machine sewing, camera work, makeup, and construction in various projects across Ukraine. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture (Kyiv, Ukraine) and a Junior Specialist Diploma from Dnipro Theater and Art College (Dnipro, Ukraine) that prepared her for a career as a muralist, an art instructor, and iconography specialist. Viktoriia has taught art to children and organized creative workshops as a volunteer in Ukraine and Canada.