PinchukArtCentre Presents an Exhibition of the 18 Artists Shortlisted for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2022

The PinchukArtCentre (Kyiv, Ukraine) presents an exhibition of the 18 artists shortlisted for the 7th edition of the PinchukArtCentre Prize, a nationwide prize in contemporary art for young Ukrainian artists aged 35 or younger. Featuring new and recent works, the show brings together a representative selection of artists and artist collectives from all over Ukraine including artists living currently abroad. 

During the exhibition preparation, the shared feelings among the participants embodied in the title of the exhibition – UNITED. This unity is present in the Art centre's halls, and will remain in new relationships, overcoming distances and challenges. Making art during the war is not only an opportunity to reflect on a traumatic historical experience but also a powerful form of resistance.

The 18 nominees for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2022 were shortlisted by an independent selection committee from more than 1000 applicants. The shortlist includes: Mykhailo Alekseenko (32, Kyiv), Yana Bachynska (31, Lviv), Yuriy Biley (34, Uzhhorod/Wroclaw/Berlin), Artem Humilevskyi (36, Mykolaiv), Viktoriia Dovhadze (30, Lviv), Yuri Yefanov (32, Kyiv), Dana Kavelina (27, Melitopol/Lviv/Berlin), Nikolay Karabinovych (34, Kyiv/Antwerp), Dariia Kuzmych (31, Kyiv), Kateryna Lysovenko (33, Odesa/Kyiv), Krystyna Melnyk (29, Kyiv), Pavla Nikitina (25, Brno), Anton Saenko (33, Sumy/Kyiv), Oleksandr Sirous (26, Kharkiv/Kyiv), Maksym Khodak (21, Bila Tserkva/Kyiv), Petro Vladimirov (29, Luhansk/Warsaw) and Oleksandra Maiboroda (26, Kyiv/Warsaw), Daniil Revkovskiy (29, Kharkiv) and Andriy Rachinskiy (32, Kharkiv), commercial public art (30, Kyiv/36, Odesa).

This exhibition of the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2022 is curated by Ksenia Malykh, Head of the Research Platform of the PinchukArtCentre and Oleksandra Pogrebnyak, Junior Curator. 

The winners of the Prize will be announced at an award ceremony in April 2023. A distinguished international jury will award the Main Prize of UAH 370 000 and two Special Prizes of UAH 90 000 each. A Public Choice winner will be chosen online by the visitors attending the exhibition of the shortlisted artists and awarded UAH 37 000. 

The winner of the Main Prize will be automatically included in the shortlist of the Future Generation Art Prize 2023 – an international art prize for young artists, established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009. Also his/her artwork will be presented in PinchukArtCentre and as a part of “The Future Generation Art Prize 2023 @ Venice” exhibition at the 60th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia.

The exhibition will be open from December 7 2022 to April 2023 in the PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv, Ukraine. Opening hours: Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 8 pm. Admission is free.

Established by the PinchukArtCentre in 2009, the PinchukArtCentre Prize is a biannual nationwide contemporary art prize to Ukrainian artists aged 35 or younger. This is the first private art prize in Ukraine to discover, recognize and give long-term support to a new generation of emerging Ukrainian artists.

By setting up the Prize, the PinchukArtCentre strives to raise interest in contemporary art among the Ukrainians and to form, by providing support for creation of new art works, a critical mass of new generation artists who would be successful on both national and international art scenes.

Winners of the previous editions of the PinchukArtCentre Prize: 

Main Prize winners: 

2020: Group Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei (Kolomiya/Kyiv),

2018: Anna Zvyagintseva (Kyiv),

2015: Open Group (Lviv),

2013: Zhanna Kadyrova (Kyiv),

2011: Nikita Kadan (Kyiv),

2009: Artem Volokitin (Kharkiv).

Special Prizes winners: 

2020: Nikolay Karabinovych (Odesa/Ghent) and Uli Golub (Kharkiv/Wroclaw),

2018: Nikolay Karabinovych (Odesa), Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei(Kolomiya),

2015: Anna Zvyagintseva (Kyiv), Alina Kleitman (Kharkiv),

2013: Open Group (Lviv), Lada Nakonechna (Kyiv), Daniil Galkin (Dnipro),

2011: Zhanna Kadyrova (Kyiv), Serhiy Radkevych (Lutsk),

2009: Oleksii Salmanov (Kyiv), Masha Shubina (Kyiv).

Public Choice Prize winner: 

2020: Group Daniil Revkovskiy and Andriy Rachinskiy (Kharkiv), 

2018: Alina Kleitman (Kharkiv),

2015: Anna Zvyagintseva (Kyiv),

2013: Anatoly Belov (Kyiv),

2011: Mykyta Shalennyi (Dnipro), 

2009: BLUMOLOKO.

PinchukArtCentre

was founded in September 2006 by businessman and philanthropist Victor Pinchuk. It is one of the largest and most dynamic private contemporary art centres in Central and Eastern Europe. With over 3 million visitors, the PinchukArtCentre has become an international hub for contemporary art, developing the Ukrainian art scene while generating critical public discourse for society as a whole.

For 15 years, the PinchukArtCentre has provided free access to new ideas, perceptions and emotions. Its exhibition program investigates national identity in the context of international challenges. It engages the public in a dynamic dialogue through a full range of educational and discursive events.

In 2016, the PinchukArtCentre launched Research Platform as a pioneering project that aims to generate a living archive of Ukrainian art from the early 1980s through to the present. The research is regularly shared with the public through exhibitions, publications, and discussions. 

Simultaneously, the PinchukArtCentre invests in the next generation through the Future Generation Art Prize and the PinchukArtCentre Prize, awards for young contemporary artists aged 35 or younger. These prizes have made the institution a leading centre for the best emerging artists worldwide while empowering a new generation in Ukraine.

The PinchukArtCentre is located in Kyiv’s historic architectural complex in the Besarabka area, which underwent a major renovation in the beginning of the 21st century. The interior architecture for the centre was developed by the French architect Philippe Chiambaretta. Currently, the PinchukArtCentre occupies six floors with exhibition spaces on four floors, library, education room, book store, video-lounge and café. The total exhibition space amounts to more than 3000 sq. meters.

Official website: pinchukartcentre.org