Yevhenii Lytvynenko is a Ukrainian multidisciplinary artist, born in 1987 and based in Kyiv. His work spans appliqué, watercolor, gouache, and graphic techniques, consistently evoking a refined existential experience through the observation of nature and its subtle phenomena. At the core of his practice is a philosophical and chromatic inquiry into the mysteries of the natural world, offering a metaphysical understanding of reality—one that is felt more than seen.
Litvinenko is best known for his "Botanical Microspace" series, distinguished by its vivid color palette and refined plant-like silhouettes.
Litvinenko’s work draws inspiration from the natural world, characterized by ornamental, flattened forms and simplified organic shapes. His practice includes spontaneous, emotionally driven pieces created in single sessions, later refined in detail. Important series include Botanical Gardens, a pivotal project in his development, and a watercolor series capturing delicate natural events such as rainfall, ripples on water, snow, and waves.
Yevhenii Litvinenko has participated in numerous international exhibitions, including iSaloni in Milan, Maison & Objetin Paris, Decorex in London, Boutique Design in New York, Zurich Design Weeks, and I am u are in Los Angeles. His works are held in various private collections both in Ukraine and abroad, and in the collection of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre in Kyiv.
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EDUCATION
2003 - 2005 Kryvyi Rih Lyceum Boarding School
2005 - 2010 Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University. Art and Graphic Arts
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026 FRAGMENT. New collection of tiles, ARVM workshop museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
2025 September Fest, A-Station, Kyiv, Ukraine
2025 DVRZ design days, Kyiv Mlyn, Ukraine
2025 Theatre of the Avant-Garde, Galerie Calabro, Zurich, Switzerland
2025 When chestnuts bloom in Kyiv, Mykhailo Hrushevsky Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
[group exhibition]
2025 Ukrainian design week Art Arsenal Kyiv, Ukraine
2025 Archive fabric & wallpapers, installation in TSUM, [group exhibition], Kyiv, Ukraine
2025 Archive fabric & wallpapers, installation in mlyn design hub, [group exhibition],
Kyiv, Ukraine
2025 Alternative wallpapers, exposition within Ukrainian Design Week, [group exhibition], Ukrainian Stock Exchange, Kyiv, Ukraine
2025 Tatami rugs, exposition within Ukrainian Design Week, Ukrainian Stock Exchange,
Kyiv, Ukraine
2025 iSaloni, [group exhibition], RHO Fiera, Milan, Italy
2025 Archive fabrics & wallpapers, Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre,
Kyiv, Ukraine
2025 Decorex, Lily atelier, Olimpia London, UK
2025 Drink & draw, 10 years, Octo tower, [group exhibition], Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 DVRZ design days, Kyiv mlyn, [group exhibition], Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 Work shop, Application, Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 Repair, New colours of Theatre, Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre,
Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 Textile limited edition TheO, Ukrainian design week Art Arsenal, [group exhibition]
Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 Alternative wallpapers, Design Living Tendency, [group exhibition] Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 Find identity, exposition within Ukrainian Design Week, Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 My dog friends, pop up charity exhibition and work shop, Kudryavka, Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 Renisence, pop up charity exhibition and work shop, Real Kyiv, [group exhibition], Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 Textile limited edition, Ukrainian Design Week, Art Arsenal Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 iSaloni, [group exhibition], RHO Fiera, Milan, Italy
2024 Textile limited edition, Kyiv Design Week, Art Arsenal Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 O.S.D. (opening of the studio), Ukrainian Stock Exchange, Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 I am u are, [furniture design] Los Angeles, CA
2024 Maison & Objet, [furniture design, group exhibition], Paris, France
2024 Boutique Design New York, [furniture design], New York
2024 Design Living Tendency, [furniture design], Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 DECOREX, [furniture design], Olimpia London, UK
2024 London Design Fair, [furniture design], London, UK
2024 Kyiv vibes, What matters [furniture design], Vienna, Austria
2023 Maison & Objet, [furniture design, group exhibition], Paris, France
2023 L'art de la Résilience, [furniture design, group exhibition], LE BHV MARAIS ,
Paris, France
2023 Zurich Design Weeks, [design, group exhibition], Thomas Kurer Galerie,
Zurich, Switzerland
2023 DVRZ design days, [group exhibition], Kyiv, Ukraine
2023 iSaloni, [furniture design, group exhibition], RHO Fiera, Milan, Italy
2018 I see it like this, [furniture design, group exhibition], Odessa, Ukraine
2016 Bologna design week, [furniture design, group exhibition], Bologna, Italy
2006 Paparazzi, [photo, group exhibition], Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
2006 BW, [photo, group exhibition], Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
2003 Ukrainian En plain air, [group exhibition], Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
2002 En plain air, [group exhibition], Poltava, Ukraine
2001 Сity exhibition, [group exhibition], Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
2000 Exhibition, [group exhibition], Apostolove, Ukraine
1999 Exhibition, [group exhibition], Zelenodolsk, Ukraine
SELECTED AWARDS
2021 ELLE decoration international design award ,wallcovering, Kyiv, Ukraine
2021 ELLE decoration international design award , best bed design, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 ELLE decoration international design award ,wallcovering, Kyiv, Ukraine
2003 Award in the Ukrainian En plain air, Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
2002 Award in the Ukrainian En plain air, Poltava, Ukraine
2000 Award in the En plain air, Apostolove, Ukraine
ART PRIZE
2025 LOEWE FOUNDATION CRAFT PRIZE [participant]
2025 foam talents 2025 [participant]
2025 Copenhagen Photo Festival [participant]
2025 OD Photo Prize [participant]
2024 Photo VOGUE Ukraine FUTURESPECTIVE [participant]
2024 Pinchuk Art Centre Prize [participant]
2014 Leica Oskar Barnack Award [participant]
COLECTIONS
Galerie Calabro, Ankerngasse 4, Zurich
Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre, Kyiv, Ukraine
Yevhenii Litvinenko features in various national private collections.