Serhiy Savchenko
is a Ukrainian contemporary artist whose work explores the intersection of abstraction and perception. His paintings are defined by layered structures, texture, and a distinctive visual language that reflects both contemporary sensibilities and deeper human experience.
Born in Lviv, Ukraine, he has developed an individual artistic approach rooted in experimentation and materiality.
He is currently based between Lviv, Ukraine and Gdańsk, Poland.
Artistic Journey:
Savchenko’s artistic journey began at an early age, leading him to formal education at the Lviv National Academy of Arts. Here, he honed his skills and developed a keen eye for detail and composition. Over the years, Serhiy’s work has evolved, embracing various mediums, with a particular focus on oil and acrylic on canvas. His commitment to pushing the boundaries of artistic expression has earned him recognition both locally and internationally.
Artistic Style and Influence:
Serhiy Savchenko’s art is characterized by its vibrant use of color, intricate textures, and dynamic compositions. His works often depict fantastical landscapes and abstract forms, inviting viewers into a world where reality and imagination intertwine. The themes explored in his paintings include the complexities of human existence, the beauty of nature, and the impact of time on both.
Influenced by the surrealist movement, Savchenko’s pieces often evoke a sense of dreamlike wonder, while his abstract approach allows for a multitude of interpretations. His ability to convey deep emotions and narratives through abstract forms and surreal elements sets his work apart in the contemporary art scene.
Exhibitions and Achievements:
Serhiy’s work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions across Europe, including prestigious galleries in Ukraine, Germany, and France. His paintings are held in private collections worldwide, reflecting his growing influence and the universal appeal of his art.
Artist Statements:
“In my work, I seek to capture the unseen – the emotions, dreams, and experiences that shape our inner worlds. Each painting is an invitation to embark on a journey of exploration, to uncover the hidden stories within the colors and forms. Art is a universal language, and through it, I strive to connect with viewers on a deeper, more personal level.”
“My works are, for me, merely a means that allows me, on one hand, to communicate with the world, and on the other, to move forward within it, leading those who resonate with them along with me.”
Born in Lviv, Ukraine.
In 1991 graduated from the Lviv College of Decorative and Applied Arts named by I. Trush.
1998 graduated from the Lviv Academy of Arts.
Works in the field of painting, drawing, photography, video, animation, street sculpture, objects.
Ex Curator of residencies program in the Museum of Ideas in Lviv, Ukraine
Participates in international residencies, workshops, and art events in Ukraine and worldwide.
Founder of the Savchenko Gallery and Savchenko Foundation in Gdansk, Poland.
Lives and works in Lviv, Ukraine and Gdansk, Poland
Awards and Honors, Scolarships2024
Gdańsk Cultural Grant, 1st Edition 2024 Serhiy Savchenko “From the History of Gdańsk. Selected Stories”
Cultural Scholarship of Mobility from the City of Gdańsk, Project “Residency in Graphic Studio Dublin”
2022
Cultural Scholarship from the Marszałek of the Pomeranian region, Project “Outlands”
Cultural Scholarship from the City of Gdansk, Project “Seemingly Invisible”, film “Gdansk – Movement”
2021
Cultural Scholarship from the City of Gdansk, project “You Are What You Are Looking At”
2012
Winner of competition by «d’Clinic art residence, Lendava, Slovenia
2008
First premium, “Vysokyy Zamok”, Lviv, Ukraine
2001
4th premium, Painting Triennial, Kyiv, Ukraine
1999
Certificate of recognition; European Art, section Austria. European Academy of Arts, Linz, Austria
Silver Medal and Certificate, European Art, section Austria. European Academy of Arts, Linz, Austria
1998
Diploma, “Vysokyy Zamok”, Lviv, Ukraine
1997
Certificate of recognition; European Art, section Austria. European Academy of Arts, Linz, Austria
Diploma, “Vysokyy Zamok”, Lviv, Ukraine
Selected solo exhibitions:
2026
“Back Home”, Gallery “Veles”, Lviv, Ukraine.
