5 JANUARY 2026
9 Ukrainian Art Exhibitions Worth Visiting in January
Suspilne Kultura presents a selection of Ukrainian art exhibitions to visit in January in Kyiv, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk. Some opened in late December but are still ongoing.
“Molting”
Where: “Asortymentna Kimnata,” 15 Sichovykh Striltsiv, Ivano-Frankivsk
When: until January 10, 2026, Thursday–Saturday, 12:00–18:00
Curatorial team: Clemens Poole, Daria Khrystyniuk, and Kseniya Pohrebennyk
The exhibition is the result of meetings of artists seeking to deepen or rethink their practice in Clemens Poole’s studio.
Participants discussed, shared vulnerabilities, and transformed. The outcome is reflected in the project’s title, symbolizing change and a new approach — “Molting.”
Artists: Viktoriia Vydyborets, Kateryna Kononenko, Sofiya Kurets, Daryna Olinkevych, Kateryna Petrenko, Daria Soroka, Yurko Khoroshchak, Liana Cheverdiuk, Nastia Shcherban.
“Reverse Motion. Diaries”
Where: Small Gallery of Mystetskyi Arsenal, 28 Ivana Mazepy, Kyiv
When: January 15 – February 15, Wednesday–Sunday, 12:00–19:00
Curator: Vity Kotyk
A solo project by contemporary artist and photographer Ruslana Kliuchko. The exhibition explores the experience of not/returning, examining movement between memory and reality, between a physical place and the one preserved in personal archives and memories.
Through photography, graphic, and video works, the artist creates a kind of love letter to her hometown — Khutir-Mykhailivskyi in Sumy region. Located just 10 kilometers from Russia, the project also raises questions about myth-making around territories close to the Russian border.
“Acquired”
Where: Jam Factory Art Center, 124 Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Street, Lviv
When: until January 11, 2026, Tuesday–Friday 12:00–20:00, Saturday–Sunday 11:00–20:00
Curatorial team: Valerii Veliura, Melania Heronovych, Viktoriia Kozak, Matvii Kuzminskyi, Daria Minasova, Dara Sikhovska, Lukian Sobol, Anna Fikta
The exhibition is the debut project of senior participants of the Jam Factory Art Center educational program, with works from younger groups also included.
The project’s concept revolves around a space of contradictions, revealing the complexity of the world. At the same time, unity is found in the diversity of thoughts.
Artists: Karina Bokalo, Ramina Harasymiak, Liza Dychko, Lina Didenchuk, Zlata Kachmar, Oleksandr Klapanov, Nana Kovalyshyn, Sofiia Korbutiak, Artem Mykytyshyn, Yuliana Nikolaychuk, Sofiia Osadcha, Valentyna Petronchak, Yulia Rodyk, Milada Ternova, Ivanna Tyman, Mark Shakotko.
“With Artists, Curators, and Golden Sunsets”
Where: Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts, 15–17 Tereshchenkivska Street, Kyiv
When: mid-January to March, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10:30–17:30, Thursday 12:00–19:30
Curator: Katya Libkind
The project is Anna Sapon’s first solo exhibition. Together with curator Kateryna Libkind, she co-founded the “Atelienormalno” studio for artists with and without Down syndrome, and the “Prekarnya” project — an art center for collaboration between neurotypical and neurodivergent artists.
For the exhibition, Sapon is creating two art objects and a series of 11 large “rugs” on canvas using tufting, each accompanied by a poem. Around 30 earlier works, including drawings, paintings, and texts, will also be presented.
Through her reflections, the artist seeks to evoke paradisiacal beauty via images of golden waterfalls, half-open gates, luminous air, and intensely heightened emotions.
“Ivan’s Land”
Where: Ukrainian House, 2 Khreshchatyk Street, Kyiv
When: until January 18, 2026, Tuesday–Sunday, 11:00–19:00
Curators: Tetiana Pylypchuk, Yana Polupanova
The project is dedicated to naive artist Ivan Prykhodko, who passed away in 2025.
The exhibition brings together the artist’s key works and immerses visitors in the story of his creative path. It also features Andrii Lysetskyi’s documentary film Ivan’s Land, which gave the exhibition its title.
The accompanying text is based on research by art historian Olesia Avramenko, who studied Prykhodko’s body of work during his lifetime.
“100 Goats by Lesia Patoka”
Where: Ukrainian House, 2 Khreshchatyk Street, Kyiv
When: until January 18, 2026, Tuesday–Sunday, 11:00–19:00
Curator: Oleksii Ananov
A new project by costume designer and artist Lesia Patoka. She reinterprets the image of Ukrainian Christmas — the goat — by creating one hundred masks. Made from recycled materials, the pieces can function as interior objects or become part of a costume. Each mask has its own story, voiced by Lady Kazkarka.
The exhibition rethinks tradition and history, exploring what remains relevant in today’s cultural landscape.
“Old Topchyk and His Sea”
Where: ARVM Museum-Workshop, 10B Malopidvalna Street, Kyiv
When: from January 10, Wednesday–Sunday, 12:00–19:00
The exhibition focuses on large-scale paintings, stone sculptures, and woodcuts by the artistic duo Ada Rybachuk and Volodymyr Melnichenko (ARVM), created during their travels to the Far North in the 1950s–1960s. The history of this region is told through the figure of an Indigenous resident, an elderly Nenets man named Topchyk, who became a central character in many ARVM works.
The exhibition also features an original spatial installation, Waves of the Tundra, by Tania Bakum.
The project reflects on memory, human resilience, and cultural identity in times of war and global change.
Pop-Up of Artifacts from Kherson Region
Where: The Naked Room, 21 Reitarska Street, Kyiv
When: January 12–14, Sunday–Thursday 8:00–20:00, Friday–Saturday 8:00–21:00
A charity auction of artifacts from Kherson region, organized in collaboration with volunteer Lena Samoilenko. Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, she has been helping people with disabilities and mental health conditions, as well as elderly, low-mobility, and paralyzed individuals, and supporting spontaneous animal shelters.
“Afterword”
Where: The Naked Room, 21 Reitarska Street, Kyiv
When: January 16 – February 8, Sunday–Thursday 8:00–20:00, Friday–Saturday 8:00–21:00
A solo project by Pavlo Makov, conceived as a preface to the artist’s major exhibition at the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv, scheduled for April. As part of the project, new works from the “Abracadabra” series will be presented; the full series will be exhibited in Lviv.
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