Roman Mykhailov

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Deformation of images, conceptual graphics, and social symbolism.

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"I don’t look for aesthetics in destruction; I search for the truth that remains after everything superficial has burned away."

Roman Mykhailov (b. 1989, Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian artist, graphic creator, and installation author. He lives and works in Kyiv and has been a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2010. His practice merges abstract painting, graphic art, and large-scale installations exploring destruction and transformation.

Art of Monumental Challenge: Expressionism and Conceptualism

Roman Mykhailov, born in 1989 in Kharkiv, graduated from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Since 2010, he has been a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. He lives and works in Kyiv. His work spans abstract painting, graphic art, and large-scale installations, often incorporating industrial materials and original techniques. Themes of destruction and transformation run through his practice, reflecting cultural memory and human inner states. He has participated in international group exhibitions such as the III Odesa Biennale of Contemporary Art (2013), “I am a drop in the ocean” (Vienna, 2014), “Paper.World.Art” (Kyiv, 2015), and the “Ukraine – scene libre” festival (Paris, 2015). His solo projects have been showcased in Kyiv and Budapest, as well as at European art fairs.

Represented by

Mironova Gallery

Credentials

Awards

2017 Winner of the Best Fashion Awards in the "Fashion Video" category (collaboration with FROLOV brand).
2015 Shortlisted (Nominee) for the PinchukArtCentre Prize (international prize for young Ukrainian artists).
2015 Laureate of the Non-Stop Media Festival, Kharkiv.
2011 Winner of the Young Artists Competition at Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.

Solo exhibitions

2019 "The Unseen," Nebesna Gallery, London, UK.
2018 "Only now Only never," F.A.C.E. Foundation, Kyiv.
2018 "No game no hero" (PinchukArtPrize 2018 Shortlist), PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv.
2018 "Fear," Karabanov Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2018 "Permanent Revolution," Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
2017 "ART WORK," Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv / CC "Zamek," Poznan.
2017 "Show Promise," Lviv Art Palace, Lviv.
2017 "Fragility," Vovatanya Gallery, Kharkiv.
2016 "The Wall," Nebesna Gallery, London, UK.
2015 "Burned," Vovatanya Gallery, Kharkiv.
2014 "Waiting for the Sun," Vovatanya Gallery, Kharkiv.

Group exhibitions

2021 "30 Years of Independence," M17 Contemporary Art Center, Kyiv.
2018 "Permanent Revolution," Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
2018 PinchukArtCentre Prize 2018 Nominees Exhibition, Kyiv.
2017 "Show Promise," Lviv Art Palace, Lviv.
2017 "ART WORK," Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv / "Zamek" Culture Centre, Poznan, Poland.
2015 "Ukraine – scene libre," Paris, France.
2015 "Resentment," Vilnius, Lithuania.
2015 "Paper.World.Art," Kyiv.
2015 PinchukArtCentre Prize 2015 Nominees Exhibition, Kyiv.
2015 "Enfant Terrible," National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU), Kyiv.
2014 "I am a Drop in the Ocean," Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria.
2014 "The Show within the Show," Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
2013 III Odessa Biennale of Contemporary Art, Odesa.
2011 "Collective Dreams," Institute of Contemporary Art Problems, Kyiv.

Media coverage

International fairs

2019 Volta Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
2018 Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair, Moscow.
2017 Art Vilnius, International Contemporary Art Fair, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2017 Kyiv Art Week, International Art Festival, Kyiv.
2016 Art Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2015 Art Paris Art Fair, Grand Palais, Paris, France.
2015 Kyiv Art Hospitality, Kyiv.
2014 ViennaFair, Vienna, Austria.
2013 Art Moscow, International Art Fair, Moscow.

Personal

2017 Winner of the Best Fashion Awards in the "Fashion Video" category (collaboration with FROLOV brand).
2015 Laureate of the Non-Stop Media Youth Project Festival, Kharkiv.
2011 Winner of the Young Artists Competition within the "Незалежнi" (Independent) project, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.