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Tatyana Ostapenko

Tatyana Ostapenko is a Ukrainian American contemporary artist based in Portland, OR. She holds a BFA in Studio Practice from Portland State University.

Her figurative oil paintings focus on women's issues, toxic traditions and trans-generational trauma in the post Soviet milieu. Tatyana Ostapenko She was born and raised in Soviet Ukraine and currently lives in Portland, OR, USA. Tatyana’s work has been exhibited at the Governors Island Art Fair (NYC), Cape Cod Art Museum (Dennis, MA), Littman Gallery (Portland, OR) Locker 50b (Richmond, VA) and S

ite:Brooklyn (NY, NY) and many other local and national venues. She will be participating in the 2017 Odessa Contemporary Art Biennial in Ukraine. When she is not painting, or working as a Russian-English interpreter, Tatyana is picking chanterelles in the mossy woods of the Pacific Northwest.

05/10/2025

Today noon-5pm stop by and say hi 👋 I’ll be gallery sitting 1233 NE Alberta St, Portland Oregon

Great time to see the show if you missed the opening reception or prefer a less crowded art viewing experience

And it’s a lovely day to stroll down Alberta, grab some tacos or an ice cream and support local businesses and artists.

See you there!

05/02/2025

Why the cats angry? The pink cats. What in the world could they be angry about? Tell me in comments or in person this Saturday.

BEHIND MY EYELIDS
solo show

Opening reception:

Saturday, May 3rd, 5-7pm

Souvenir Gallery
1233 NE Alberta St
Portland Oregon

(it’s not all just cat paintings, in case you were wondering if I dramatically changed subjects. I haven’t, I promise)

04/30/2025

There is a whole solo show in this roll and it’s ready to go to the gallery to install today.

Opening reception is this Saturday, May 3rd 5-7pm

📍Souvenir Gallery
1233 NE Alberta St
Portland Oregon

See you there!

Address

ALBERTA ARTS AREA
Portland, OR
97211

Website

http://www.tatyanaostapenko.com/

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About Tatyana

Tatyana Ostapenko is a contemporary visual artist who makes history paintings to record the daily lives of people who usually don’t make it into official historical records. She uses images from her native Ukraine to speak about universal human experiences. Her work is full of empathy and hope in the face of adversity. She was born and raised in the Soviet Union and currently lives in Portland, OR. She holds a BFA in Studio Practice from Portland State University.

Her work has been exhibited at the 5th Geoje International Art Festival (South Korea), Odessa Contemporary Art Biennial (Odessa, Ukraine), the Governors Island Art Fair (NYC), Cape Cod Art Museum (Dennis, MA), Littman Gallery (Portland, OR) Locker 50b (Richmond, VA) and Site: Brooklyn (NY, NY). She has received Professional Development Grants from the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Oregon Arts Commission. Her paintings have been purchased by public, corporate and private collections, including the City of Seattle Portable Works Collection and Stumptown Coffee Art Collection.

Now after a few years of working as a Russian-English interpreter as well as making art, Tatyana is delighted to dedicate herself to a full-time studio practice. When she is not painting or staring out of her studio window, she is picking chanterelles in the mossy woods of the Pacific Northwest.