2025
“Singing”, Lviv National Opera theater, Lvv, Ukraine
“IRREVERSIBLE PERSPECTIVE”, Shum gallery, Lviv, Ukraine
“Peaceful intentions” , Gallery PRO ARTE, Zielona Gura, Poland
2024
“From the history of Gdansk. Selected histories.”, Baltic Culture Center in Gdansk, Poland,
Coexistence, Gallery-68, Copenhagen.
MUSE, MACHT UND MENSCH, Römer + Römer | Serhiy Savchenko | Thomas Klingenstein, Galery Mutter Fourage, Wansee, Berlin, Germany,
“Ruines and reproductions”, Dzyga Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine.
2023
“In any case, do not stop for a long time,” Triptych-Art Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Wardrobes / Rooms,” Savchenko Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
2022
People, Wars, and the Animals, Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine
Outlands, “Dzyga” Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine
“Seemingly Invisible,” Savchenko Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
2021
Disinfected,” Art project by Olena Dats’ and Serhiy Savchenko, Olena Dats’ Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine
“Untouchable/Recitation of Silences,” Bednarska/Savchenko, Akatlar Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
“You Are What You Look At #2,” Solo exhibition, Savchenko Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
2020
Kamila Bednarska / Serhiy Savchenko “As Compensation for Us Love Remains…,” Savchenko Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
2019
“Ruin And Reproduction” by Serhiy Savchenko and “Dying Warriors” by Erik Mai, Savchenko Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
“You Are What You Look At,” Savchenko Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
2018
“Savchenko,” Galerie Hebert, Grenoble, France
“Selected Histories,” Mokotowska Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2017
“That Will Never Come..,” Kamila Bednarska & Serhiy Savchenko, Gallery Tryptych Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Returning with the Arrow,” Plac Izolanov, Izola, Slovenia
“Serhiy Savchenko and the Enduring Resistance of Vision,” White World Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2016
“Dispersion,” Gallery Tryptych Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Public Relations,” Serhiy Savchenko & Coproduction, Gallery MEF, Izola, Slovenia
“Author Project,” Vlod Kaufman & Serhiy Savchenko, Lviv Art Palace, Lviv, Ukraine
2015
“Erotica in Landscapes,” by Serhiy Savchenko, “From Pragmatism of Malevich to Godless Case” by Alyaksandr Zabavchik, Gallery “Anarkhia,” Kopavogi, Iceland
“Earth” – Graphic, Paintings, Gallery Tryptych Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Not My Shadow, Not My Body?,” Gallery “Ye,” Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
“Le Gens,” Gallery Hebert, Grenoble, France
2014
“Intimacy,” Gallery Tryptych-Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Intimacy,” Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine
“Intimacy,” Gallery Red Black, Kaniv, Ukraine
2013
“Process and Matter,” Scherbenko Art Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Serhiy Savchenko, Paintings,” Gallery Tryptych Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
2012
Solo exhibition with Ustym Fedko in Casa de Teatro, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
“Paintings of Serhiy Savchenko,” Regional Art Museum in Khmelnyckyy, Ukraine
2011
“Paintings,” Gallery Uzhgorod, Uzhgorod, Ukraine
“School Fiction,” Gallery Detenpula, Lviv, Ukraine
“Back to Color,” Gallery Tryptych-Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
2010
“Day of Knowledge,” Gallery Green Sofa, Lviv, Ukraine
“Ethno,” Gallery Tryptych, Kyiv, Ukraine
2009
“Lisova-44,” Gallery Tryptych, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Graphic Works,” Gallery Nine by Five, Fremantle, Australia
