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Zoia Skoropadenko is a Ukrainian contemporary artist who got her Starlink satellite dish and became one of the first ever artists to post her work via satellites run by SpaceX of Elon Musk. >>>

 

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The studio of the artist Zoia Skoropadenko situated on Ile de la cite just in front of Notre Dame. She was painting Notre Dame de Paris for years from her window. 

When in 2019 happened fire of Notre Dame Skoropadenko started a new series Notre Dame Brule sketching and painting the aftermath of the tragedy >>>>

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 300 years ago Japanese artist Hokusai created a series of landscape artworks he named 36 views of Mount Fuji.

 

It became a  hit then, and it is still popular today>>>>>

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Zoia painting Paris Flood

When the flood went viral, Zoia returned to Paris to paint flood. She depicted the most dramatic flooded places in central Paris. Her first exhibition is going in Monaco at La Vitrine Contemporain

Jean Cocteau on Riviera in porcelain

Zoia's porcelain of Limoges plate was presented by pop up gallery Ancien&Moderne during DecoOff 2018 in Paris. The limited edition of this plate is available in BUYART section of this website

Zoia as a part of Deco Off 2018

Zoia Skoropadenko was invited with her design "Cocteau on Riviera" to pop up show by Monaco-New York decorative duo. The porcelain of Limoges plate featuring Skoropadenko's design will be featuring during Deco Off in Paris from 18 January 2018

Coffee Drinker in Cafeologie

Coffee Drinker was used as an illustration of book Cafeologie edited by French publisher Grund

Intellectual landscapes in Ginza

Preparation of the show

Show in Japan is opened

At the opening reception of Intellectual Landscape exhibition in Japan

Intellectual Landscape and MILK

In upcoming Tokyo exhibition will be featured paintings from series "MILK"

The Hope in Fukushima

Zoia's sculpture The Hope in Soma City in Fukushima. More about the sculpture and its journey to Fukushima here

Soon in Tokyo!

Exhibition Intellectual Landscapes and MILK is coming to Tokyo to Art For Thought Gallery in Ginza. Save the date: 1-13 October 2017

Bitcoin, Art and Zoia

You can now buy Zoia's art which is tangible with intangible cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

Art Performance in Monaco

Zoia was invited to create an art performance at Art Auction in Monaco

Intellectual Landscapes in Tokyo

Exhibition "Intellectual landscapes and MILK" will take place in Art For Thought Gallery in Ginza in October 2017

E-Health Award

On demand of E-Health World Organisation Zoia created a Grand Prix E-Health.

Zoia's Koboshi in Chernobyl Museum

Zoia came to Ukraine to support Kenzo Foundation initiative - exhibition of Okiagari Koboshi in Chernobyl Museum in Kiev.

TORSO Exhibition in London

From 20 till 22 January 2015 Shooting Range of Stock Exchange Rifle Club, under London Bridge, London, UK Torso is the third in a series of Skoropadenko’s ‘Flash Exhibitions’, exciting shows that are held only for two to three days at a time in unusual locations around the globe. In today’s world of high-speed communication where everything is instant, Skoropadenko believes in the power and immediacy of flash exhibitions.

TORSO Exhibition. Council of Europe

Zoia's TORSO exhibition in Council of Europe in Strasbourg in 2013

Painting California. February 2017

Contemporary artist Zoia Skoropadenko is conducting a Californian art trail between February 1st and March 1st and taking her inspiration from California natives such as Rex Brandt and Ken Price, and from David Hockney, famed for his Californian landscapes. She will be focusing on depicting artistic places such as Crystal Cove, Laguna Beach and Balboa Island as well as a number of others. The trail is part of Zoia’s oil minimalistic series 'Intellectual landscapes',

TORSO in Cloitre des Billettes Paris

From 1 February till 12 February 2015 Cloitre des Billettes, Paris, France Wonderful medieval courtyard of Protestant church in Marais the heart of Paris was a perfect setting for controversial TORSO exhibition. See and read more in "Exhibition" menu

TORSO exhibition in Brussels

Pop up controversial exhibition TORSO took place in the gallery in heart of Brussels. More about the exhibition in Brussels Times. Follow the link

Zoia Skoropadenko for BBC World

Interview of Zoia Skoropadenko for BBC world.

