maria vashchuk
Haarlem, painter
biography
Maria Vashchuk (°1985, Kyiv, UA) is currently living and working in Haarlem, The Netherlands. She has a Ph.D. in psychology and has been selected as a part of the LIA program in Leipzig, Germany where the artist was a resident in 2020-2021. Maria Vashchuk's background shimmers through in her layered work. Her use of color, typical of the former Soviet Union, and the depiction of textiles, influenced by her fashion-minded home environment. Starting from emotions, the canvas is for Maria a way of connecting psychological and societal issues with her artistic practice. The artistry comes organically after, and partly because of, Vashchuk 's studies and practice in psychology. Reflected in a broader social context, the viewer is given insight into the intimate life of the artist. Where relationships, family, identity, and love play a major role without literally portraying them. The exposure of personal processes is shielded by literal and figurative layers that require individual interpretation. Composition and human connections and interactions are prominent in her oeuvre.
exhibitions
2023 - No Grant for a Dictator, group exhibition, Project space De Kapel, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2022 - group exhibition, Zandvoorts Museum, Zandvoort aan Zee, The Netherlands
2022 - At the coast, Group Exhibition, /THE PLATFORM, Knokke-heist, Belgium
2022 - Big Art Fair, Spring will never be the same, Hembrug terrein, The Netherlands
2022 – duo Exhibition, /THE PLATFORM, Antwerp, Belgium
2022 - Nieuw Land, solo exhibition, Castellvm Aqvae, Bloemendaal, The Netherlands
2022 – Celebration, group exhibition, Josilda da Conceição Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021 - Dwaalwegen, group exhibition, De Vishal, Grote Markt 20, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2021 - Big Art Fair, Josilda da Conceição Gallery, Hembrug terrein, The Netherlands
2021 - Art Week Amsterdam, Josilda da Conceição Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021 - 'Continuation', double solo with Tom Kraanen, Josilda da Conceição Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021 - De Woonkamer, group exhibition, Gallery Kruis-Weg68, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2021 - Between Intimacy and Aliénation, group exhibition, De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2020 – Rosebud, group exhibition, De Vishal, Grote Markt 20, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2019 – Together, duo exhibition, Gallery De Kolk, Spaarndam , The Netherlands
2019 - Die Wahlverwandtschaften, De Vishal| Grote Markt 20, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2019 - Salon des Artistes 2019 (40 women artists), Ateliers BaZtille, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
2019 - So Far So Close, group, exhibition, De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2018 - Het Atelier, group exhibition, De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2018 - Connected, Kleine Zaal, De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2018 - The Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, group exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, UK
2018 - Shell Technology Center, solo exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
