Ksenia Bilyk

Ksenia Bilyk (b. 1991, Ukraine) studied art at the Shevchenko State Art School, graduating in 2009. She then pursued a degree in architecture at the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture in Ukraine, completing her studies in 2013. In 2016, she was awarded a Master’s degree in Interior Design from the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Poland.

Her work investigates memory, shifts in perception and the distortion of consciousness. At the core of her artistic practice is an exploration of how contemporary myths are shaped by socio-political realities. She works across various media, including textiles, ceramics, graphic arts, installation, video and more.

Selected solo and group exhibitions include: International Art Biennale of Book Art, Lviv, Ukraine (2025); The Naked Room, Kyiv, Ukraine (2024);Flowers of the Childhood, Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine (2024); In Memoryat Jam Factory, Lviv, Ukraine (2024); two shows with The Naked Room at VOLTA Art Fair in New York and Vienna Contemporary Art Fair (2024); International Art Biennale of Contemporary Textile and Valuable Things, Avangarden Gallery, Kyiv, Ukaine (2024); Chimera, PUNKWG Gallery, Amsterdam (2023);I Am U Are, New York (2023); Understructure, Lista Art Basel (2023); In Ukraine, The Gallery, Dobbin Mews, New York (2022); Old Town Gallery (2022); Bratislava Design Week, Slovakia (2022); Character, Bratislava Design Week (2021); (Re)context. Fragments, Mala Gallery of the Mystecky Arsenal (2020); Let Us In Together, Clichy, France (2019); Ukraine Strong, Mystecky Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine (2018); Fashion Experiments, Center for the Study of Ukrainian Designers, New York and Tokyo (2018); Outarky (For Us By Us), Czulosc Gallery, Warsaw Gallery Weekend (2018).

Her practice has been further developed through international residencies. In 2022, she took part in programs at EKWC (European Ceramic Work Centre) and M4gastatelier, both in the Netherlands. In 2025, she participated in the CARV Residency in Cyprus.