Kate Hrynko
Visual Artist with international management background, PhD
Based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Education
• The Museum of Modern Art, New-York, USA (Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialisation Certificate, 2024)
• Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine (Ph.D. in international economic relations, graduated in 2021)
• University Clermont-Ferrand 1 Auvergne, France (MSc in Management of SME, graduated in 2013)
Selected Exhibitions
2024-2025 - the 8th Biennale of Photography (Project "Midnight Express"), FotoNostrum Mediterranean House of Photography, Barcelona, Spain
2024-2025 - Resilience Formula Exhibition (Series "Faded Ice"), M17 Contemporary Art Center, Kyiv, Ukraine
2024 - Fotografar Palavras Exhibition, M|I|MO – Museu da Imagem em Movimento (Museum of Moving Image, photo "Sister" from "Midnight Express" project), Leiria, Portugal
2024 - Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition (screened, series "Elements of colour"), York Art Gallery, York, UK
2023 - Fresh Eyes Talent 2023 group exhibition (Project "Primogenitors)", Haute Photographie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands2023 - Pair exhibition with Vlad Hrynko, Serhiy Pavlovych Korolyov National Museum of Cosmonautics, Zhytomyr, Ukraine
2023 - Group exhibition "Within reach" (Project "Primogenitors"), Saarland Museum Moderne Galerie, Saarbrucken, Germany
2023 - 19th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards Exhibition (Project "Primogenitors"), FotoNostrum Mediterranean House of Photography, Barcelona, Spain
2023 - Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition (screened at Longlisted area, series "RGB (Red Green Blue): study of colours)", York Art Gallery, UK
2022 - MidEuropa corporate exhibition (photograph "Ukrainian Spring"), London, UK
ARTIST TALKS
08 February 2025 - M17 Contemporary Art Center, Kyiv, Ukraine
22 November 2024 - FotoNostrum Mediterranean House of Photography, Barcelona, Spain
07 November 2024 - 24b Galerie Paris, France
AWARDS & MENTIONS
• Neutral Density Awards 2024, 2nd Place winner (Silver star - two awards), projects: "Faded Ice"; "Midnight Express"
• Prix de la Photographie 2024, Paris, Silver prize, Professional category, series "Faded Ice"
• IWPA & TAF Photography Challenge 2024 for Women Photographers, Preselected with project "Midnight Express"
• 22nd Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2024, Category Winner, Documentary & Reportage - Series Pro Selection, project "Midnight Express"
• Aesthetica Art Prize 2024, Longlisted Artist, Category: Mixed Media
• FRESH EYES International Talent 2023 in category Portrait, GUP Magazine, project "Primogenitors"
• Aesthetica Art Prize 2023, Longlisted Artist, Category: Photography, series "RGB (Red Green Blue): study of colours"
• LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2022, Editors' selection
• International Photo Awards 2022, 2nd place prize, Professional category, series "Between the Air Sirens"
COLLECTIONS
• Corporate collection MidEuropa, London, UK
• Private collections: The Netherlands, France, Ukraine
Artbooks
Midnight Express, 2024 (self-published)
Faded Ice, 2024 (self-published)
Publications & PRESS
Jornal de Leiria, Portugal, February 8, 2024, page 29
FRAMES Magazine THE FEMALE GAZE: Girl Gaze #4