Oksana Zmiyevska
Oksana Zmiyevska is a visual artist based in Vienna. She studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and is represented by Galerie Ernst Hilger. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is included in numerous public and private collections, including the City of Vienna and the collections of artists Amoako Boafo and Katharina Olschbaur, among others.
In 2025, she completed a one-month residency at Residency Unlimited (RU) in New York City.
Solo Exhibitions
2025 – Modern Love, Studio Offbeats Offspace, Vienna, Austria
2024 – Heroes, Nicole Gnesa Galerie, Munich, Germany
2023 – sometimes I don’t even know the reason why, Galerie Ernst Hilger Ballgasse, Vienna, Austria
2022 – Leonardo, Galeria Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2022 – Artist Statement, Parallel Vienna
2020 – Die Flügel der Nasen bebten, Aa Collections, Vienna
2018 – Roter Teppich für Junge Kunst, Showroom at Karlsplatz & Volkstheater, Vienna
2017 – Human Nature, Aa Collections, Vienna
Group Exhibitions
2025 – WAS DENKEN SIE? Statements zu Migration und Menschenrechten, Atrium des Österreichischen Kulturforums, Rome, Italy
2024 – UTOPIA DYSTOPIA, Parallel Vienna, curated by Andreas Schlichtner, Vienna
2024 – Landscapes II – Female Positions, Galerie Artecont
2023 – Virtual Exhibition: The Story of Us, Visionary Projects, New York
2023 – Wild Thing – You Make My Heart Sing, curated by Anne Avramut, NOMZ Gallery, Vienna
2022 – APOPHENIA, curated by Frenel Morris, with Kat Olschbaur, Scott Shannon, Michael Cloud, Loren Erdrich, and Lance De Los Reyes, Penthouse DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York
2020 – Das Tier in der Zukunft, Kulturverein KULM, Styria, Austria
2020 – Verspielte Zeit, Kirchberg am Wagram, Lower Austria, Austria
2020 – Parallel Vienna, curated by Dessous, Vienna
2019 – Der Mensch der Zukunft, Kulturverein KULM, Styria, Austria
2018 – Papier. Karton. Pappe, exhibition & performance, Kulturverein KULM, Styria, Austria
2018 – Konflikt und Kooperation, University of Applied Sciences Campus, Vienna, Austria
2016 – Junge Kunst, Offenes Haus Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria
2015 – MANIAC – Kunst im Kontext von Psyche, Wahn und Besessenheit, Gallery Reflektor, Vienna, Austria
2010 – Selbstporträt, KMG ART Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2010 – Essence, Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria
2010 – Vorsicht Glas! #1, Gallery Geyling, Vienna, Austria
2010 – Märzenbecher & Chips, Kunsthalle Projekt Space, Vienna, Austria
Performances
2018/19 – Ersatzstück. Ein fiktives Portrait von Orten, public space performance with Oleg Soulimenko, #komm raus – Forum Öffentlicher Raum, Vienna
2018/19 – Rendezvous at my Spot, presentation with Oleg Soulimenko, Schauspielhaus Wien, Vienna
2017 – It’s Been a (Not So) Hard Day’s Night, Raw Matters Large & Long, Vienna
2017 – Be Unreal, DerBlödeDritteMittwoch, Rhiz, Vienna
Scholarships
2018 – Fellowship with Oleg Soulimenko from kültüř gemma!, in cooperation with Schauspielhaus Wien
Residencies
2025 – Residency Unlimited (RU), New York
Selected Articles & Publications
2018 – VORmagazin, Artist of the Month, September
2021 – Les Nouveaux Riches, Malen & Leben: Oksana Zmiyevska
2022 – Les Nouveaux Riches, LEONARDO, text by Liudmila Kirsanova
2022 – Les Nouveaux Riches, Interview with Oksana Zmiyevska, text by Liudmila Kirsanova
2022 – True Love – Stories, Artist Statement for Parallel Vienna, text by Valentin Häckl
2022 – Galerie Hilger Ballgasse, exhibition text for sometimes I don’t even know the reason why, by Michaela Pedratscher
Public Collections
Wien Museum, City of Vienna