History of the prize
The PinchukArtCentre will present the 8th exhibition of 20 shortlisted artists for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025, a nationwide prize in contemporary art for young Ukrainian artists aged 35 or younger. The participants will create new works or showcase their recent projects, weaving together personal stories, reflections on collective memory and identity. The exhibition captures the clash of contrasts in Ukrainian society’s experience, where tragedy and loss intertwine with resilience and hope for the future.
The shortlist of the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025 includes: Mykhailo Alekseenko (34, Kyiv), Kateryna Aliinyk (25, Kyiv/Luhansk), Yuriy Bolsa (27, Chervonohrad), Vasyl Dmytryk (32, Ivano-Frankivsk/Odesa), Maksym Khodak (23, Vienna/Kyiv/Bila Tserkva), Yevhen Korshunov (35, Brovary/Kyiv), Kateryna Lysovenko (34, Kyiv/Vienna), Krystyna Melnyk (30, Kyiv/Melitopol), Daria Molokoiedova (22, Kramatorsk/Kyiv), Vladislav Plisetskiy (25, Kyiv), Andrii Rachynskyi (34, Kharkiv), Anton Saenko (34, Sumy/Kyiv), Anton Shebetko (34, Kyiv/Amsterdam), Zhenia Stepanenko (28, Kyiv/Berlin), Vasyl Tkachenko (Lyakh) (29, Mariupol), Illia Todurkin (23, Mariupol/Kyiv), Tamara Turliun (29, Dnipro/Kyiv), Lesia Vasylchenko (34, Kyiv/Oslo), Yuri Yefanov (34, Gurzuf) and collective Variable Name / Назва змінна (Valerie Karpan (Kyiv) and Maryna Marynychenko (Kyiv/Zaporizhzhia)).
This year, a special recognition outside the competition will honour the memory of Veronika Kozhushko — an artist from Kharkiv who applied for the PinchukArtCentre Prize but tragically died on August 30 as a result of a Russian missile strike on the city’s civilian infrastructure.
The show of the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025 curated by Oleksandra Pogrebnyak, curator of the PinchukArtCentre. Assistant curators: Oksana Chornobrova, Kateryna Kostenko.
The shortlisted artists will be invited to create works for the exhibition at the PinchukArtCentre in 2025. The winners of the Prize will be announced at the award ceremony in the second quarter of 2025. The Main Prize of UAH 400 000 and two Special Prizes equal to UAH 100 000 each will be awarded by the international jury. The winners will also receive financial support for internships, further education, residences or new production. A Public Choice winner will be determined by votes of the visitors attending the exhibition of the shortlisted artists and will be awarded UAH 40 000.
The winner of the Main Prize will be automatically included in the shortlist of the Future Generation Art Prize 2026, an international art prize for young artists.
Shortlist
Age 34
Country Kharkiv
Age 34
Country Sumy/Kyiv
Age 34
Country Kyiv/Amsterdam
Age 22
Country Kramatorsk/Kyiv
Age 25
Country Kyiv/Luhansk
Age 34
Country Kyiv/Vienna
Age 30
Country Kyiv/Melitopol
Age 23
Country Vienna/Kyiv/Bila Tserkva
Age 34
Country Kyiv
Age 29
Country Dnipro/Kyiv
Age
Country Valerie Karpan (Kyiv) and Maryna Marynychenko (Kyiv/Zaporizhzhia)
Age 32
Country Ivano-Frankivsk/Odesa
Age 29
Country Mariupol
Age
Country Kharkiv
Age 25
Country Kyiv
Age 35
Country Brovary/Kyiv
Age 34
Country Gurzuf
Age 27
Country Chervonohrad
Age 28
Country Kyiv/Berlin
Age 34
Country Kyiv/Oslo
Exhibited works
This space is dedicated to honoring the memory of Veronika Kozhushko, who died on August 30, 2024, as a result of the Russian missile strike on Kharkiv’s civilian infrastructure.
