Author Archives: Elda
El Mundo’s interview with Artists at Risk (AR)’s Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen
El Mundo, the major Spanish daily, dedicated a full-length feature to the role of Artists at Risk (AR) in defending artistic freedom and protecting the lives of artists globally. The article examines the global rise of authoritarianism and the erosion … Continue reading
AR-Aikamme musiikki (Time of Music)
We’re delighted to share that Aikamme musiikki (Time of Music) is now one of our hosting partners in Finland! 💙 Together with the City of Viitasaari, they are building a new home for contemporary music in Central Finland, and we’re … Continue reading
AR-Resident Veronika Syrotkina
Biography Veronika Syrotkina (b. 1991, Odesa, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian artist based in Kyiv. Working primarily in painting and drawing, her practice explores the relationship between memory, perception, and lived experience, translating personal and collective narratives into expressive visual language. … Continue reading
AR-Resident Natalie Holub
Born in 1995, Natalie Holub holds a BA in graphic arts and book illustration from the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. She works across painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, video art, artist books, and object-making. Her body of work … Continue reading
AR-Resident Margaryta Shatynka
Margaryta Shatynka is a Ukrainian interdisciplinary artist from Odesa working across analogue photography, cyanotype printmaking, video, sound design and live electronic performance through which she develops a practice that moves fluidly between image-making and sonic art. She studied scenography at … Continue reading
AR-Resident J’Ador Viscashe
Originally from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, J’Ador Viscashe was born in Bukavu, South Kivu. Singer, songwriter, composer, guitarist, painter, and illustrator, Viscashe blends RnB, jazz, traditional folk, and country. Performing in Swahili, French, Mashi, and English, his work … Continue reading
AR-Resident Yevheniia Laptii
Yevheniia Laptii is a 34-year-old Ukrainian artist and photographer born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. She graduated from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts with a degree in Art History. Laptii began her artistic career in photography in 2016, developing … Continue reading
AR-Resident Iryna Beschetnova
Iryna Beschetnova is an author, translator, stage director, performer, and visual artist from Kharkiv. Her work focuses primarily on the war in Ukraine, experiences of displacement, and feminism. Beschetnova holds a Master’s degree in Scenic Arts from the Kharkiv State … Continue reading
AR-Resident Lilya Petrova
Born in 1995, Petrova works across graphics, illustration, text, comics, zines, and ceramics. Drawing inspiration from folk art practices, she develops a distinctive visual universe where naive, often fragile creatures confront the immensity and absurdity of existence, asking essential questions … Continue reading
AR-Resident Karina Synytsia
Born in Siverskodonetsk (Luhansk region, Ukraine) in 1999, Karina Synytsia currently lives and works in Kyiv. From 2015 to 2019, she studied at the Department of Fine Arts at Kharkiv Art College, specializing in painting. In 2023, she graduated from … Continue reading