The Hope sculpture in Fukushima

In 2015 Zoia installed her sculpture The Hope 20 km from Fukushima Nuclear Station in Soma city

TORSO EXHIBITION in Brussels

Welcome! Contemporary Art Exhibition by Ukrainian artist Zoia Skoropadenko from 12 till 16 December 2016 will be shown in the heart of European Capital Brussels. Every day 17:00-21:00 Namahn, 21 rue de la Limite,

Minimalistic Still Life exhibition

From 1Feb till 10 March 2017 La Vitrine Contemporain of Monaco exhibits Zoia's still lives of fish.

Coffee and MILK exhibition in Ginza

From November 13 till November 26 2016 exhibition will be on display at Ginza Contemporary Art Gallery Art For Thought.

Subscribe to Zoia's Youtube!

And voila, Zoia is now showing making of her art. subscribe and follow her art creations. Follow the link

Originals available online

Since creating youtube channel now some original sketches of Zoia you can get in online shop here on this website.

TORSO exhibition in Brussels

In Autumn 2016 Pop Up exhibition of TORSO by Zoia Skoropadenko will come to Brussels.

Exhibition in Japan November 2016

Coffee Drinkers and MILK exhibition will be on show in Ginza art gallery in November 2016

GalleryShop online.Now you can buy.

After a kick from artlovers I opened a Gallery Shop right here on this website. Now you can easily purchase watercolors and drawings.

GordonUa on exhibition in Brussels

Artist Skoropadenko presented in Brussels exhibition "Two in one" (to read article follow the link)

Article in Uapost.us

Exhibition by Ukrainian artist took place during Day of Europe in Brussels. (to read article follow the link )

Intellectual Landscape Exhibition

Intellectual Landscapes Exhibition in Ukrainian Embassy in Belgium. Pop up exhibition took place during Day of Europe in Brussels.

Zoia with Ambassador of Ukraine

At the opening of pop up exhibition Intellectual Landscapes during the Day of Europe in Embassy of Ukraine to Belgium. Together with Ambassador of Ukraine to Belgium Mykola Tochytsky and Eugene Czolij President of the Ukrainian World Congress

Europe Day in Brussels

Zoia was invited by recently inaugurated Ambassador of Ukraine to Belgium to bring her pop up exhibition Intellectual Landscape to celebrate Day of Europe.

Fete de l'Estampe

Zoia with her La Vitrine Contemporain de Monaco joined Fete de l"estampe and curated exhibition of engravings by Monaco artists.

Zoia and Fete de l'Estampe

Zoia and La Vitrine Contemporaine will join Fete de l'Estampe! We will exhibit Monaco artists who do engravings and linocuts

Zoia Visited ArtMonte-Carlo

Back in Monaco Zoia poped up at ArtMonte-Carlo Fair in Grimaldi Forum

Zoia at the opening of Four Season

Zoia opened Four Seasons Exhibition in Ukrainian Cultural Center in Paris in presence of Ukrainian Ambassador to France His Excellency Oleg Shamshur and Japanese Fashion legend Kenzo Takada

Zoia and Kenzo

Fashion Designer Kenzo Takada assisted the opening of the Four Season Exhibition created in cooperation with Okiagari Koboshi Project

Article by Newspaper Dnepr Vecherniy

Dnepr Vecherniy featured exhibition of Zoia in Paris.

