Aleksandra Paranchenko

Artist | Painter | Member of the Swedish Artists’ Association I am a multidisciplinary artist originally from Kherson, Ukraine. Since 2022, I have been living and working in the Västerbotten region of Sweden. My practice spans painting, sculptural forms and public art, often incorporating elements of traditional craft. Regardless of the medium, my projects are always united by a core idea: to create emotionally charged visual worlds where the viewer can experience presence, stillness, and warmth beyond language. I draw inspiration from the world around me — every moment, every object holds its own uniqueness if we know how to look. Nature, people, and the small details of everyday life become the source material for my visual language, which I translate into poetic imagery. My work is characterized by open colors, symbolic elements, and a sense of care. Friendly, almost childlike figures often appear in my paintings and objects — as reflections of a deep longing for connection with the self, with time, and with the natural world. In recent years, I have become increasingly engaged with the role of art in social contexts — how it shapes a sense of place, invites participation, and contributes to collective well-being. I initiate projects where community members are invited to take part in the creative process, especially in smaller or rural areas. My art is born from the personal, but it reaches toward the collective. I believe that artistic expression can be more than an aesthetic gesture — it can be a bridge between people and place, between memory and the future

Selected рersonal exhibitions: 2024 "Flying between worlds" Lycksele, Sweden "New Tales of Arizona"in gallery "Practical Art", Phoenix, USA 2023 “Magic Summer ” Lycksele Atelje, Lycksele, Sweden 2022 “Amulet” Lycksele Atelje, Lycksele, Sweden ”Happiness on the canvas” exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Kherson, Ukraine 2021 “Happiness” exhibition space of the hotel "Panorama" painting, Kherson, Ukraine 2018 "Sweet Home" painting, Kherson, Ukraine 2015 "Peace among the foliage", painting, exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Kherson, Ukraine Selected Group exhibitions: 2024 "Symbios" exhibition of Ukrainian and Swedish artists. Cultural Center, Jönköping, Sweden "Red Button" exhibition of Ukrainian artists in gallery "Gallery Sapere Aude", Copenhagen, Denmark "Landscape of the soul. Where art knows no borders, between Ukrainian and Swedish artists" Ukrainian Cultural Center, Stockholm, Sweden 2023 "MYCELIUM at the FRINGE FEST", DiscGolfPark, , Tranås, Sweden "Children of Hylea" Tranås kommun, Tranås, Sweden "Afloat" participation in the street art project, organized by the Center for Cultural Development "Totem", Kherson, Ukraine "Land Art 2023" Litografiska Museet, Huddinge , Sweden "Garden Jönköping Läns Museum, Sweden 2022 "Emergency suitcase" exhibition of Kherson artists in Jönköping, Sweden "Women's World" international women's exhibition of paintings, DAP 3 Gallery Warsaw, Poland "Frost Patterns" regional exhibition, exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Kherson, Ukraine 2021 "The World of Women", painting, Gallery 33, Lodz, Poland "Color of Velvet" International Exhibition, Museum of Local Lore, Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Ukraine 2020 "The World of Women", an international women's painting exhibition, Warsaw Center for Cultural Development, Warsaw, Poland 2019 "The Color of Velvet" international painting exhibition, mill museum, Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland 2018 "International Biennial of Illustration" Haifa, Israel "Pink Bulldozer" International Biennale of Art Competition of Contemporary Artists, Odessa, Ukraine 2017 "Story and Fables" painting and graphics joint exhibition with Nadezhda Polurenko, exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Kherson, Ukraine «Ukrainian Family Mill» festival of book illustration, National Museum of Literature of Ukraine, Kiev. Art performance "585 Artists" VII All-Ukrainian Festival of Pysanok, ethnocultural project Folk Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine 2016 Art performance "374 Artists" VI All-Ukrainian Festival of Pysanok, ethnocultural project Folk Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine 2015 "Sin mascaras", gallery "Yellow giants", Odessa, Ukraine "Young Ukrainian Inspirations", an all-Ukrainian cultural and artistic project at the Odessa Art Museum, Ukrainians "Cat Art", Odessa Marine Gallery, Ukraine "Horizon Formula", Kherson Regional Universal Scientific Library named after Olesya Honchara, Ukraine 2014 "Women creators", regional exhibition, exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Kherson, Ukraine 2013 Art Fest "Four Elements", Kherson Regional Universal Scientific Library. Olesya Honchara, Ukraine 2012 "To the Day of the Artist", regional exhibition, exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Kherson, Ukraine Plein airs: 2020 "Gogol FEST dream" creation of a mural in Urban Cad within the framework of the All-Ukrainian festival, Kherson, Ukraine "Color of Velvet" international plein air, Raseyka, Ukraine "Baltsky Plein air" international plein air, Balta, Ukrina 2019 "Color of Velvet" international plein air, Raseyka, Ukraine "My Nature" is an international painting plein air, organized by the Forestry Inspectorate in cooperation with the Public Organization of the Union of Polish Foresters, Bartoszyce, Poland International plein air painting, Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland 2018 "Baltsky Plein air" international plein air, Balta, Ukrina "Color of Velvet" international plein air, Raseyka, Ukraine Art residence: 2024 1.07 - 2.08 Rocking S Art Ranch, Phoenix, USA 2022 20.05 -20.12 Ateljé A-M, Örträsk, Sweden

2004-2008 National Academy of Government Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts Department of design. Kyiv, Ukraine 2000-2003 Art Lyceum, Kherson, Ukraine