“Landscapes,” Gallery -68, Copenhagen, Denmark
“New Works,” Peace and Colour Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Gallery In Art, Berlin, Germany
Gallery Volga, Moscow, Russia
2008
“Big Red Mama,” Gallery Volga, Moscow, Russia
“New Works,” Gallery Kunst-und Kulturraum, Zürich, Switzerland
Gallery A-House, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Chorus,” Gallery Bottega, Kyiv, Ukraine
Peace and Colour Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom
“Chorus,” Gallery Volga, Moscow, Russia
“Prints,” Gallery Maritime, Odesa, Ukraine
Gallery Appia, Grenoble, France
Gallery–68, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2007
Gallery E.M., Kollum, Netherlands
Gallery Tryptych, Kyiv, Ukraine
Gallery Dzyga, Lviv, Ukraine
Peace and Colour Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Maritime Gallery, Odesa, Ukraine
Gallery Arte Plurali, Audincourt, France
Gallery-68, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2006
Gallery Appia, Grenoble, France
Peace and Colour Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Gallery-68, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005
Gallery Dzyga, Lviv, Ukraine
Gallery A-House, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Drawings from the Land,” Gallery Maritime, Odesa, Ukraine
Gallery-68, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004
“Photo-Paintings,” Gallery Dzyga, Lviv, Ukraine
Gallery Appia, Grenoble, France
Gallery Quedar, Strasbourg, France
Maritime Gallery, Odesa, Ukraine
Gallery-36, Kyiv, Ukraine
Gallery-68, Copenhagen, Denmark
Peace and Colour Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2003
The Laurier Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Maritime Gallery, Odesa, Ukraine
2002
Gallery Dzyga, Lviv, Ukraine
Gallery „Galia”, Bordeaux, France
Gallery Appia, Grenoble, France
Gallery-36, Kyiv, Ukraine
Gallery-68, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001
Gallery-36, Kyiv, Ukraine
Gallery Galia, Bordeaux, France
2000
“Black-Transparent,” Gallery–36, Kyiv, Ukraine
Gallery Appia, Grenoble, France
1999
Gallery-36, Kyiv, Ukraine
1998
Gallery-36, Kyiv, Ukraine
1997
Gallery Laurier, Toronto, Canada
Pavlovsky Arts and Crafts, Utrecht, Netherlands
1996
Lviv Historical Museum, Ukraine
Gallery Sparkasse, Bad Leonfelden, Austria
Lviv Palace of Art, Lviv, Ukraine
Gallery RDCV, Prague, Czech Republic
1994
Museum of Ethnography, Lviv, Ukraine
Selected group exhibitions:
2026
“Polit”, Gallery “Svitlo”, Lviv, Ukraine
2025
Wunderland der Wirklichkeiten, Galerie Mutter fourage, Wannsee, Berlin, Germany.
“A Little Prince”, Zenyk Art Gallery , Lviv Ukraine
“Lost Man” International Exhibition of Graphics and Drawing, Krakow, Poland
2023
“Unwanted lands” as part of installation “Ukrainskyy Zriz” at the Congress of Culture, Lviv, Ukraine
2022
Individual Formats, Ukrainians, Gallery Mutter Fourage, Berlin, Germany
Project “Outlands”. Triennial of Ukrainian Contemporary Art, Ukrainskyy Zriz, “Unmutted”, Kaunas, Lithuania
2021
New Jorg Gallery, Group exhibition, Kalmthout, Belgium
“New icon”, exhibition of contemporary icons, presentation of installation “Meeting/Transfiguration” (painting, video), 18th Warsaw Art Fair, presented by Savchenko Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
“Unselected Stories”, Serhiy Savchenko, Graphic works, Malbork Centre Culture and Education, Nova Gallery, Malbork, Poland
2020
Trisiti###3, festival of PrintScreen, Savchenko, Gallery, Gdansk Academy of Arts, tuBaza, Gdansk, Poland
2017
5th Odesa Biennale of Contemporary Art, video-animation “Yych-1” & Yych-2, Odesa, Ukraine
Ukrainian Modern Graphic (Ukrajinski Moderno Crtez), Gallery Zvonimir, Zagreb, Croatia
“Equally different”, art project by Art-huss, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2016
“Author Project”. VlodKaufman & Serhiy Savchenko, in the frame of Week of Actual Art in Lviv, pilot project ”Leminarium”, Lviv Art Palace, Lviv, Ukraine
