Nikita Kadan b. 1982
Nikita Kadan (b. 1982 in Kyiv, Ukraine) works with painting, graphics, and installation, often collaborating interdisciplinary with architects, sociologists, and human rights activists. He is a member of the artist group R.E.P. (Revolutionary Experimental Space) and a founding member of Hudrada (Artistic Committee), a curatorial and activist collective.
Nikita Kadan has recently been featured in important solo and group exhibitions, including "Artists in Time of War" at Castello di Rivoli (Turin, Italy), "Skin and Shell" at the Lewben Foundation in Vilnius (Lithuania), and "The Fire and the Ashes" at the Museum Sztuki in 2023. In 2021, the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kyiv (Ukraine) devoted a major solo exhibition to him, following the initiative of MUMOK (Vienna, AT), which held his first institutional and international solo exhibition in 2019. Nikita Kadan was the winner of the Pinchuk Art Centre Prize in 2011 and the recipient of the Special Prize of the Future Generation Art Prize in 2014. He also participated in the Ukrainian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2015 and the parallel program of the 59th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 2022.
Nikita Kadan’s works are included in public collections, such as Centre Pompidou in Paris, Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, M HKA – Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, mumok (Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien), National Art Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv, Arsenal Gallery in Białystok, Military History Museum in Dresden, The Art Collection Telekom, The Kingdom of Belgium, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FRAC Bretagne, and Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato.
Tryvoha
7 March - 27 April 2025Kyiv'tryvoha' translates as [Anxiety] in English. Artists: Vlada Ralko, Lesia Khomenko, Mykola Ridnyi, Oleksiy Sai, Nikita Kadan, Yevgenia Belorusets, Davyd Burliuk, Kostiantyn-Vadym Ihnatov, Oleh Holosiy. Voloshyn Gallery is pleased to...Read moreThe Radial Bone
1 December 2024 - 25 February 2025MiamiVoloshyn Gallery is pleased to present The Radial Bone , a solo show by Nikita Kadan on view at the gallery’s Miami location. The Radial Bone exhibition structure is arranged...Read moreAvert Your Eyes
12 October - 10 December 2024Voloshyn Gallery presents a special pop-up exhibition Avert Your Eyes, on view on October 12 - December 10, 2024 in New York City, 25 Peck Slip. A phrase used to...Read moreLooking into the Gaps
1 June - 7 July 2024KyivVoloshyn Gallery presents the group project 'Looking into the Gaps'. The exhibition is curated by Nikita Kadan. ‘We generally didn't like to look into the distance. Rather, to the side,...Read moreThe Ray Penetrates the Soil
23 February - 31 March 2024KyivVoloshyn Gallery presents a solo exhibition of the Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan “The Ray Penetrates the Soil ” in Kyiv. Nikita Kadan is one of the leading artists of his...Read moreNo Grey Zones
7 October - 29 November 2023MiamiVoloshyn Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of its first location in the U.S. in the bustling Allapattah district of Miami. The inaugural exhibition, ' Voloshyn Gallery is pleased...Read moreCamera Obscura
14 April - 21 May 2023KyivVoloshyn Gallery re-opens in Kyiv, Ukraine with the group exhibition Camera Obscura. Participants: Krasimira Butseva, Open Group artist collective, Nikita Kadan, Lesia Khomenko, Brilant Milazimi , Mila Panic, Vlada Ralko...Read morePreview
11 - 23 April 2023Voloshyn Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the seventh edition of 'Preview ' exhibition, organized by BeAdvisors Art Department and GoLab Agency . Our gallery will proudly present...Read moreArtists Know Better
8 October - 11 November 2022Voloshyn Gallery, together with Dallas Art Fair Projects , presents ARTISTS KNOW BETTER , an exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian artists reflecting on the radical situation of russia’s full-scale war against...Read moreShe Asked, I Followed. Her Name Is After
