Lesia Khomenko b. 1980
Overview
                                Lesia Khomenko was born in 1980 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Graduated National academy of fine art and architecture in 2004. 2005-2006 – residency at Center for Contemporary Art at Kyiv-Mohyla academy, Kyiv; 2008 – residency at LIA (Leipzig International Art program) Leipzig. Co-founder and member of R.E.P. group (since 2004) and curatorial group Hudrada (since 2008). She was in the short list of PinchukArtPrize (2009, 2011 and 2013), Future Generations Art Prize with group R.E.P. (2012) founded by Victor Pinchuk and Kazimir Malevich Artist Award (2012 and 2016). Lives and works in New York, NY, US.
Her works are in public collections including M HKA (BEL), Ludwig Museum (HU), Art Collection Telecom (DE), and Albertinum (DE). Lesiaʼs works have been shown in several solo and group exhibitions, among others at Ukrainian Museum in New York, New York (US); Albertinum, Dresden (DE); Collateral Event of the 59th International Art Exhibition the Venice Biennial, Venice (IT); The European Parliament (BE); Museum Folkwang (DE); Fridman Gallery, NYC (US). Khomenko’s works have been covered and reviewed by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Art Newspaper, and Frieze, among others.
Lesia participated in residency programs of Oasis Pointe Residences, Miami, USA (2022 - 2023): Martha MOCA Artist Residency, NJ, USA (2022); Emergency Residency Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, PL (2022); Working Room, Ivano-Frankivsk, UA (Curated and participated, 2022); Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, AT (2020); LIA (Leipzig International Art), Leipzig, DE (2008); Visual Culture Research Center, Kyiv, UA (2005–2007).
Artworks
                                Exhibitions
                                - 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          Tryvoha7 March - 27 April 2025 Kyiv'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 more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          Avert Your Eyes12 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 more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          Through Waves and Portals24 February - 30 March 2024 MiamiVoloshyn Gallery is honored to present Through Waves and Portals , Ukrainian artist Lesia Khomenko’s first solo show in Miami. Lesia Khomenko is a prominent figure in the Ukrainian and...Read more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          No Grey Zones7 October - 29 November 2023 MiamiVoloshyn 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 more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          Camera Obscura14 April - 21 May 2023 KyivVoloshyn 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 more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          Artists Know Better8 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 more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          Women at War6 July - 26 August 2022Fridman Gallery (NYC) and Voloshyn Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine) are honored to present Women at War , curated by Monika Fabijanska . Women at War features works by a selection of...Read more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          She Asked, I Followed. Her Name Is After24 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 more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          Memory on Her Face: Part II1 - 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 more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          The Memory on her Face5 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 more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          5 years ago20 October - 14 November 2021 KyivVoloshyn 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 more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          Several Stories and Objects28 February - 31 May 2020 KyivVoloshyn Gallery is proud to present a solo show “Several Stories and Objects ” by Lesia Khomenko . The exhibition is structured as a total installation and constructed as a...Read more
- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          Lesia Khomenko and Her School6 September - 7 October 2018 KyivVoloshyn Gallery presents Lesia Khomenko ’s personal project, 'Lesia Khomenko and Her School '. According to the artist, this exhibition is about trust, self-irony and the issue of current state...Read more
Press
                                - 
                            
                                
                                
                                              Lesia Khomenko: Art and warThe Documentary PodcastBBC, 22 September 2025
- 
                            
                                
                                
                                              Lesia Khomenko unveils monumental train station work on Ukraine's Independence DayElise Morton, MSN, 28 August 2025
- 
                            
                                
                                
                                              Voloshyn Gallery, Miami | Bmore ArtLaurie Rojas, Hyudai Artlab, 5 December 2023
- 
                            
                                
                                
                                              Voloshyn Gallery, Miami | The Art NewspaperCarlie Porterfield, The Art Newspaper, 5 December 2023
- 
                            
                                
                                
                                              Lesia Khomenko THE BROOKLYN RAILNNABEL KEENAN, THE BROOKLYN RAIL, 1 April 2023
- 
                            
                                
                                
                                              Fridman Gallery and Voloshyn Gallery, ‘Women at War’, curated by Monika FabijanskaLisa Yin Zhang, Frieze, 16 December 2022
- 
                            
                                
                                
                                              FRIDMAN GALLERY AND VOLOSHYN GALLERY, ‘WOMEN AT WAR’, CURATED BY MONIKA FABIJANSKA | The New Yorkereter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 18 July 2022
- 
                            
                                
                                
                                              The Memory on Her Face | The New York TimesBrett Sokol, The New York Times, 28 February 2022
News
                                Art Fairs
                                - 
                        
                            
                                          Felix Art Fair 202428 February - 3 March 2024Voloshyn Gallery is pleased to announce the gallery’s participation in the Felix Art Fair with a selection of works by international contemporary artists including Erika...Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          Untitled Art 20236 - 10 December 2023Voloshyn Gallery participates in the Untitled Art 2023 fair with a project featuring the Ukrainian artist Lesia Khomenko and the Polish artist Karol Radziszewski ....Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          Art Cologne 202316 - 19 November 2023Hall 11.2 Booth N 9 Vip: 16 November 2023: 12:00 a.m. noon-4:00 p.m. 16 November 2023: 4:00-8:00 p.m. Public opening days: 17-18 November 2023: 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. 19 November 2023: 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. For media inquiries and additional information, please contact: info@voloshyngallery.art.Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          Art Brussels 202320 - 23 April 2023Voloshyn Gallery presents the project of Lesia Khomenko and Maria Sulymenko at Art Brussels . The practice of both artists focuses on the study of...Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          Art Athina 202216 - 19 September 2022Voloshyn Gallery is going to participate in the Art Athina 2022.Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          viennacontemporary 20228 - 11 September 2022Voloshyn Gallery participates in the international fair of modern art viennacontemporary, where it presents the project of Ukrainian artists Lesia Khomenko, Oleksiy Sai and Maria...Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          Liste Art Fair 202213 - 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 more
- 
                        
                            
                                          NADA New York 20225 - 8 May 2022Voloshyn Gallery is proud to present the works of Ukrainian artists Lesia Khomenko, Maria Sulymenko, Vlada Ralko, Oleksiy Sai and Daniil Galkin at NADA New...Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          Material Art Fair 202228 April - 1 May 2022Voloshyn Gallery presents the works of Ukrainian artists Lesia Khomenko, Kateryna Lysovenko and Anastasiia Podervianska at MATERIAL ART FAIR 2022.Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          NADA Miami 20211 - 4 December 2021Voloshyn Gallery is proud to present the works of Ukrainian artists Lesia Khomenko, Maria Sulymenko and Oleksiy Sai at NADA Miami .Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          Untitled Art 202129 November - 4 December 2021Voloshyn Gallery is proud the present the works of Ukrainian artists Nikita Kadan and Oleksiy Sai at Untitled ART.Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          Dallas Art Fair 202111 - 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 more
- 
                        
                            
                                          EXPO CHGO ONLINE 20218 - 12 April 2021Voloshyn Gallery is proud to present on EXPO CHGO ONLINE artists like Nikita Kadan, Lesia Khomenko, Oleksiy Say and Artem Volokitin.Read more
- 
                        
                            
                                          UNTITLED ART ONLINE 202031 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
Enquire
                                
 
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                