Three questions to Oksana Fedchyshyn
About Oksana Fedchyshyn
Oksana Fedchyshyn (b. 1999, Ukraine) is an artist based in Ukraine. Graduated in Painting at Lviv State College of Decorative and Applied Arts Ivan Trush and in Graphic Design at Lviv National Academy of Arts.
Fedchyshy is inspired by folk art, mythology, and people. She often turns to the topic of the human connection with nature and the metamorphosis of bodies. Her art becomes a dialogue between inner and outer worlds, where humans and animals coexist in harmony, sometimes merging with each other to reveal deeper truths about who we are.
What are the main questions that bother you at the moment?
My inner voice often asks: Do I have the right to speak about beauty when there is so much pain around? And in general, how to preserve myself and my inner state when there are wars in both countries that I call home (Israel and Ukraine)?
My art is not a direct response to war. I paint what gives me the strength to live. My works are about pleasant moments, about the lightness that suddenly appears in the middle of a storm. About women, animals, dreams, vibrant colors, and the feeling of warmth. It’s my way of staying connected to life and hope. Because beauty is also a form of resistance, and every honest piece of art is already a statement. When the world becomes dark, art can be a window through which light enters. I paint that light — even when it’s fragile.
What do you fear?
I fear losing the connection with myself and my intuition — that quiet inner voice that guides me. I fear becoming numb or overly practical, forgetting why I started creating in the first place. Sometimes I worry that what I make may seem small or irrelevant against the backdrop of global chaos. But then I remind myself: art doesn’t have to shout to matter..It doesn’t have to give answers—sometimes just being is enough.
Where do you get the courage to do what you want?
I believe every artist has an inner core — something unbreakable that guides them and their creativity. It’s hard to explain in words — it feels more like a deep sense of choice or calling, and the impossibility of not creating. And it’s exactly this inner force that keeps me going, even in the most difficult moments when I feel like I have no strength left.
Our selection of Oksana's works