24 April - 15 May 2022Fredric Snitzer Gallery and Voloshyn Gallery are proud to present a group show featuring Ukrainian artists such as Nikita Kadan, Pavlo Kerestey, Lesia Khomenko, Dana Kavelina, Oleksiy Sai, Mykola Ridnyi,...Read moreMemory on Her Face: Part II
1 - 25 April 2022Voloshyn Gallery is proud to present The Memory on Her Face: Part II , a group exhibition of Ukrainian artists featuring works by Nikita Kadan, Lesia Khomenko, Nikolay Karabinovych, Maria...Read moreThe Memory on her Face
5 February - 28 March 2022Voloshyn Gallery extended the pop-up show in Miami as the Ukrainian artists' peaceful protest against the war in Ukraine. “Voloshyn Gallery opened the pop-up exhibition The Memory on Her Face...Read more5 years ago
20 October - 14 November 2021KyivVoloshyn Gallery presents a group project of Nikita Kadan, Lesia Khomenko, Oleksiy Sai, Mykola Ridnyi, Nikolay Karabinovych, Yevgen Samborsky, Vlada Ralko, and Volodymyr Budnikov in honor of the 5th anniversary...Read moreThe Sweetest Song of Sorrow
14 October - 19 November 2020KyivVoloshyn Gallery presents the personal exhibition of Nikita Kadan entitled 'The Sweetest Song of Sorrow '. The exhibition will feature both new and older works by the artist. Among them...Read more
Voloshyn Gallery, Kyiv | Harper's Bazaar Ukraine
Katya Teller, Harper's Bazaar Ukraine, 26 March 2024Nikita Kadan | Artslooker
Illia Levchenko, Artslooker, 11 March 2024Voloshyn Gallery, Miami | Bmore Art
Laurie Rojas, Hyudai Artlab, 5 December 2023Voloshyn Gallery, Miami | The Art Newspaper
Carlie Porterfield, The Art Newspaper, 5 December 2023The Memory on Her Face | The New York Times
Brett Sokol, The New York Times, 28 February 2022
Guided tour of Nikita Kadan's exhibition The Radial Bone at Voloshyn Gallery in Miami!
15 November 2024Guided tour of Nikita Kadan's exhibition The Radial Bone at Voloshyn Gallery in Miami! We are pleased to invite you to a guided tour of...Read moreNikita Kadan’s curatorial tour of the exhibition ‘Looking into the Gaps’
26 June 2024Please join Nikita Kadan’s curatorial tour of the exhibition ‘Looking into the Gaps’ at Voloshyn Gallery in Kyiv! During the tour, the curator will talk...Read more
viennacontemporary2023
7 September 2023 - 10 February 2024Voloshyn Gallery proudly presents a group project by Nikita Kadan, Mykola Ridnyi , and Vlada Ralko at viennacontemporary2023 . In the context of the ongoing...Read moreARCOmadrid 2023
22 - 26 February 2023Voloshyn Gallery, the first ever Ukrainian gallery to participate in ARCOmadrid, is pleased to present a duo project by Ukrainian artists Nikita Kadan and Mykola...Read moreEnter Art Fair 2022
25 - 28 August 2022Voloshyn Gallery is proud to present the works of Ukrainian artists Nikita Kadan, Mykola Ridnyi, Maria Sulymenko and Artem Volokitin at Enter Art Fair 2022....Read moreListe Art Fair 2022
13 - 19 June 2022Voloshyn Gallery is proud to present the works of Ukrainian artists Lesia Khomenko, Nikita Kadan and Mykola Ridnyi at Liste Art Fair.Read moreUntitled Art 2021
29 November - 4 December 2021Voloshyn Gallery is proud the present the works of Ukrainian artists Nikita Kadan and Oleksiy Sai at Untitled ART.Read moreDallas Art Fair 2021
11 - 14 November 2021Voloshyn Gallery participates in the Dallas Art Fair! This year at our booth at the Dallas Art fair we will present works by Nikita Kadan,...Read moreviennacontemporary 2021
2 - 5 September 2021Voloshyn Gallery is taking part in the international fair of contemporary art viennacontemporary, where it presents the personal project of the Ukrainian author Nikita Kadan...Read moreEXPO CHGO ONLINE 2021
8 - 12 April 2021Voloshyn Gallery is proud to present on EXPO CHGO ONLINE artists like Nikita Kadan, Lesia Khomenko, Oleksiy Say and Artem Volokitin.Read moreUNTITLED ART ONLINE 2020
31 July - 9 August 2020Founded in October 2016 by Max and Julia Voloshyn, Voloshyn Gallery specializes in contemporary art. Voloshyn Gallery showcases a broad range of media in contemporary...Read more