Maryna Talutto
Sub-creator Experienced Creator UA
Artist, landscape painter
About
"To me, a landscape is not just a picture of nature, but a space for thought. I try to remove everything redundant to leave only the pure emotion of light and silence. In painting, as in architecture, the most important thing is the air between the forms."
A contemporary Ukrainian artist from Kyiv, known for her minimalist and contemplative landscapes. Her work focuses on the dialogue between space and color, capturing the silence of nature. With a background in architecture, she brings structural harmony to her canvases, creating a sense of timelessness and peace through delicate textures and subtle tonal transitions.
Maryna Talutto is an intellectual figure in contemporary landscape painting whose method merges architectural thinking with a metaphysical search. Her canvases represent a deconstruction of landscape to its basic elements: light, color, and rhythm. Drawing on her architectural background, she introduces structural harmony where every line is mathematically precise. Using a complex technique of multi-layered glazing, the artist achieves depth and inner shimmering, inviting meditative immersion. Her central theme is the "aesthetics of silence"—a state of absolute calm. Successful exhibitions in major Ukrainian museums and participation in prestigious European residencies, such as "Gaude Polonia" and "Academy of Ceramics Gmunden," have established her as a master of timeless beauty in minimalist forms. Her art is a dialogue about the eternal through the prism of modern visual laconism.
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Credentials
Awards
- 2021 Nominee for the Women in Arts Award (Visual Arts category), organized by UN Women and the Ukrainian Institute.
- 2018 First Prize Laureate of the All-Ukrainian Triennial of Painting, organized by the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (NUAU).
- 2016 Scholarship recipient of "Gaude Polonia" by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland (art residency, Krakow).
- 2014 Diploma for the best work within the O. Shatalov Young Artists Exhibition-Contest, Kyiv.
- 2012 Grant for participation in an international plein-air of contemporary art in Montenegro (Dukley European Art Community).
Solo exhibitions
- 2023 "Silence", Voloshyn Gallery, Kyiv.
- 2021 "The Edge of Light", Ya Gallery Art Center, Kyiv.
- 2019 "Beyond Time", Triptych ART Gallery, Kyiv.
- 2017 "Space of Serenity", National Museum "Kyiv Art Gallery", Kyiv.
- 2015 "City Structures", KalitaArtClub Gallery, Kyiv.
- 2013 "Landscape Rhythms", Mystetska Zbirka Gallery, Kyiv.
- 2011 "Horizon", Small Exhibition Hall of the NUAU, Kyiv.
Group exhibitions
- 2024 "Contemporary Ukrainian Landscape", Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
- 2022 "Ukraine: Resilience and Light", charity project, Berlin, Germany.
- 2021 "Three Generations of Ukrainian Landscape", National Museum "Kyiv Art Gallery", Kyiv.
- 2020 "A-24", project of young Ukrainian artists, M17 Contemporary Art Center, Kyiv.
- 2019 "Media Addiction. Reincarnation", Ukrainian House, Kyiv.
- 2018 "All-Ukrainian Triennial of Painting", Central House of Artists, Kyiv.
- 2017 "Kyiv Landscape", Museum of Kyiv History, Kyiv.
- 2016 "Gaude Polonia Laureates Exhibition", Bunkier Sztuki Gallery, Krakow, Poland.
- 2015 "Museum Collection. Ukrainian Contemporary Art", Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
- 2014 "New Wave", Art Kyiv Contemporary project, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
- 2013 "Landscape of the Mind", international project, Dukley Art Center, Montenegro.
- 2011 "Independent", 20th Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence exhibition, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
Media coverage
- 2023 Dom Utopii (Poland) "Words hidden in clay vessels", 2023 — https://domutopii.pl/aktualnosci/slowa-ukryte-w-glinianych-naczyniach/
- 2023 Office Ukraine "Presenting artist Maryna Shtanko (Talutto)", 2023 — https://www.facebook.com/office.ukraine.artistshelp/posts/this-week-we-are-pleased-to-present-maryna-shtanko-marynashtanko-an-artist-from-/890078016997174/
- Artmajeur "Maryna Talutto: Artist profile and gallery of works" — https://www.artmajeur.com/maryna-talutto
International fairs
- 2026 International residency exhibition "Academy of Ceramics Gmunden", Gmunden, Austria.
- 2022 International Contemporary Art Fair "ArtVilnius'22" (Shcherbenko Art Centre stand), Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2022 International project "STILL", Red Carpet Art Award and Caritas Wien, Vienna, Austria.
- 2022 Charitable exhibition "Ukraine: Resilience and Light", Berlin, Germany.
- 2016 "Gaude Polonia" laureates exhibition, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery, Krakow, Poland.
- 2013 International project "Landscape of the Mind", Dukley Art Center, Kotor, Montenegro.
Personal
- 2021 Expert Evaluation: Nominee for the Women in Arts Award (2021), recognizing women for their significant contribution to the visual arts of Ukraine and professional excellence.
- 2017 Institutional Recognition: Holding a solo exhibition at the National Museum "Kyiv Art Gallery" (2017), confirming high professional status and museum-level artistic value.
- 2016 International Mobility: Successful completion of prestigious European residencies, including the "Gaude Polonia" program (Poland, 2016) and the "Academy of Ceramics Gmunden" (Austria, 2026).
- Original Technique: Development of a recognizable style of "architectural minimalism" in painting, where complex multi-layered glazing creates an effect of inner luminescence of the canvas.
- Private Collections: The artist's works are held in significant private collections in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, France, Austria, and the USA.
