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Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
Meet the Artist
Zoryana
Khrouchtch
multidisciplinary artist
“My works explore personal glimpses into nostalgia and kinship ties surrounding my Canadian-Ukrainian identity. By observing collected artifacts ranging from embroidered tapestries to stamps, I am able to visualize the interconnectedness between the two spaces I find to be familiar. The observation process is in constant conversation with themes of immigration, family ties, and tradition, as such values face instability amidst the current Russian-Ukrainian war. Including tiny details and small objects highlights the individual significance of each pattern, thread, and/or decoration as an inter-generational stamp of culture. In response to the present turmoil, my current body of work includes visualizations of politically charged objects and symbols, contrasting political aggression with visualizations of Ukrainian independence. ”
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Zoryana Khrouchtch is a Canadian Ukrainian multidisciplinary artist currently living and practicing in Toronto. She is in the process of obtaining a BFA from OCAD University with a minor in Creative Writing. Her work surrounds ideas of nostalgia, kinship, and cultural identity entangled with present politics.
OCAD U - Faculty of Arts & Science
Creative Writing
Minor In progress, 2024
drawing and painting oil painting creative writing
2023, Eclectic Ukrainian Futures
The Great Hall, OCAD U, Toronto, ON
2022, Deep Down My Heart Sings
Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, ON
2021, Kensington Market Art Fair (KMAF)
Toronto, ON
2020, The Thoughts Are Alive
OCAD U, Toronto, ON
2023, Av Isaacs Bursary
OCAD U
2022, Andre Beaulieu Bursary for Young Visual Artists (General)
OCAD U
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