Alina Maksimenko

About

Alina Maksimenko was born in 1974 in Kiev, Ukraine.
In 1985-1988 she studied in Art School named after T.G. Shevchenko.
In 1993 she graduated from Kiev Art College named after M. Boychuk.
She had started her exhibition activity in 1996
Since 2001 she is a member of the BGART union of artists.
Since 2003 she is a member of The Art Union of painters of Ukraine.

A voyage from Connemara in Ireland to majestic Kiev in Ukraine brought me to the studio of Alina Maksimenko. It was here, on that grey autumn day, that I first met Alina and discovered her remarkable paintings.

Whether one is admiring a harbour scene, a still life or a nude, painted by this talented young artist, one is immediately struck by her excellent composition and her extraordinary use of colour.

Alina is spontaneous by nature and consequently having an open, natural and uninhibited manner, enables her to work both independently and with an obvious sense of freedom. Her confident lines are always loose and fluid; showing the observer her true quality and strength, which lies in her simplicity.

Many people are inspired by Alinas work but, what I have noticed is that, a great many of these people are artists themselves that surely speaks volumes about Alina Maksimenko who is undoubtedly a shining star from the East.

Having attended the openings of numerous exhibitions, showing Alinas work in both France and Ireland, I am delighted to see that she is receiving the recognition that she so well deserves.

Nicola Stronach

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Location: Kiev, Ukraine
Website: http://www.art-mt.kiev.ua

Education

2007
Art Ireland Summer Collection 2007, RDS Industrial Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Chelsea Art Fair 2007, London, UK
Solo exhibition, Ukrainian House, Kiev, Ukraine
Exhibition,(A.Maksimenko-paintings,L.Kozlov-sculpture),gallery Lavra, Kiev

2006
Solo exhibition, Galerie Vendme, Paris, France
Solo exhibition, Art Blues gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
Art Ireland Summer Collection 2006, RDS Industrial Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Solo exhibition, gallery Viviane Henwood, Cholet, France
Exhibition, gallery Arte Plural, Audincort, France
Affordable Art Fair, London, UK
Art Ireland Winter Collection 2006, RDS Industrial Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Art Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine

2005
Exhibition, Galerie Vendme, Paris, France
Sculpture symposium, Aubazine, France
Painting symposium, Bozava, Croatia
Art Ireland Winter 2005, RDS Main Hall, Dublin, Ireland
CAFE 2005 (Contemporary Art Fair Edinburgh), Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Manchester Art Show, MICC G-MEX, Manchester, United Kingdom
Solo exhibition, ART MASTER Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
Art Ireland Summer Collection 2005, RDS Industries Hall, Dublin, Ireland
France in my heart art festival, Dim Mykoly gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
Solo exhibition, Art Blues gallery, Kiev, Ukraine

2004
Art Ireland Winter 2004, RDS Main Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Solo exhibition, Valera gallery, Tarbes, France
Solo exhibition, Tadzio gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
Solo exhibition, Silver Bells gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
Konstantin Brankuzy gallery, House of Parliament, Bucharest, Romania
Royal Exhibition Hall, Amman, Jordan
Personal exhibition, Capitans Tower gallery, Zadar, Croatia

2003
The Museum of cultural heritage, Kiev, Ukraine
Solo exhibition, Dim Mykoly gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
Solo exhibition, Tadzio gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
International autumn art festival, Lviw, Ukraine (diploma, catalog)
Sculpture symposium, Sekeshfeherwar, Hungary
Painting symposium, Sednev, Ukraine
Painting symposium, island Galewas, Croatia

2002
The Lavra gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
Autumn exhibition of young painters, The Union of Painters, Kiev, Ukraine
International autumn art festival, Lviw, Ukraine ( catalog)
In searching of style Museum of Podilskiy district, Kiev, Ukraine

2001
EO ,art project, Kiev, Ukraine (grand-prix)
National autumn exhibition, Kiev, Ukraine
Poetry of color, personal exhibition, Art Hovel gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
Sculpture symposium, Kremenchug, Ukraine

2000
National autumn exhibition, Kiev, Ukraine
Sculpture symposium dedicated to 1000 years of Hungarian Church, Solotvyno, Ukraine

Her works are in the Museum of History of Kiev, Ukraine, Museum of Modern Art, Kiev,Ukraine, collection of the Ministry of the Culture of Ukraine.
In private collections of Ukraine, Poland, Italy, USA, Sweden, Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, France, German, Croatia
In the galleries:
Art-blues , Kiev, Ukraine;
Art-master, Prague, Czech Republic;
Le Siants Prague, Czech Republic;
Vendome, Paris, France;
Art-plural, Audincourt, France;
Stronach gallery,County Galway, Ireland;
Alina Maksimenko lives and works in Kiev, Ukraine.

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