Article about exhibition at ASN

ASN Media feautured Zoia's Four seasons exhibition in their newsfeed

Zoia's interview for  Focus Magazine

Zoia's interview on art, work and how to be a human being for Magazine Focus

Article on Exhibition of Zoia

Article on exhibition of Zoia in American media UAmodna

Feature  about Zoia's Paris show

Zoia's Four seasons exhibition was mentioned in media Hudruk

Article on Zoia's Exhibition

Article on Zoia's Exhibition in Chicago Uapost.ua. Link below

Article about Zoia's Exhibition

Article about Four Season Exhibition in Gordon.UA. Link below

Four Seasons Exhibition in Paris

Four Seasons by Zoia Skoropadenko is exhibition that will be opened in Paris on 26 April 2016 to commemorate 30 year anniversary of Chernobyl disaster. The exhibition is under patronage of Ambassador of Ukraine to France and in collaboration with Foundation of Kenzo Takada

Exhibition 5*30 is opened

Exhibition 5*30 is opened in Tokyo. It will be on display till 16 of June 2016 in Embassy of Ukraine to Japan in Tokyo. Opening time everyday except Saturday and Sunday from 10:00-12:00 till 14:00-17:00

Zoia's design of Koboshi

Zoia created a design of traditional doll from Fukushima for Okiogari Koboshi Project. Okiogari Koboshi are made from recycled thousands origami cranes sent from around the world to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Zoia's Koboshi will be on display in Ukrainian Embassy in Tokyo till mid June before reuniting with other dolls back in Paris

Opening of Exhibition 5*30

Cultural attache of the Embassy of Ukraine to Japan opened exhibition "5*30". Exhibition by Zoia Skoropadenko is consecrated to commemoration of accidents in Fukushima and Chernobyl

Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art

Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, has invited Monaco based Ukrainian artist Zoia Skoropadenko to perform in their magnificent Japanese park her well know real time painting display.  Kawamura Collection features masterpieces including Rembrandt, Picasso, Monet, and they are well know for their fabulous collection of contemporary art with pieces commissioned specially for the museum from luminaries like Frank Stella, Andy Warhall and Brancousi.

Sketching in Yakusugi Land

Zoia Skoropadenko visited and sketched Yakusugi Land in Yakushima Island which is a Natural Recreation Forest with ancient Yaku-Sugi cedars. Some of them a thousands years old.

Sketching Yakushima Island

While in Japan, Zoia Skoropadenko was invited to discover one of the most beautiful Kushyu Islands Yakushima. Where she did lots of drawings and sketches. Among them 10 views of Ohko-no-taki Waterfall. One of the 100 most beautiful waterfalls in Japan

Sakura sketching

Zoia sketching Sakura in National Museum of Tokyo for her series "100 views of Sakura".

Fukushima Shimbun

Article about inauguration of the sculpture "The Hope" in Fukushima as well as masterclass by Zoia for High school art students.

Article about Zoia in Fukushima News

Article about inauguration of the sculpture "The Hope" in Fukushima as well as masterclass by Zoia for High school art students.

Zoia and Kids Earth Fund

Zoia attended charity event of Kids Earth Fund.

Night Sakura Drawing

Oil pastel on paper

Zoia painting sakura

Right after midnight in Chidorigafuchi, Tokyo. Zoia will paint every night for another week

Painting sakura in Japan

Monaco based Ukrainian artist Zoia Skoropadenko comes to Japan at this glorious time to exhibit and paint. Skoropadenko is using the night for ‘plein-air’ painting to capture the ephemeral beauty of the Tokyo Sakura. The night extracts from her a unique color palette, the picture opens to vibrancy like a Sakura flower when struck by the warm light of the sun. The Sakura season is still in bloom. Skoropadenko is going to do her night sessions until the rain washes away the pink flowers fo

Exhibition 5*30 in Tokyo

Zoia's exhibition 5*30 will commemorate 5 years since accident on Fukushima and 30 years since Chernobyl

Interview for L'Officiel Magazine.

Interview for L'Officiel Magazine. March 2016

Zoia's interview for Abetka in 2016

New Year, new interview. Zoia is telling about her exhibitions, contemporary art, Japan and upcoming art happenings

In a footstep of Delaunay

Being inspired by early paintings of Saint Severin Church by Robert Delaunay Zoia decided to follow the master of XX century and is now working in Saint Severin church researching lights and perspective

Working on new large scale series

New large scale oil paintings series 21 views of Notre Dame is in working progress. The exhibition will be in summer 2016

The Hope Sculpture.

