Solo exhibition by Natalia Siukhina

Thursday 24 April to Sunday 4 May 2025
Thursday to Sunday 10am to 4pm
FREE TO VISIT

Ukrainian artist Natalia Siukhina was born in 1991 in the city of Sumy, located near the border with Russia. Fleeing the war, she moved to the United Kingdom. Her entire family is still in Sumy, which is under frequent attack.

Before the war, Natalia worked as an artist and art teacher. Some of her paintings are in private collections in Italy, Norway, Ukraine, Cyprus and the USA. At home, she left an unfinished painting that she began to paint on February 23rd 2022, 1 day before the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. Since then, it has been difficult for her to continue painting in the same way she painted before the war.

This exhibition is the result of Natalia’s art therapy. To cope with constant stress, she began to draw and paint mandalas in a new technique for her. At first, the drawings were based on the schemes from the Mari Card test, and then she began to create free themes.
In her works, she reflects her emotions and feelings at the time of drawing, as well as what inspires her, distracts her from the horrors of the war in her native country and gives her strength and hope to live on.

The  proceeds of this exhibition will raise funds for Sumy Society for the Protection of Animals

The artist accepts commissions for mandalas in different colours or larger sizes than those at the exhibition, if interested, do get in touch with her to discuss an individual commission.