Alona Murashkina

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Painter, ceramicist, and graphic artist. Master of ironical naive art and pop-folk.

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"My art is a dance between tradition and irony. I transform folk archetypes into vibrant contemporary narratives to celebrate the resilience of the human spirit."

Alona Murashkina is a bright voice in modern Ukrainian art, blending neo-naive style with sharp social irony. Her brand is defined by bold colors, folk motifs, and a humorous reinterpretation of female identity and everyday life. By mixing pop-art aesthetics with traditional symbols, she creates highly emotional and recognizable works that resonate with both local and global audiences.

Alona Murashkina (born 1980) is an outstanding Ukrainian artist whose work breathes new life into the aesthetics of naive art and folk tradition. Her creative path is a constant experiment with forms and meanings, where vibrant painting meets conceptual ceramics. Murashkina’s vision is focused on the reinterpretation of female archetypes, domestic mythology, and social irony. For Alona, art is a way to celebrate life while subtly critiquing its stereotypes. Her works are characterized by "radiant" colors, bold compositions, and a distinct narrative style. Having participated in major projects in Paris, New York, and Venice, she has established herself as a master of "intellectual naive." Murashkina successfully bridges the gap between traditional decorative art and contemporary pop-culture, making her works highly desirable for collectors who seek art with both a strong national identity and a modern, ironic edge.

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Mironova Gallery

Credentials

Awards

2013 PinchukArtCentre Prize (Shortlist / Group R.E.P.) 2011 — Kazimir Malevich Art Award (Shortlist) 2009 — PinchukArtCentre Prize (Shortlist)

Solo exhibitions

2024 "Flowers of the Underground" — Mironova Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2024 "Light Through the Ash" — Cultural and Educational Center (Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine)
2023 "Song of the Forest" — L'Atelier Gallery (Paris, France)
2023 "Mariupol — Bakhmut — Kharkiv" — Khmelnytskyi Regional Youth Library (Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine)
2023 "War on the Brush" — Slobozhanskyi Square / Zelenyi Hai (Dnipro, Ukraine)
2023 "Life Through the War" — Khmelnytskyi City Council Exhibition Hall (Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine)
2022 "Inner Light" — Galerie de l'Europe (Paris, France)
2021 "Simple Truths" — Art Jump Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2020 "Metamorphoses of the Soul" — Triptych Art Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2019 "Garden of Desires" — National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2017 "Pop-Folk" — Gallery 36 (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2015 "Awakening" — RA Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2013 "Floral Paradoxes" — Ya Gallery Art Center (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Group exhibitions

2024 "Mariupol. Where Are You?" — Traveling multimedia art project (Kyiv, Gdansk, Berlin).
2023 "Art Despite Everything" — Exhibition following an art residency for displaced artists (Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine).
2023 "War Diaries" — Group exhibition of documentary art (Lviv, Dzyga Art Center).
2022 "Mariupol. Theater. Life" — Memorial project by artists of the Mariupol Drama Theater (Uzhhorod, Ukraine).
2022 "Voices from Ukraine" — International charity art showcase (Warsaw, Poland).
2021 "Theater Collage" — Scenography and theater poster exhibition (Mariupol, Ukraine).
2019 "Cityscape" — Annual art exhibition at the Kuindzhi Art Center (Mariupol, Ukraine).
2018 "Donetsk Region: An Inside Look" — Regional art exhibition (Kramatorsk / Mariupol).

Media coverage

International fairs

2025 Art Dubai, International Art Fair, UAE 2024 — Art Paris, Grand Palais Éphémère, France 2023 — "Kyiv – Paris", Contemporary Ukrainian Art Showcase, France 2022 — Venice Biennale (Collateral events), Venice, Italy 2021 — Graphic Art Biennale, Uzice, Serbia 2019 — Art Vilnius, International Fair of Contemporary Art, Lithuania 2018 — Art Expo New York, USA

Personal

- Member of prestigious international artistic residencies in Paris and Warsaw. - Her works are included in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art and prestigious private collections in the USA, France, Switzerland, and the UAE.