About me

Olga Melnykova is a popular Contemporary Ukrainian artist, native of Lviv. She has moved to Ireland with her son, Platon shortly after Russian invasion to Ukraine in 2022. Her artistic pseudonym Art Studio Platon is a tribute to her son, who often helps her in creating the backgrounds for the artwork. Olga is a polyglot - fluent in English, Italian and French, cosmopolite who finds inspiration in extensive travelling and learning new cultures. Olga holdsMaster’s Degree in History of Arts from NAOMA (National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture), Kyiv, Ukraine.The Artist works in her special technique using oil, acrylic, golden powder, creating “art puzzles” – paintings that can be displayed both together or apart and make the viewer guessing about the meaning behind it. After having moved to Ireland, Olga has held her first solo show in Dublin “Puzzles of life” that was a tribute to thousands of Ukrainians who had to flee the war and trying to put back their puzzles of life in effort to build new life.Her works are now kept in private collections in USA, Norway, Denmark, France, Italy, Monaco and Ireland. Olga is participant of multiple group exhibitions in Europe and is actively involved into charity projects and auctions.

Personal exhibitions:

July 2020: «Brightlife. Exposure»,

Spivakovskaya Art:Ego Сulture Center, Kyiv

April 2023: «Puzzles of Life»,

The Dean Art Studios, Dublin , supported by SCOOP Foundation and AURI (Association of Ukrainians in Ireland)

Group exhibitions:

February 2020: «A view from behind the scenes», Museum of History of Kyiv, curator Iryna Arimova

September 2020: «Sansara», Institute of Contemporary Art Research, Kyiv

October 2020: «To Georgia with love», Museum-studio of I. Kavaleridze, Kyiv

February 2021: «Longing»: online exhibition of international Auction House Timaxart together with UAFRA.Curator: Iryna Akimova

February 2022: «Out and About»: Institute of Contemporary Art Research, Kyiv, with support of Italian Embassy and UAFRA