ANNA VERIKI
Artist
Vereshchaka Anna, the artist’s pseudonym Anna Veriki. Anna was born in the city of Chernihiv, Ukraine. Currently lives and works in Kyiv. The works are mainly on canvas, the artist works in various media, mainly painting and graphics.
The works are in the state collection of Ukraine in the fund of the National Art Gallery. Anna's paintings are in private collections in Ukraine, Austria, USA,
Poland, Czech Republic, Spain and Portugal.
Education
2019
Shevchenko State Art School, faculty of painting( Kyiv)
2022
National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture, faculty of painting ( Kyiv)
Personal exhibitions
2021
"Enamel" MC "Chocolate House", curated by Oleksandr Kukhar(Kyiv)
Group exhibitions
2021
"Corners" auction house collective exhibition "Space around, space in me"(Kyiv)
Residency and exhibition "Untitled Tbilisi"(Tbilisi, Georgia)
2023
"Unbreakable", Ukainian institute of America(New York, USA)
"Future Present" gallery "Ryan Graff Contemporary"(San Francisco, USA)
"Shelter" gallery "Pellas"(San Francisco, USA)
"Vienna Art Parallel"(Vienna, Austria )
Publications
2021
Interview for VONO magazine
2022
Playboy_ART 2022 war issue
2023
Interview for "Oko.press" 2023, Warsaw
Catalog "Anna and Her Animals" from a solo exhibition, San Francisco, Ryan Graf Gallery
Publication in PLAYBOY magazine in the Art section, September 2024
Artist Statement
In her practice, Anna Vereshchaka focuses on the depiction of animals and the human
body in combination with naive elements of the red color.
Anna explores the theme of primordiality.
"For me, primordiality is something at the beginning, basic settings, simple
emotions. It is not a state complicated by circumstances. It is something that can be
divided into black and white."
For the artist, animalistic subjects are the personification of sincerity. Anna portrays her
naked body as an image of openness to the viewer, and an important aspect is that the
author does not present it as a self-portrait.
"My nudity in my works is both literal and metaphorical. When an author
demonstrates his art, he exposes himself to the viewer", the artist says.
Anna works with monochrome, which emphasizes the plot. There are also red accents in
her works.
"I like to present an intermediate, expressive, raw thought, as if you are transferring
an emotion to the canvas. Red color is very active and emphasizes
expressiveness", explains the artist.
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