Transfered from Ukrainian Embassy in Tokyo to Soma City Fukushima Province

Four Seasons Exhibition in Tokyo

Exhibition Four Seasons in Ukrainian Embassy in Tokyo consecrated revival of the damaged areas of Fukushima and Chernobyl

Portraying in Geneva

Working on another portrait for Face of Ukraine series.

Monaco-Japan Celebration in 2016

To mark a celebration of 10th year anniversary of Monaco-Japan Cooperation, Zoia together with Monte-Carlo Art Factory working on new series of luxury limited edition tableware "Japanese Garden of Monaco" The series will be up for sale in March 2016

Secret Monaco by Zoia

Zoia is developing new series of limited edition artist tableware for Monte-Carlo Art Factory "Secret Monaco". Zoia wants to show to guests of Principality the hidden beauty of Monaco.

The Hope. Prefect of Fukushima

The Hope landed in hands of Mr. Masanobu Takaara prefect of Fukushima. I am happy to be in help for reviving of Fukushima

Inauguration of The Hope

The inauguration of The Hope by Zoia Skoropadenko will take place in Soma City on 21 November 2015

The stone for The Hope

Preliminary stage of The Hope. This stone was fished out from local river in Fukushima and will be a base for the sculpture.

Invitation to Exhibition

From 16 November 2015 In Soma City will be opened exhibition of Fukushima artists and honorary guest artist Zoia Skoropadenko. The event is under the patronage of his Excellency Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan and of the local government of Fukushima Prefecture

Kids Earth Fund Gala

Zoia Skoropadenko attended Kids Earth Fund Gala in Tokyo in November 2015. Here pictured with artist Mayumi Mayuri, creator and force of the Fund Harumi Torii and patron of the arts Takayo Sakamaki. KIDS EARTH FUND (KEF) is a non-profit organization that works worldwide to promote peace and environmental conservation through the medium of children's art.

Ministry of foreign affairs news

Ministry of foreign affairs of Ukraine featured Zoia's exhibition Four Seasons in Tokyo. Follow the link below

Zoia going to  Fukushima in November

Here together with director of Fukushima Touristic Office and symbol of Fukushima flycatcher.

Zoia's Interview for Vysoki Zamok

Zoia's Interview for biggest Western Ukraine tabloid Vysoki Zamok. October 2015

Sculpture The Hope

Inauguration of the sculpture The Hope will take place in Japan in November 2015

Komsomolskaya Pravda about Zoia

One of the biggest Ukrainian tabloids Komsomolskaya Pravda spoke with Zoia about art, life and travels. October 2015

Zoia's interview for ASN

Zoia's interview for ASN

Zoia will be in Tokyo in November 20
Zoia visited National Folk Museum

Together with the director of the museum Zoia was researching traditional Ukrainian Arts and Crafts

Zoia in Ukraine. October 2015

Sketching in Ukraine. With Tv presenter Alexei Sukhanov.

Zoia Skoropadenko UAToday

Zoia Skoropadenko interview for UAToday about art, Fukushima, Chernobyl and how we can help

French Television about TORSO

Culturebox program of France Television about TORSO exhibition in Paris

Zoia's Green Research

Zoia is currently working on her series of paintings where she is researching Green colour. Paintings are egg tempera

Talk Show "Ukraine Speaking"

Zoia was invited as a guest in talk show "Ukraine speaking"

TORSO by Zoia

Zoia is working on next paintings from her series TORSO

Zoia will give masterclass in Japan

In November 2015, Zoia will give 2 masterclasses in Fukushima.

Zoia's Youtube channel

Zoia Skoropadenko started her youtube channel

Zoia and Child Care Monaco

Zoia participated in Child Care Monaco Annual Charity Gala

Zoia in Tribe Magazine

Interview of Zoia for Tribe Magazine. She told about TORSO, MILK and why Coffee Drinkers are very now

Coffee Drinkers and The Beans

From 6 February 2015 till 30 March 2015 La Cafeotheque, Paris, France Having a special art relationship with renowned Parisian art and coffee gallery, La Cafeotheque, Zoia will host her Coffee Drinkers exhibition in Paris from February 6th 2015, directly after her “flash exhibition” in London Stock Exchange Ruffle Club in London. The exhibition showcase her special edition linocuts “The Coffee Drinkers” inspired by triptychs of Francis Bacon and Classical Portraits from 17 century.

