I Am Water. Water Is Me.

• Photographer
  Yana Gryniv
• Agency / Studio
  Yana Gryniv Fine Arts
• Photo Date
  2022
• Website
  https://www.artcontactukraine.com/

The photo shows a landscape composed of water and sky without a boundary between them. The image conveys a state of peace and serenity. It was taken in one of the foggy winter morning. All the surrounding objects seemed to have no limits and were floating in the air. Everything and everyone existed as a whole. I was the water, the sky the resting ship. The water, the sky the resting ship were me.

• Biography
  Art for Yana Gryniv is an opportunity to be heard and to encourage others to think. Her artistic path began with pottery and silk-screen printing, then she turned to stained-glass painting and later added painting, photography and installation art to her circle of activities. In 2022 in Vienna she founded a curatorial platform Art Contact Ukraine. The platform facilitates collaboration between artists, cultural/governmental/diplomatic institutions, and activists. The scope of activity is defined through conceptual art, burning issues and cultural heritage.
• Awards
  Exhibitions 2021, (Kyiv) Ukraine, "Made in UA", group exhibition 2021, (Kyiv) Ukraine, "Minimalism", group exhibition 2021, (Kyiv) Ukraine, "Texture of the Subconscious", personal exhibition 2021, (Vienna) Austria, "Botanical Variations", personal exhibition 2022, (Vienna) Austria, Museums Quartier Freiraum, "Art Fair of Ukrainian Artists", group exhibition 2022, (Vienna) Austria, Embassy of Ukraine in Austria, "Hands for Mom", group exhibition 2022, (Lviv) Ukraine, Diogenes Gallery, "Hands for Mom", group exhibition 2022, (Stockerau) Austria, Kulturzentrum Belvedereschlössl, "Artists for Peace!" Art Movement Ukraine, group exhibition 2022, (Vienna) Austria, Notgalerie at Kulturgarage, “#Ukraine Charity Auction”, group exhibition 2022, (Vienna) Austria, Volkskundemuseum, “Art Ukra?na”, group exhibition 2023, (Vienna) Austria, Alelier Rundgang, “Dinge”, artist, curated by Pablo Chiereghin and Miriam Laussegger 2023, (Lutsk) Ukraine, Museum of Modern Art Korsakiv, “Cosmohony of Senses” 2020 - participant of the Record of Ukraine "The First International Online Plein Air Ukraine 2020", Book of Records of Ukraine 2021, International Abstract Photography Awards (Ukraine), nomination 2022, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (KMoPA) (Japan), “Young Portfolio” shortlist 2022, Fine Art Photography Awards, Fine Art Section, Nomination 2022, The Prix de la Photographie Paris, Bronze 2022, International Photography Awards, 12 categories, 5 series, 1 single photo, “Official Selection” 2022, International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention 2022, Budapest International Foto Awards (bifa), Bronze, Bronze, Honorable Mention 2022, Tokyo International Foto Awards (tifa), Honorable Mention, Official Selection 2023, The Prix de la Photographie Paris, Gold, Honorable Mention 2024, Budapest International Foto Awards, Gold, Silver 2024, Tokyo International Foto Awards, bronze 2024, Prix de la Photographie de Paris, Honorable Mention