Artem Volokitin
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Ukrainian artist (b. 1981), painting, video, object art exploring the human body.
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“Light to me is not background but breath. It strips the body and leaves silence where the viewer can find themselves.”
Artem Volokitin (b. 1981, Kharkiv region) is a Ukrainian artist, graduate of Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. His paintings combine figurative style with a strong awareness of paint as material. Since 2006 he has exhibited in Ukraine and abroad; winner of the Pinchuk Art Prize (2009), shortlisted for Future Generation Art Prize (2010).
Body, light and emptiness in Volokitin’s painting
Artem Volokitin (b. April 24, 1981, Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region) graduated from Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts in 2005. He received the main Pinchuk Art Prize (2009), interned at Antony Gormley’s London studio (2010), and was nominated for the Future Generation Art Prize (2011). He works across oil painting, video art, photography, and object art. Volokitin’s figures float in voids illuminated by light—exploring body, emptiness, and transcendence. He represented Ukraine at the 2015 Venice Biennale, and exhibited at Art Copenhagen, Saatchi Gallery London, Vienna Contemporary, and Dallas Art Fair. His works appear in museums and private collections across Europe, Ukraine, the USA, and Australia.
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Awards
- 2011 Future Generation Art Prize nominee (Venice)
- 2009 Main Pinchuk Art Centre Prize
Solo exhibitions
- 2023 “Resilience: Voices of Ukraine” (with Maria Kulikovska), Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong
- 2021 “Abstract Light”, Dymchuk Gallery, Kyiv
- 2015 “Operating Manual”, Dymchuk Gallery, Kyiv
- 2014 “The Manipulation” (with Tatyana Malinovskaia), Hudpromo Gallery, Odesa
- 2013 “Instructions”, Dymchuk Gallery, Kyiv
- 2013 “Inner Light”, Karas Gallery, Kyiv
- 2013 “Subtraction”, Municipal Gallery, Kharkiv
- 2010 “At Home”, Municipal Gallery, Kharkiv
- 2009 “The Hero” at Ya Gallery Art Center, Kyiv
- 2009 “Touch” at Ya Gallery Art Center, Kyiv
- 2009 “The Hero” at Dzyga Gallery, Lviv
- 2008 “Sisters”, Municipal Gallery, Kharkiv
Group exhibitions
- 2024 “Sentience”, Voloshyn Gallery, Miami, USA
- 2024 “Byzantine Nostalgia”, Centre for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland
- 2023 “Resilience: Voices of Ukraine” (with Maria Kulikovska), Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong
- 2022 “Artists Know Better”, Voloshyn Gallery collaborated with Dallas Art Fair Projects, Kyiv
- 2022 “Curated by” (curated by Eva Kraus and Volo Bevza), Galerie Crone, Vienna, Austria
- 2018 “Permanent Revolution. Ukrainian Art Today”, Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary
- 2015 “UK/raine”, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
- 2014 “Fear and Hope” at PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv, Ukraine
- 2012 Participated in Art Kyiv Contemporary 2012–13 at Ukrainian House, Kyiv, and related programs
Media coverage
- 2023 Suspilne Culture, "Ukrainian Phoenix rises in London: Artem Volokitin's solo exhibition," March 29
- 2023 Speichern Art, "Artem Volokitin: Artist Profile in Digital Archive"
- 2022 Sunflower Network, "Artem Volokitin: Featured Artist and Works"
- 2020 Huxley, "Virtual Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art: Inner Glow of Artem Volokitin," September 22
- 2018 ArtHuss, "Artem Volokitin: The Artist Who Paints Light," January 31
- 2017 UKRLIFE.TV (YouTube), "Artist Artem Volokitin interview on UKRLIFE.TV," September 27
- 2016 Artslooker, "Artem Volokitin: I am changing, so is my painting," September 12
- Mitec, "Artists Archive: Artem Volokitin", Digital platform of contemporary Ukrainian art
International fairs
- 2024 Sentience, Voloshyn Gallery, Miami, USA
- 2024 Byzantine Nostalgia, Centre for Contemporary Art at Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland
- 2023 Resilience: Voices of Ukraine, joint show with Maria Kulikovska at Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong
- 2015 Ukraine National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Italy
- 2015 Art Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2015 Dallas Art Fair, USA
Personal
- 2010 Internship at Antony Gormley’s studio, London.
- 2009 Winner of the PinchukArtCentre Prize, launching his international recognition.
- 2007 Award from EIDOS Foundation for Contemporary Art.
- 2006 Grand Prix at Non‑Stop Media Festival, Kharkiv.
- Conducts workshops and lectures on contemporary art for emerging artists.
- His works are included in collections of PinchukArtCentre, Saatchi Gallery, and private collectors across Europe and the USA.
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