Yana Tymoshenko

Yana Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian American visual artist who grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and permanently settled in New York City in 2022. She has also had the fortune of spending prolonged periods of time in other cities such as San Francisco, Atlanta, Buenos Aires, Ukraine, and Italy.

Though much of her style and skill were honed through independent experimentation and exploration, she has had some formal education, including tutelage under various Nashville-based artists throughout adolescence, online classes, and a few workshops at the Florence Classical Arts Academy. Her preferred mediums include, but are not limited to, oil paint, colored pencils, and graphite pencil. Yana’s work has been featured in virtual galleries and websites for creatives such as Art Fluent, Arts to Hearts Project, and posespace.com. In July 2025, she was awarded first place in Teravarna’s international juried art competition for the theme of Color. The following August, she was selected as a finalist for Dacia Gallery’s 15-Year Anniversary Solo Exhibition.


Artist Statement

My work aspires to reflect the zaniness of the human mind, conveying beautiful interpretations of thoughts and feelings that are common to the human condition, as well as ideas that spring from the infinite void of the mind. These ideas combine elements of reality and fantasy, as they are exaggerated and eccentric interpretations of real-life phenomena. They can encapsulate both internal, individualized experiences such as sexuality and grief, as well as broader ideas such as destiny and predation.

My style combines influences from both realism and illustration, while making use of bright, striking colors. The subjects tend to be photorealistic with a unique, abstract twist.


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