Kate Hrynko is an award-winning visual artist, born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1989. She has an academic background in management and holds a PhD in international economic relations. Despite the formal education in economics, she obtained informal knowledge in contemporary art and photography, and climate adaptation from various international educational programs such as Black Mountains College & British Council (UK), MoMA New York (USA).
She is inspired by science and uses scientific approaches in her artistic practice. Also, she aims to communicate about complex scientific research using visual language. She focuses on both local and global issues related to the climate crisis and its interconnections at various levels. For instance, she uses water and ice to explore the physics of water and ice sublimation, including global warming. Meanwhile, she creates installiations from sorted waste prepared for recycling, such as aluminium cans, which she transforms into artworks and places into specific environments like indoor spaces.
Kate's group exhibitions include M17 Contemporary Art Center (UA), M|I|MO – Museum of Moving Image (PT), Fresh Eyes Talent 2023 Haute Photographie (NL), Saarland Museum Moderne Galerie (DE), Mediterranean House of Photography (ES), York Art Gallery (UK), and Scarborough Art Gallery (UK).
Awards include finalist in the 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize (UK), 2023 GUP Magazine Fresh Eyes International Talent award (NL), winner at the 22nd Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2024 (ES), 2nd place winner in 2022 International Photography Awards (USA), 2nd place Silver winner in Neutral Density Photography Awards 2024.
Hrynko’s artworks are in corporate and public collections internationally, including MidEuropa company in London, and M17 Contemporary Art Center in Kyiv.
