HARMASII KRISTINA

Member of the Youth Association of the Transcarpathian Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (2009).

She was born in Stryi. In 2004, she graduated from the Uzhhorod College of Arts named after A. Erdeli majoring in “graphic design”. In 2010, she graduated from the Lviv National Academy of Arts received a degree in “art glass”. She studied at the creative studio of the professor, academician A. Bokotei. The artist considers her creative mentors to be Lesia Pryimych, Nadiia Didyk and Yaroslav Shymin.

She works in various areas of contemporary art: art glass (artistic sculpture, stained-glass, fusing, master classes, etc.). “When I entered Lviv Academy, I decided to concentrate on one thing,” the artist said. – And my grandfather was just engaged in glass-blowing. Therefore, I thought for a long time and finally chose this direction. It is a way of self-expression for me today. To work with glass is a very mysterious thing, because you will get unpredictable results for sure.” She also works in graphic art, fluorescent design and painting.

For the last 4 years she has been engaged in individual art activities. The artist designed more than a thousand items of glass jewellery. She travels a lot in the Netherlands, she is engaged in museum and animal science. Now the artist is working on a new line of necklaces “Dreams of Amsterdam”.

The author of personal exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad since 2006. For the first time she exhibited her works at the international pop-art festival “Andy Warhol Fest” / “Land art” in the birthplace of Andy Warhol in Medzilaborce (Slovakia). In Transcarpathia his first exhibition was held in 2007 – in the Transcarpathian Regional Art Museum named after Y. Bokshai. She is the participant of various plein airs and symposiums, art festivals in Ukraine and Poland.