Olena Kvit (PhD) is a Ukrainian research-based artist living and working in the South of France. Her practice is situated at the intersection of deep analytical methodology and expressive painting. Her practice is defined by a unique synergy: the bold, saturated color palette of her Ukrainian heritage meeting the transformative light of the South of France. Using her background in systematic analysis, Olena deconstructs landscapes into rhythmic forms and chromatic energy, creating intellectual spaces that celebrate the vibrancy of life.Her work has been recognized by institutions such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne, marking her high institutional standing.

EXHIBITIONS 2022–2025

• 2025, October — 47th Salon d’Automne de Carcassonne, Carcassonne (11)
• 2025, June–July — Galerie Artcassonne, Carcassonne (11)
• 2025, March–August — Galerie La Friche, Carcassonne (11)
• 2024, October–November — 46th Salon d’Automne de Carcassonne, Carcassonne (11)
• 2024, September — Symphony of Colour, group exhibition, Salle des Voûtes, Azille (11)
• 2024, April–May — Create Your Citizenship!, group exhibition, Espace Gibert, Lézignan-Corbières (11)
• 2024, March — Festival des Artistes, Foire de Printemps, Montpellier (34)
• 2023 — Short Shadows of a Long Summer, solo exhibition, Chapelle des Dominicaines, Carcassonne
• 2023, October — 45th Salon d’Automne de Carcassonne, Carcassonne (11)
• 2023 — 15th Festival of Contemporary Art “Cours et Jardins des Arts”, Vers Pont du Gard (30)
• 2023, July — Estivales Lagorre, Seix (09), group exhibition
• 2023, April - May — 3rd Biennale SemeArt 2023, Séméac (65)
• 2022 — group exhibition “Liberty”, Le Forum, Nice (06)
• 2022 — group exhibition “Glory to Ukraine”, Galerie V&A, Sarlat-la-Canéda (24)

EDUCATION

2020–2021 — Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA — online program

2019 — International Art Management Specialization, Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine

2008–2011 — Advanced training in painting, private studio of Leonard and Olena Slavovi, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

2008–2012 — Postdoctoral research in Business Administration, National University of Food Technologies, Kyiv, Ukraine

1997–2002 — PhD in Economics, Institute of Agricultural Economics, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

1991–1996 — Master’s Degree in Management, National University of Polissia, Zhytomyr, Ukraine