This space is dedicated to honoring the memory of Veronika Kozhushko, who died on August 30, 2024, as a result of the Russian missile strike on Kharkiv’s civilian infrastructure.
marble, metal, video Courtesy of the artist Acknowledgements: Henyk Zaiats and my colleagues at кіаростамі груп, Maria Noshchenko, Iryna and Oleksandr Khodak, Ilya Novhorodov and all the Shahed hunters
marble, metal, video Courtesy of the artist Acknowledgements: Henyk Zaiats and my colleagues at кіаростамі груп, Maria Noshchenko, Iryna and Oleksandr Khodak, Ilya Novhorodov and all the Shahed hunters
silkscreen printing on paper, bronze, digital printing on aluminum, OSB, author’s selection of books Courtesy of the artist
silkscreen printing on paper, bronze, digital printing on aluminum, OSB, author’s selection of books Courtesy of the artist
wooden bars and boards, polyethylene, incandescent lamps, potbelly stove, soil, radio, audio compositions “Tristan” and “Triptych of the ordeal” by Terekhov Artem (de guerre Erudite), plastic water bottle “Prozora”, pencil and pen on paper Courtesy of the artist
wooden bars and boards, polyethylene, incandescent lamps, potbelly stove, soil, radio, audio compositions “Tristan” and “Triptych of the ordeal” by Terekhov Artem (de guerre Erudite), plastic water bottle “Prozora”, pencil and pen on paper Courtesy of the artist
He Died of Old Age, 2024 oil on canvas The Whole Life is Still Ahead of Them!, 2024 oil on canvas A Dream Came True!, 2024 oil on canvas Freedom is Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Loose, 2024 oil on canvas
He Died of Old Age, 2024 oil on canvas The Whole Life is Still Ahead of Them!, 2024 oil on canvas A Dream Came True!, 2024 oil on canvas Freedom is Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Loose, 2024 oil on canvas
metal, found materials, 3D printing, acrylic, audio, video Courtesy of the Artist
metal, found materials, 3D printing, acrylic, audio, video Courtesy of the Artist
computer simulation in real-time, synthetic plants, wood, textile Courtesy of the artist The work was created with the participation of Vitalii Kokhan
computer simulation in real-time, synthetic plants, wood, textile Courtesy of the artist The work was created with the participation of Vitalii Kokhan
Tachyoness, 2022 video, 8’00’’ footage from archives, photos, YouTube, CCTV, drone footage, news clips Courtesy of the Artist Night, 2025 video footage from the H.S. Pshenychnyi Central State Cinema, Photo and Phono Archive of Ukraine and the artist’s family archives, photos, YouTube, CCTV, drone footage, news clips, videos from the frontline, provided by Yurii Tymoshenko Courtesy of the Artist
Tachyoness, 2022 video, 8’00’’ footage from archives, photos, YouTube, CCTV, drone footage, news clips Courtesy of the Artist Night, 2025 video footage from the H.S. Pshenychnyi Central State Cinema, Photo and Phono Archive of Ukraine and the artist’s family archives, photos, YouTube, CCTV, drone footage, news clips, videos from the frontline, provided by Yurii Tymoshenko Courtesy of the Artist
hand-moulded clay figures (MСF-2, Sloviansk), angob (Chasiv Yar), roasting, video documentation
hand-moulded clay figures (MСF-2, Sloviansk), angob (Chasiv Yar), roasting, video documentation
oil on canvas, baguette framing, parquet, thermoplastic polymer, wood Courtesy of the Аrtist Acknowledgements: Anastasia Paseka, Ihor Kanivets, Volodymyr Kovalenko, Sergey Zapadnya, the A85 Workshop, Yevhen Holik, Mykhailo Melnyk. Special tribute to Mykola Pymonenko and the entire history of art
