Author Archives: Elda
AR-Resident Yuliia Odokiienko
Yuliia Odokiienko is a Ukrainian emerging artist, independent performer, actress, and acting teacher. She is an actress with the independent theatre Nafta and teaches acting at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture. She holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree … Continue reading
AR-Resident Alina Sarnatska
Alina Sarnatska is a playwright, writer, PhD in social work, PEN member and war veteran based in Ukraine. Her work explores resilience, trauma, and social justice, with a particular focus on women affected by violence, and communities impacted by war. … Continue reading
AR-Resident Veronika Kazina
Veronika Kazina is a Ukrainian writer, environmental advocate, marketing strategist, and storyteller whose work explores the intersection of personal transformation and the relationship between people and nature. For more than a decade, she has designed content strategies and led communication … Continue reading
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
