Andrii Kovalyk

I see art as a bridge between earth and sky, time and eternity. As a Ukrainian artist living in Madrid, I paint expressive landscapes with my fingers, becoming a conduit for the energy that flows through nature. Gold in my works reflects Divine light — a symbol of the sacred shimmering through the everyday. My background in icon painting guides my artistic vision, while cycling journeys across Europe open my eyes to the raw, unfiltered beauty of the world. Through painting, I strive to reveal the quiet harmony that restores, purifies, and connects us to something greater.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2025 - Personal exhibition. Centro Cultural Villa de Móstoles. Madrid, Spain. 2024 – The Gold of the Carpathians, Friedenskirche (German Church), Madrid, Spain 2021 – Vernissage, Cultural Center, Chernivtsi, Ukraine GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2025 - Tartget Prize. Ateneo de Madrid, Spain 2025 - MEAM HALL. European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona 2025 – Reina Sofia Award Exhibition, Casa de Vacas Cultural Center, AEPE, Madrid, Spain 2024 – Autumn Salon, Casa de Vacas Cultural Center, AEPE, Madrid, Spain 2024 – AEPE 61st San Isidro Art Competition, Casa del Reloj Cultural Center, Madrid, Spain 2023 – XVII Spring Salon: Through the Lands of Castilla La Mancha, Valdepeñas, Spain 2021 – National Christmas Exhibition, Kyiv, Ukraine 2020 – National Exhibition for Artist’s Day, Kyiv, Ukraine 2019 – Make Watercolor Great Again, Bucharest, Romania 2019 – Urbino in Acquarello – International Watercolor Festival, Urbino, Italy 2019 – 3rd International Watercolor Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia 2019 – International Youth Watercolor Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria DIGITAL & CURATORIAL PROJECTS 2022 – Curator of “Fragility”, META-SENSES GALLERY by Delnara El ART RESIDENCIES 2022 – Guest of Honor, 6th International Outdoor Painting Festival, Château Anay-le-Vieil, France (Crossroads of Culture Association, Paris) ART FAIRS 2024 – The Other Art Fair, London, United Kingdom PUBLICATIONS 2025 - Art Market Magazine, issue #103 (pages 100-113) 2022 – Pratique des Arts, France, Issue #166 (pages 76-81) 2021 – IWS Globe Magazine, Issue 13 (pages 30-32) AWARDS 2025 - Target Prize Acquisition Award (Ateneo de Madrid) 2024 – Award Winner, Salon d’Automne, AEPE, Casa de Vacas, Madrid

2019 г. – Attended classes as a non-degree student in Repin Academy, art workshop by Evgeniy Mikhailovich Kurkov, Saint Petersburg 2010-15 гг. – Department of Icon Painting under the Moscow Spiritual Academy (MSA), Sergiev Posad City, Moscow Region 2007 – Higher Vocational School of Art, Chernivtci City (Ukraine) 2018 – Watercolor lessons from masters with world names