Contemporary painter based in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Born in Zaporizhzhya, she paints portraits and landscapes whose quiet distance retains a sense of optimism. From 2022 to 2024, she undertook residencies in Japan, based primarily at Jogonin Temple while also working in Nagahama, deepening the meditative quality and simplification of form in her work.
Luiza Filatova
Ukraine
⬤ Works in 2026
“Drug” (F50 / oil on canvas / 2024)
“View on a rice field in front of the temple” (F30 / oil on canvas / 2024)
“Biwa lake view” (90 × 117 cm / oil on canvas / 2023)
“Shiny day in Omihachiman” (90 × 117 cm / oil on canvas / 2023)
“Evening on the lake” (90 × 117 cm / oil on canvas / 2023)
“Close-up view of the rice field after the rain” (oil on canvas / 2022)
“Sunset from my window in Zaporizhzhya” (85 × 120 cm / oil on canvas / 2022)
“Field perspective” (60 × 90 cm / oil on canvas / 2022)
⬤ About the Artist
Luiza Filatova is a contemporary painter who lives and works in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. She graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kyiv. Originally from Zaporizhzhya in southeastern Ukraine, she grew up and began her artistic career amid Russia’s invasion of her country and the Russo-Ukrainian War. Filatova often chooses simple subjects such as portraits and landscapes that show a slight sense of detachment without losing their optimism. In recent years, the landscape of her native city has become a central subject in her work, elevated to the status of a symbol. From 2022 to 2024, she undertook artist residencies in Japan, based primarily at Jogonin Temple while also working in Nagahama. These experiences strengthened the meditative quality and tendency toward simplified form in her work.
⬤ Biography
1999 Born in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine
2020 Graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture
2021 “Experimental Subject”, Malevich, Kyiv, Ukraine
2022 “Present Continuous for Future”, Swap Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2022–2024 AT ARTS residency, primarily at Jogonin Temple and also in Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
2023 “Tomorrow, before it ends” (あす、すべてが終わってしまう前に), C.A.P. Studio, Kobe, Japan
2024 “Sorry No Rooms Available” residency, Uzhhorod, Ukraine