Artist

Anastasiia Podervianska — ukrainian artist, graduate of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, in Kyiv. More than 20 solo and 50 groupe ukrainian and international exhibitions. She is represented in private and museum, institutional collections in Ukraine, Germany, Poland and the U.S.A. Member of the Artist’s Union of Ukraine, Third Place on 8th WTA World Textile Art Bienal, Madrid, Prizewinner of V Ukrainian Textile Triennial, the member of ETN and Fiber Art Fever. Lives and works in Kyiv.

"…Redefining the history of art subjects and themes, Ms. Podervianska uses the medium of textile to subvert its aura as "woman's work" and transforms it into colorful, ironic, lively and, if not, liberating objects of visual and critical impact.
Nothing could be further from her mind than the leveling of the antiquated hierarchical relationship between serious art, craft and mass culture. She generously displays a "painterly" approach that is historical, eclectic and pluralistic…"
Andrew Horodysky, The Ukrainian Weekly, November 1, 2018

"I seek to undermine the stereotype of textiles as a decorative and applied medium for women’s handiwork by using it as a medium for contemporary art. I create sophisticated and multilayered visuals by combining various techniques. My textile panels are stitched together from patches of embroidered towels and hand-stitched lacework handkerchiefs. Works contain elements of collages, brocade insets, and more. I think work with textiles is very multifaceted, always unpredictable. The textile constantly opens up new opportunities for creativity.

I think work with textiles is very multifaceted and always unpredictable. Textiles constantly opens up new opportunities for creativity. I try to create new series that aren’t similar to the previous ones..."

ANASTASIIA PODERVIANSKA