Krystyna Kikhno Joins the Ukrainian Fund of Digitized Art
Anna Cherevko
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Krystyna Kikhno is a young Ukrainian artist whose works explore existential questions through painting, graphics, and photography. Recently, she joined the Ukrainian Fund of Digitized Art, which has digitized 25 of her works.
About Krystyna Kikhno
Born in 2004 in Kyiv, Krystyna Kikhno studied painting at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture before choosing an independent path after her third year of studies.
She lives and works in Kyiv, maintaining a studio at the Institute of Automation. Her practice combines painting, graphic experiments, and photography, through which she investigates fragility, transformation, and the hidden layers of human experience.
In 2025, Kikhno participated in the group exhibition "Hortus conclusus" ("Enclosed Garden") at the art space "Kut", affirming her presence in the emerging Ukrainian art scene.
Krystyna Kikhno's Art Practice: Between Mortality and Tenderness
Kikhno's style is marked by a subdued, earthy palette, transparent layers, and compositions infused with emotional delicacy. She often turns to natural and animal imagery — lambs, plants, organic textures — as symbols of tenderness, vulnerability, and inner states of the human being.
Her works do not seek classical beauty; instead, they affirm vulnerability as a form of strength. Balancing material presence with an atmosphere of the mystical, she creates subtle yet powerful reflections on existence. As part of a new generation of Ukrainian artists, Kikhno gives voice to themes of corporeality and spirituality, resonating deeply with the sensibilities of our present time.
Among her notable recent works is "Deeply Calm" (2024). In this piece, the body of a lamb is rendered as delicate and almost translucent, becoming a meditation on mortality and peace. Though lifeless in its physical form, the image conveys a lingering presence, hinting at the endurance of spirit beyond materiality. The soft layering of tones emphasizes the beauty of impermanence, where tenderness and pain intertwine. The work embodies Kikhno's poetic voice — one that finds strength in fragility.
Digitized Works
The Ukrainian Fund of Digitized Art has digitized 25 works created by Krystyna Kikhno. These works are now available for viewing in full resolution on the platform’s website.
To explore more works by Krystyna Kikhno, visit her artist's profile.