Artist Statement

Memory, place, and the continuity of the female lineage are the central concerns of Ola Suprun’s artistic practice. She investigates how experience is transmitted across generations – from great-great-grandmother to herself, to her daughter – unconsciously, through behavior, repeated choices, and patterns no one deliberately adopted.

She questions the nature of this inheritance: why do we so closely resemble those who came before us, and what does it cost to separate from them? She is interested in the moment of rupture – when dismantling the authority of the lineage becomes a necessary act of self-discovery – and in the paradox that follows: the strength one finds in oneself has always, in part, belonged to them.

As an artist and archivist, she collects family memory and transforms it into new artifacts. She works within the context of post-colonial Ukraine, where little has been preserved – interiors, voices, everyday objects that might tell us who we are. For her, preserving memory is not an act of nostalgia but of rootedness: something to hold onto in moments of fragility and loss.

At the center of her work is the question of paradise – not as a place, but as a state of being. She explores why this concept is universally understood, yet rarely inhabited. Her work opens space for conversation about identity, belonging, and the right to know where one comes from – both personally and collectively.

Biography

She works in the field of contemporary figurative painting and drawing. For over 15 years, she has also practiced as an architect and interior designer. In her artistic practice, Ola Suprun explores themes of female presence, inner integrity, memory, and the home as a space of identity.

She works with painting on canvas and paper. Her primary materials include acrylic, oil, graphite, fineliner, and mixed media. Her parallel architectural practice strongly influences her perception of structure, scale, and composition.

Her works are held in private collections in Ukraine, Great Britain, the United States, Canada and Denmark

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