DUA
сб, 17 трав.
|Devon Ukrainian Association
Art Exhibition – “The Story of One Family” by Maryna Omelchenko/Мистецька виставка «Історія однієї родини»
DUA invites you to “The Story of One Family” — a deeply personal and moving exhibition by Ukrainian artist, poet, and teacher Maryna Omelchenko. DUA запрошує на виставку «Історія однієї родини» — глибоко особистий проєкт української мисткині, поетки та викладачки Марини Омельченко.
Time & Location
17 трав. 2025 р., 15:30 – 14 черв. 2025 р., 17:00
Devon Ukrainian Association, 19 North St, Exeter EX4 3QS, UK
About the event
📅 May 17 — June 14, 2025
🕐 Fridays: 10:00–12:00 | Saturdays: 13:00–14:00
🎉 Opening Reception: May 17 at 15:30
📍 Venue: 19 North Street, Exeter, EX4 3QS Combining traditional Petrykivka painting, mixed-media artworks, and wartime poetry, the exhibition tells not only the story of one family, but of every Ukrainian household. It is a story of embroidered shirts hidden in grandmother’s trunks, of grief and healing, and of traditions that endure — even in the darkest times.
After the full-scale invasion began, Maryna fled Kyiv and found temporary refuge in western Ukraine. There, she began to paint and write. Her raw and honest works, drawn on crumpled paper with layers of newsprint and muted colours, reflect the disorientation of war and a suspended sense of time.
The second part of the exhibition celebrates Petrykivka, a UNESCO-listed folk art form. In Maryna’s hands, it becomes a language of resilience and remembrance —…