Artem Volokitin

Artem Volokitin (b. 1981, Ukraine) gained recognition in the late 2000s for paintings that combine the human figure with a heightened awareness of paint as material. His figurative work isolates human subjects against blank backgrounds, stripping away signifying context to foreground psychological content. In response to the violence and turmoil in Ukraine in recent years, his subject matter shifted toward images of explosions, marking a turn in his practice.

Volokitin was the first artist to receive the PinchukArtCentre Prize, awarded to early-career Ukrainian artists, and was a prominent figure in the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale (2015), presented as part of "Hope!" at PinchukArtCentre. He was also a shortlisted artist for the Future Generation Art Prize (2010, 2011).

His exhibition history with Voloshyn Gallery spans nearly a decade, including Photosynthesis (2016), New Perspectives: 8 Contemporary Artists from Ukraine (2017), Afterimage (2019), Artists Know Better (2022), and Sentience in Miami (2024). Other institutional presentations include the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art in Budapest, the Centre for Contemporary Art at Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, and Double Q Gallery in Hong Kong. His work has been covered by the South China Morning Post and ARTINFO.