watercolor/paper, 40 x 60 cm
year of creation: 2024
Olena Sarzhenko is an artist, graphic designer, illustrator, designer and photographer from Ukraine.
She holds a master's degree in graphic design from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art.
Olena is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
Before the war, she worked as a teacher of composition at the Communal Institution "Loziv Professional Art College" of the Kharkiv Region Council.
Olena Sarzhenko is a regular participant in all-Ukrainian and international competitions and exhibitions of posters, paintings and prints. She has participated in international plein-airs (Narew 2022, Narewka 2022 ta 2023, Siemczyno 2022, Wermsdorf 2023) and creative residencies Pogranichchya 2022 (Gruszki, Poland), Kunslergut 2022 (Prösitz, Germany).
Olena has been living in Podlasie for two years, from where she draws a lot of inspiration for her creative work, as can be seen in the series of paintings " Sky over Siemianovka ", "Ruins of the church in Yalovka " and others.
