Dasha Rybina

1983

Ukraine

Dasha Rybina is a Ukranian artist, born in 1983.

Education:

2010 National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, professor’s M.A. Storozhenko class, M. A. (silver medal for the graduation work “Ordeals of Theophanes the Greek”), Kiev, Ukraine
2004 Graduated from Donetsk Art School with highest distinction, Donetsk, Ukraine

Dasha Rybina is a Ukranian artist, born in 1983. She graduated from Donetsk Art School with distinction (2004) and then studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, receiving a silver medal for her piece ‘Ordeals of Theophanes the Greek’ (Kiev, 2010). Having painted since she was young, Rybina has developed a mastery of colour and composition beyond her years.

During her experimentation, Rybina developed a technique which she names ‘Ink and Shower’; this involves ink being specially applied to large sheets of paper before being washed off with water streams. The result is a kind of relief reminiscent of historic photographs, which emphasise the contours and textures of her subjects while also subtly reimagining them. More recently, Rybina has been using increasing amounts of colour and complementary tones within her work, softening their appearance and focusing more on domestic, intimate scenes rather than on the monumental. Her paintings gently draw the viewer into their range, and invite personal interpretations of their meaning.

In a time of great difficulty and uncertainty, Rybina’s paintings subtly comment on the world, exhibiting both its beauties and its flaws. She is able to use few brushstrokes to indicate masses of detail, creating works that evoke a strong feeling of place through simple and effective techniques.

Selected Events

Solo Exhibitions:

2019 International Watercolour Biennial, Lima, Peru
2019 Project “Digit and Rose”, Tower of Philip the Fair, Avignon, France
2018 Solo exhibition “30 × 30”, Gallery ”Green Pyramid”, Sevastopol, Russia
2018 Project “Digit and Rose”, Non-Confirm Art Museum, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
2016 Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial, Shenzhen, China
2016 Solo exhibition “Up”, Sevastopol Art Museum named after M. P. Kroshitskiy, Sevastopol, Russia
2016 International Watercolor Biennial, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 – Solo exhibition “Venetian windows”, Gallery ”Green Pyramid”, Sevastopol, Russia
2014 solo exhibition “B/W”, ”Molbert” Gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
2014 Solo exhibition “Sand line”, Gallery ”Green Pyramid”, Sevastopol, Russia
2014 Solo exhibition “Kotor”, ”Molbert” Gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
2013 Solo exhibition “Sea essence”, MUSTart Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Group Exhibitions:

2018 Group exhibition “What unite us”, Rostock, Germany
2018 Two-Person exhibition “Morisol” (together with A. Votsmush), ”Pocherk” Gallery, Yalta, Russia
2017 Two-Person exhibition “Traveler’s Candies” (together with A. Votsmush), ”Pocherk” Gallery, Yalta, Russia
2016 Two-Person exhibition “Ship Side” (together with A. Votsmush), ”Pocherk” Gallery, Yalta, Russia
2016 Two-Person exhibition “Expedition” (together with A. Votsmush), ”Molbert” Gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
2014 Two-Person exhibition “Fish Noise” (together with A. Votsmush), Private Watercolor School “Brer Fox”, Moscow, Russia
2014 Two-Person exhibition “Trip around the Sun” (together with A. Votsmush), Babylon Gallery, Samara, Russia
2014 Two-Person exhibition “Crossroads” (together with A. Votsmush), “Brer Fox” Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2013 Group exhibition “Circus and Space”, Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand
2013 Project “Art Concept Plain-air -2”, Crimea, Russia
2013 Group exhibition “5 centimeters”, exhibition hall of Sevastopol city organization “National Artist’s Union of Ukraine”,Sevastopol, Russia