oil on canvas, baguette framing, parquet, thermoplastic polymer, wood Courtesy of the Аrtist Acknowledgements: Anastasia Paseka, Ihor Kanivets, Volodymyr Kovalenko, Sergey Zapadnya, the A85 Workshop, Yevhen Holik, Mykhailo Melnyk. Special tribute to Mykola Pymonenko and the entire history of art
ceramics, metal, foam, audio, video Courtesy of the artist Acknowledgements: Ilya Novikov, Olga Oborina, Oleksandra Lunina, Oleksii Petrov, Oleksii Voitikh, Anton Lazarenko, the Ostriv Platform, Misha Karpan, the FILMAR Grip Crew The project was joined by: Anastasiia Ankovych Kateryna Afonina Valentyna Bandura Katerina Bandura Kateryna Bludova Daria Burik Valeriia Buradzhyieva Iryna Vale Anna Ivanenko Kateryna Ivanova Roman Kahal Natalia Karpan Mykhailo Karpan Arina Kravchenko Iryna Likhacheva Lora Litkovska Maria Matiashova Volodymyr Petrenko Oksana Pogorelova Oleksandra Pogrebnyak Polina Piskureva Anastasiia Plakhotnyk Jenya Polosina Alina Prisich Serhii Rafalskyi Kateryna Rusetska Anastasiia Semak Maria Snihyr Lina Romanukha Lilia Tkachenko Nataliia Shevchuk Iryna Shostak Valeria Shirokova Oleksandr Chepelev Dmytro Chepurnyi Teodor Chepurnyi Diana Khapchuk Yasia Khomenko Milena Khomchenko Diana Dyadyk Daria Yarosh
ceramics, metal, foam, audio, video Courtesy of the artist Acknowledgements: Ilya Novikov, Olga Oborina, Oleksandra Lunina, Oleksii Petrov, Oleksii Voitikh, Anton Lazarenko, the Ostriv Platform, Misha Karpan, the FILMAR Grip Crew The project was joined by: Anastasiia Ankovych Kateryna Afonina Valentyna Bandura Katerina Bandura Kateryna Bludova Daria Burik Valeriia Buradzhyieva Iryna Vale Anna Ivanenko Kateryna Ivanova Roman Kahal Natalia Karpan Mykhailo Karpan Arina Kravchenko Iryna Likhacheva Lora Litkovska Maria Matiashova Volodymyr Petrenko Oksana Pogorelova Oleksandra Pogrebnyak Polina Piskureva Anastasiia Plakhotnyk Jenya Polosina Alina Prisich Serhii Rafalskyi Kateryna Rusetska Anastasiia Semak Maria Snihyr Lina Romanukha Lilia Tkachenko Nataliia Shevchuk Iryna Shostak Valeria Shirokova Oleksandr Chepelev Dmytro Chepurnyi Teodor Chepurnyi Diana Khapchuk Yasia Khomenko Milena Khomchenko Diana Dyadyk Daria Yarosh
craft paper, metal wire Courtesy of the Artist Also thanks to Andriy L. and the spider for their help in creating the work
craft paper, metal wire Courtesy of the Artist Also thanks to Andriy L. and the spider for their help in creating the work
video Courtesy of the Аrtist MM-14 (Poroh-1), 2025 textile Courtesy of the Аrtist
video Courtesy of the Аrtist MM-14 (Poroh-1), 2025 textile Courtesy of the Аrtist
Jury
art historian, independent curator and critic, curator of the Polish Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024
artist, co-founder of the R.E.P. group and the Hudrada collective
curator and writer, curator at Portikus, Frankfurt am Main
Artistic Director of the PinchukArtCentre;
artist; laureate of the Kazimir Malevich Award (2008) and Women in Arts Award (2023)
Selection Committee
Artist, Laureate of the PinchukArtCentre Prize (2013); Special Prize winner of the Future Generation Art Prize (2014)
Сurator, Cultural Manager, Researcher and Executive Director of the Kyiv Biennial
Curator of the PinchukArtCentre
Сurator and Cultural Manager, co-founder of the memory culture platform Past/Future/Art
Program and Executive Director of Jam Factory, Cultural Manager
Exhibitions
