Oleg Davydenko

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Artist, sculptor, master of performance and land art.

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"Forward and upward is not just a slogan; it is an inner movement without which art is impossible. For me, there are no barriers between the volume of sculpture and the plane of painting; they are different ways to tell the same story about energy and the metamorphoses of existence."

A versatile artist combining painting, sculpture, and graphics. His work is based on the synergy of monumental forms and expressive plasticity. Exploring the boundaries between figurative and abstract, the author transforms philosophical reflections on existence into powerful visual images. His style is an intellectual dialogue with matter, where volume and color create a new emotional reality.

Oleg Davydenko is a versatile artist whose creative strategy is based on the synergy of painting, graphics, and sculpture. His journey is marked by an intellectual approach where sculptural practice takes center stage as a tool for exploring physical space and volume. Working with materials like chamotte, expanded clay concrete, and bronze, Davydenko creates forms that balance archaic monumentality with modern expression. His projects, such as the "Action" and "The Tin" series, demonstrate his ability to transform solid matter into dynamic visual imagery. Through his Gaude Polonia residency and participation in prestigious fairs like Art Paris and Rhy Art Fair Basel, Davydenko has developed a signature style where volume and color exist in inseparable unity. The artist's works are held in collections in Ukraine, the USA, Japan, and Europe, confirming his status as one of the most multifaceted masters of contemporary Ukrainian art.

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Mironova Gallery

Credentials

Awards

2024 Honorary Award from the Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art of the Korsaks (MSUMK) for significant contribution to the development of contemporary art (Manuscripts project).
2022 Diploma for Contribution to Cultural Diplomacy of Ukraine as part of the international charity project "Art of Victory" (Warsaw — London).
2017 Special Recognition from the Museum of the History of Kyiv for the conceptual project "Action-Reload."
2011 Diploma of the "Abstract Art Exhibition," Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
2009 Award from Romania at the International Art Triennial of the Carpathian Region "Silver Quadrangle," Przemysl, Poland.
2006 Scholarship recipient of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland Gaude Polonia (painting, sculpture).
1990 Honorary Diploma of the VDNKh USSR, Moscow. Award for the design and decoration of the "Kumys Set."
1987 Diploma Distinction. Decorative panel on the facade of the Myrhorod Ceramic College.

Solo exhibitions

2024 "Manuscripts", Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art of the Korsaks (MSUMK), Lutsk, Ukraine.
2023 "Light Transformation", Green Sofa Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine.
2022 "Art of Resistance", solo charity presentation, Krakow, Poland.
2019 "Manuscripts", Green Sofa Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine.
2017 "Action-Reload", Museum of the History of Kyiv, Kyiv.
2017 "The Tin", Green Sofa Gallery, Lviv.
2016 "Action", Lviv Art Palace, Lviv.
2016 "Oleg Davydenko", Dynamic Box Gallery, Biel, Switzerland.
2011 "He and She 2", Art Palace, Lviv.
2010 "He and She", Art Palace, Lviv.
2007 Solo Sculpture Exhibition, Gallery 36, Kyiv.
2004 Solo Exhibition, Dzyga Gallery, Lviv.
2000 Exhibition of Painting and Graphics, Rausbach-Waumbach, Germany.
1991 Solo Graphic Exhibition, Dyvnyy Cultural Center, Lviv.

Group exhibitions

2025 "Art of Victory", international charity project, Warsaw — Krakow — London.
2024 "Dialogue Across Centuries", Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art of the Korsaks (MSUMK), Lutsk, Ukraine.
2023 "Unbreakable Culture", joint exhibition of Ukrainian artists (Cultural Diplomacy), Bern, Switzerland.
2022 "Ukraine: Cultural Resistance", European exhibition tour (Berlin, Prague, Vienna).
2019 "Contemporary Ukrainian Landscape", National Union of Artists Exhibition Halls, Kyiv.
2016 Exhibition at Regiobank, Solothurn, Switzerland.
2015 Rhy Art Fair Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
2015 Art Paris, Paris, France.
2014 Art Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
2012 "Metamorphoses", Dara Art Center, Kyiv.
2011 Exhibition of Ukrainian Artists, Vienna, Austria.
2010 Contemporary Art Kyiv, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
2009 International Triennial "Silver Quadrangle", Przemysl, Poland.
2008 Great Sculpture Salon, Ukrainian House, Kyiv.
2006 Gaude Polonia Final Exhibition, Warsaw, Poland.
1998 "Autumn Salon", Lviv, Ukraine.

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International fairs

2025 "Art of Victory", international charity project and exhibition, Warsaw — London.
2024 "Dialogue Across Centuries", international art project, MSUMK, Lutsk (with international partners).
2023 "Unbreakable Culture", joint exhibition of Ukrainian artists, Bern, Switzerland.
2022 "Ukraine: Cultural Resistance", European exhibition tour (Berlin, Prague, Vienna).
2016 Solo Exhibition, Dynamic Box Gallery, Biel, Switzerland.
2016 Exhibition at Regiobank, Solothurn, Switzerland.
2015 Rhy Art Fair Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
2015 Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, France.
2014 Sculpture Fair at Boutique Edo Popken, Zurich, Switzerland.
2014 ART Zürich, International Contemporary Art Fair, Zurich, Switzerland.
2012 2013 | Exhibition at Regiobank, Solothurn, Switzerland.
2011 Exhibition of Ukrainian Artists, Vienna, Austria.
2010 International Exhibition of Ukrainian and Polish Artists, Rzeszów, Poland.
2009 Triennial "Silver Quadrangle", Przemysl, Poland.
2003 "Lemko Jerusalem" Exhibition, Gorlice, Poland.
2000 Solo Exhibition of Painting and Graphics, Rausbach-Waumbach, Germany.
1995 Group Exhibition of Painting, Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland.

Personal

2006 Gaude Polonia Fellow: Recipient of the prestigious scholarship from the Ministry of Culture of Poland (2006), which allowed the artist to integrate European experience into his own visual language.
International Recognition: Repeated participant in top European art fairs such as Art Paris (France) and Rhy Art Fair Basel (Switzerland), confirming his competitiveness on the global market.
Multidisciplinarity: Successful realization as a versatile artist who works equally professionally in easel painting, monumental sculpture (expanded clay concrete, chamotte), and graphics.
Geography of Collections: The author's works are officially represented in private and institutional collections worldwide: from Ukraine and Poland to the USA, Canada, and Japan.
Heritage in Urban Space: Creation of monumental works, including a decorative panel on the facade of the Myrhorod Ceramic Technical School, contributing to Ukraine's public art.