“Intimates”, Kamila Bednarska & Serhiy Savchenko, Novica, Poland
Gewalt, Macht, Herrcher, Kunstpreis Worpswede 2016, Berlin, Germany
“JPS” (Jump Point Search) Ukrainian-Polish group art project, installation of street miniature, Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine
2015
Festival “Parcour del’art”, project “Intimacy”, Maison Jean Villard, Avignon, France
Festival “Parcour del’art”, project “Animation by Coproduction”, Maison Jean Villard, Avignon, France
“Earth that…”, K. Bednarska, S. Savchenko, M. Uchman, O. Khoroshko, Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine
“L’art fait Face”, Maison De Internacional, Grenoble, France
“Mur Art”, Rzeszow, Poland
“First International Festival of printmakers”, Museum of Ukrainian Paintings, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
2014
“Spanish-Ukrainian exhibition of paintings”, Gallery Cartel, Malaga, Spain
2013
“New Art Fair”, Gallery-73, Paris, France
International Art Competition “Art Revolution Taipei”, Taipei, Taiwan
2011
“Process and Matter” Olexiy Khoroshko & Serhiy Savchenko, Gallery In Art, Berlin, Germany
“Christmas Paralononormal phenomenon”, Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine
2009
“Sea-Ocean”, Municipal Gallery Lavra, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Contemporary Istanbul”, Istanbul, Turkey (by Gallery Tryptych-Art)
“Other” art project with Olexiy Khoroshko, Gogol fest, Kyiv, Ukraine (by Bottega gallery)
2006
“Art Karlsruhe, International Art Fair”, Karlsruhe, Germany (by Gallery Triptych-Art)
“Art Ireland”, Dublin, Ireland (by Gallery Art Master)
“Art International Zurich”, Zurich, Switzerland
“Art Kyiv”, Kyiv, Ukraine
“The International Art Fair”, Puro Arte-vigo
“Chelsea Art Fair”, London, United Kingdom (by Gallery Art Master)
“Art Ireland, Spring Collection”, Dublin, Ireland (by Gallery Art Master)
“Art Gratz, Akzenta Gratz”, Austria (by Gallery In Art)
“Art Metz”, Metz, France (by Gallery In Art)
“Berlin Liste”, Berlin, Germany (by Gallery In Art)
“Art International Zurich”, Zurich, Switzerland (by Gallery In Art)
“Invitation on Akt”, Gallery Tryptych-Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
2005
“International Salon of Independent Artists”, Paris, France
“Art Ireland”, Dublin, Ireland (by Gallery Art Master)
2004
“International painting Symposium”, Zelwa, Poland
“Marina-2004”, Gallery Maritime, Odesa, Ukraine
2003
“Silver Square”, Przsemysl, Poland
“Bacchanal of painting”, Gallery Marina, Odesa, Ukraine
2001
“Force line”, Gallery City-N, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
“International exhibition”, Todayji Temple, Nara, Japan
2000
“Kunsthalle Austria Bank”, Vienna, Austria
Gallery Persona, Kyiv, Ukraine
“East-West”, Gallery City-N, Kyiv, Ukraine
1999
“International Art Festival”, Kyiv, Ukraine
1998
“Robinzonada”, Khmelnytsky Art Museum, Ukraine
“Europe’Art”, Geneva, Switzerland
Triennial of painting, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Vysokyy Zamok”, Lviv, Ukraine
“Art Fair”, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1997
Gallery UCAF, Toronto, Canada
First International Gallery, Charlotte, USA
“Proposition”, Museum of Ethnography, Lviv, Ukraine
“Autumn Salon”, Lviv National Palace of Art, Lviv, Ukraine
1996
“Art club”, Khmelnytsky Art Museum, Ukraine
“Hutir-II”, Khmelnytsky-Lviv, Ukraine
“Art-Fair”, Kyiv, Ukraine
1995
“Club of Ukrainian Artists”, Prague, Czech Republic
“Lviv’s Signatures”, OR-Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
“3rd International Symposium of Art Glass”, Lviv, Ukraine
1993
Art Gallery named after A. Sheptitskiy, Lviv, Ukraine
Gallery Sparkasse, Rohrbach, Austria
“Spring 93”, National Museum in Lviv, Ukraine
1992
Lviv Picture Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine
Art Residences & Symposiums
2024,
