April 2026 I hosted two intimate painting workshops, each with its own seasonal story.
The second one was inspired by European Easter traditions, light-filled spring mornings, and daffodils as their purest embodiment of renewal.
✨ Easter Light & Daffodils Workshop ✨
A hands-on painting workshop held alongside my solo exhibition at Art Space Gallery.
We’ll work with simple sculptural techniques using impasto medium and acrylic paint, exploring how light gently settles on form — creating luminous highlights, soft shadows, and a subtle relief surface.
This workshop is about slowing down, creating with intention, and building an Easter mood with your own hands.
Calm, welcoming, and designed for all skill levels.
Art Space Gallery – The Concourse
Impasto medium & acrylic on board
All materials supplied
Suitable for adults — no prior experience needed
Suitable for children 12+
Limited to just 10 participants — bookings essential
The exhibition True Blue & a Little Bit of Yellow at Gosford Community Gallery was the first of many we held during the first three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It marked a moment when art became a way to stand together, to act, and to help. Seven Australian artists of Ukrainian descent, all living and working in Australia, came together to sell artworks and raise funds for Ukrainians in need. The theme — blue and yellow — was both simple and deeply felt: a tribute to the ocean, to emotion, and to shared experience. We are endlessly grateful to everyone who visited, supported the exhibition, purchased artworks, or made a donation. This exhibition ran from 27 June to 1 July 2022, and it set the tone for everything that followed.
Cultural Performance at the Ukrainian Festival, Sydney — 2022. In 2022, I curated and produced a major cultural performance at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour as part of the Ukrainian Festival. The show was created primarily using the private collections of Roxolana Mishalow and Tanya Whitbourn, whose garments carried deep regional and historical significance. This performance was unlike any I had worked on before. All of the models were Ukrainian refugees. Each person on stage carried their own story of displacement, resilience, and survival, which gave the presentation an added layer of meaning that could not be staged or rehearsed. The vibrant regional costumes were intentionally contrasted with the visual narrative behind them. I designed a series of projected slides showing Ukrainian towns and cities before and after the war. Together, costume and imagery created a powerful dialogue — beauty and heritage set against destruction and loss. What emerged was more than a performance. It became a moment of collective remembrance and visibility, honouring Ukrainian culture while acknowledging the realities of war. Through this work, tradition was not frozen in the past, but stood firmly in the present — resilient, human, and deeply alive.
