Artist Statement
Mariia Luiza Antuanetta focuses on depicting abstraction, nature, and architecture.
“I won't be lying if I say that art saved me. My life story is full of pain and traumatic experiences, but who among us doesn't have that? When I was a child, in order to avoid being bullied at my first school, I signed up for an art club. That's where it all began”
Mariia Luiza Antuanetta works across watercolour, acrylic, pastel and oil, constantly experimenting with technique and form. Her studies in architecture shaped her understanding of perspective and composition, which infuse her work with deliberate structure beneath its emotional surface.
Luiza’s themes range from contemplative to expressive, drawing from the world around her and the emotions it awakens. In each piece, she holds her experiences and observations, inviting viewers to see through a new lens.
The war in Ukraine has deeply affected her practice. Through her work, she hopes to affirm that beauty and peace still exist in our world—a quiet resistance to violence and despair.
BIOGRAPHY
Mariia Luiza Antuanetta Ovcharuk was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. Currently lives and works in Granada, Spain. The works are mainly on canvas but also on watercolor paper.
Luiza’s paintings are in private collections in Ukraine, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Spain.
EDUCATION
2010-2012 private lessons (Galyna Popinova workshop)
2012-2019 Kyiv State Art Lyceum named after T.G. Shevchenko
2016-2019 Faculty of Architecture.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo exhibitions
- 07.09.2023 - “My journey” in Sundvolden gallery, Hønefoss, Norway
- 24.11.2021 - "4 colors" Motlokh bar, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- 06.06.2021 - "Black. Red. White. Blue." Gnezdo bar, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- 20.12.2020 - "Women shape" Stroller Music bar, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Group exhibitions
- 19.07.2022 - "Golden sunset" (acrylic painting on canvas) Ringerikes malerklubb's member group, Norsk Samferdselshistorisk Senter, Hønefoss, Norway.
- 15.06.2021 - part of "Women shape" (works on paper) DOM Kyiv, Ukraine.
- 18.05.2018 - "Plein air in museum" (watercolour paintings) museum of Lesya Ukrainka, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- 14.04.2017 "Shevchenko's legacy" (watercolour paintings) National Museum of Taras Shevchenko, Kyiv, Ukraine.