Art REsidency in Graphic studio Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
2019
Art residence by Catena, «Cinema and identity”, Berlin, Germany
2018
Art residence by Catena, Lviv, Slavsko, Ukraine,
2017
Art residence by Catena, «Roots”, Berlin, Germany
2020
Rebart-symposium, Possnitz, Austria
Participation in BAIR Buccara art residence project
Istanbul Artist Residency -2020, Istanbul, Turkey
2019
Art residence by Catena, “Cinema and identity”, Berlin, Germany
Istanbul Artist Residency, Istanbul
2018
Art residence “Pirosmani project”, Tbilisi, Alvani, Georgia
Art residence by Catena, Lviv, Slavsko, Ukraine
2017
“Scifia”, the art symposium by White World gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
Art residence by Catena, “Roots project”, Berlin, Germany
Polish-Ukrainian International group art project residency, “Intimate Autoportrait”
2016
International Art symposium, Novica, Poland
International Art symposium, Mallnitz, Austria
International art symposium in Gallery Chervone chorne, Kaniv, Ukraine
“XXI International Symposium of Paintings Lancut-Orelec”, Lancut, Poland (by Gallery Marzenie)
Polish-Ukrainian International group art project, “Intimate Portrait” (co-curator)
2015
International Art symposium “Slovenia odperta za umetnost-2015”, Sinji Vrh, Slovenia
2013
International Art symposium “Slovenia odprta za umietnost 2013”, Sinij Vrh, Slovenia
International Art symposium “V kregu pogranicza”, Jablonka, Poland (by Gallery Marzenie)
International Art symposium, Olhon island, Irkutsk, Russia (by Gallery Art Dias)
International Art symposium on Knyazha Hora, Kaniv, Ukraine
2012
Residence “Red Gate”, Beijing, China
Residence “d’Clinic”, Lendava, Slovenia
Residency project “Ukrainian residence”, Slavsko, Ukraine
2010
International Art symposium “Zelwa”, Zelwa, Poland
2007
International Art symposium “Valmiera-2006”, Latvia
Performances, Projects, and Installations
2020
Istanbul Artist Residency -2020, Istanbul, Turkey
2016
“JPS” (Jump Point Search) Ukrainian-Polish group art project, installation of street miniature, Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine
2009
“Other” with O. Khoroshko, Week Of Actual Art in Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine
“Other” with O. Khoroshko, Gogol Fest, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Three-angel” street installation, Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine (2009-2017)
2008
Lviv Fashion Week, conceptual project “FIELD” with V. Kaufman, Expo center
Curated and Co-curated events:
2007-2014 International Art Symposiums “Chervone-Chorne ”, «Knyazha Hora, Kaniv, Ukraine,
2011 Art project “Christmass Paralononormal phenomenon” Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine,
Art weekend “Galagany”, Kyiv, Ukraine;Ukrainian-Polish International group art project, “JPS”
(Jump Point Search), installation of street miniature, Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine
Stage design:
2017 “Garden of divine songs Wedding” – Lviv Municipal Theater,
Artistic Research and Educational Center “Word and Voice”, Lviv, Ukraine.
“Lungs”, Lviv Academical Theater by Les Kurbas; Lviv, Ukraine
“Kruten’”, First young theater of Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine
2020 Stage design on performance “Yiddish prince “ Teatr Atelier im. Agnieszki Osieckiej w Sopocie
Public Collections
Ukrainian Museum of Fine Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
KMC “Dzyga”, Lviv, Ukraine
Khmelnytskyy State Regional Art Museum, Khmelnytskyy, Ukraine
Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art named after Korsak
”Chervone-Chorne”, Kyiv, Kaniv, Ukraine
Book Design
2012 “Protoplastykon” poetry of Piotr Bussold (BUSSI)
2000 “Dog and His Friends on the Moon” by Heorhiy Khymych (2nd award of the Book of the Year-2000 National Contest) published by: a-ba-ba-ha-la-ma-ha