Katerina Ganchak
Katerina Ganchak (b. Uzhgorod) studied at the National Academy of Arts in Lviv, Ukraine, and lives and works in New York. Ganchak most often focuses on the abstract, seeking to represent an unrepresentable, all-powerful force through her work across painting and glass sculpture.
Over the past 18 months, Ganchak has turned inwards, creating a suite of powerful watercolors exploring the individual and collective grief of expatriate Ukrainians watching the destruction of their homeland from the other side of the world. The watercolors explore two primary subjects: abstracted interpretations of widely broadcast images of the war, and introspective studies of subconscious emotions brought about by the conflict. The works play with the properties of watercolor to create imagery which is both brutal and ethereal, and unsparing in its honest engagement with the day-to-day reality of Ukraine.
Sonya Gallery features three recent watercolors by Ganchak, all inquiries into the artist’s psyche and experience as a Ukrainian experiencing the war through the lens of technology and personal communication with friends and family back home.
Katerina Ganchak has exhibited throughout Ukraine and the United States, including in recent shows in New York and in Los Angeles with Sonya Gallery.
Where The Lines Are Drawn, 2023. Watercolor on paper.
18 x 24 in (45.7 x 61 cm)