Oksana Gural (b. 1989) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Lviv, Ukraine. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from the National Forestry University of Ukraine, and studied at the Oleksa Novakivskyi Lviv Children’s Art School.
In 2024, she completed the “Artist Career” course at SKVOT School, led by Marina Shcherbenko. In 2026, she completed the Creative Career Compass 5.0 educational program at Art Navigator Academy.
During the Creative Career Compass 5.0 program, Oksana Gural became a member of the ZGRAYA art collective, formed through the program. The collective won a hackathon and presented its resulting exhibition, “Nesting Trajectory,” at Peremoga Space in Kyiv.
Alongside her artistic practice, Oksana Gural is the founder of Gural Jewelry, a craft studio specializing in alternative jewelry art.
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The work explores women’s sense of worth through my own experience and that of other women. Its leitmotif is: when we give someone else the power to define our worth, it becomes destructive - yet it can also become a point of healing.
I focus on the moment when inner grounding is replaced by external validation - from a partner, society, or another authority. My experience and that of other women shows that losing this inner foundation can become a point of re-evaluation and a return to oneself.
The abstract form does not depict a specific woman, but captures an inner state and the process of recognizing one’s own worth. For me, taking responsibility for it is part of returning to oneself.
Oksana Gural (b. 1989) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Lviv, Ukraine. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from the National Forestry University of Ukraine, and studied at the Oleksa Novakivskyi Lviv Children’s Art School.
In 2024, she completed the “Artist Career” course at SKVOT School, led by Marina Shcherbenko. In 2026, she completed the Creative Career Compass 5.0 educational program at Art Navigator Academy.
During the Creative Career Compass 5.0 program, Oksana Gural became a member of the ZGRAYA art collective, formed through the program. The collective won a hackathon and presented its resulting exhibition, “Nesting Trajectory,” at Peremoga Space in Kyiv.
Alongside her artistic practice, Oksana Gural is the founder of Gural Jewelry, a craft studio specializing in alternative jewelry art.