Coffee Drinkers in Cafe Lomi

In 2015 Zoia was invited to exhibit her series Coffee Drinkers in gallery of Parisian Cafe Lomi

Coffee drinkers and the beans

Zoia's series Coffee Drinkers and The Beans was exhibited in renown Parisian Gallery of La Cafeotheque from February till April 2015

Zoia brings children from Fukushima

Zoia organized the visit to Principality the young survivors of Fukushima who would like to be an artists. They were greeted by firemen of Monaco, was kindly invited to Monaco Palace by Princesse Charlene and visited Pavillion Bosio and Claude Rosticher's Art Studio

Zoia on Screen on Time Square

In December 2014 Zoia was featured on Time Square in NY. Monte-Carlo range here http://www.afmontecarlo.com/index.php/fr/les-artistes/zoia

Pirates of Rivieras Exhibition

Zoia was invited to join the exhibition of artists from French, Monaco and Italian Riviera in legendary Gallery Rivoli 59.

Zoia participated in Fete d'Estampe

In May 2015 Zoia and her La Vitrine participated in Fete d'Estampe as a first foreign gallery joined this French Art Movement. She exhibited her linocuts as well as engravings of her fellow artists.

The Hope in Fonderie Chapon

Zoia working on wax models of her sculpture "The Hope" in Fonderie Chapon in Paris

Zoia in Oceanographic Museum

Zoia is working on studies of sea-world in Museum Oceanographic of Monaco. Her studies will late be used by Monte-Carlo Art Facory

Zoia in Barcelona. May 2015

On her trip for art research in Barcelona

Zoia sketching in Newport Beach.

While in California in October 2015, Zoia went on her favourite beaches for sketching and painting

Zoia in Porto. Portugal. July 2015

While on her art mission in Porto Zoia did some sketching

La Vitrine January 2015

Zoia exhibited her painting from series Green in La Vitrine - contemporary art space in Monte-Carlo

Sketching in Loire Valley

While in Loire Valley Zoia was sketching and painting landscapes and local chateaux

Zoia sketching during Carnival

Zoia was sketching during Carnival de Nice in February 2015

Art Performance in HPark

Zoia was invited to join with her art performance the celebration of HPark in Clermont Ferrand

Zoia sketching in Carnival of Menton

Zoia was sketching during the Carnival of Menton in February 2015

Zoia in MACBA in Barcelona. May 2015

Researching her upcoming art series.

Zoia sketching in Seborga

Zoia was sketching in Seborga in 2015. The small Principality always attracted her attention.

Zoia in Angers. May 2015

On her Art Research trip Zoia visited Angers.

Zoia painting in Japan 2015

While in Japan Zoia did some paintings in famouse Tokyo parks

Zoia in Barcelona. May 2015

Sketching in Barcelona, enjoying morning sun

Exhibition in La Vitrine in Monaco

In Autumn Zoia is exhibiting in La Vitrine in Monaco her linocuts from series "Coffee drinkers" together with French-Canadian ceramist Dale Dorosh

Zoia sketching Italian Riviera

While enjoying Italian Riviera, Zoia did some paintings and sketches

Zoia working on Secret Monaco

Zoia working on series Secret Monaco for Monte-Carlo Art Factory. Due to release in 2016

Monaco-Japan 2015 Art Salon

From 13 till 15 February 2015 Auditorium Rainier III, Monte-Carlo, Monaco Zoia's first painting from series Four Seasons was selected for the Annual Art Salon Monaco-Japan. Zoia's Four Seasons are 100 large sized oils. There will be 25 Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter paintings in this format , with this feel, in complementary colours across the seasons so they can be shown together as a series.

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