Ivan Marchenko
Photographer and art critic. Documents Dnipro's art life and writes exhibition reviews.
Articles
27 February 2026Interview with exhibition participant: Kateryna Libkind on her installationsKateryna Libkind is one of the key participants of our exhibition. In an exclusive interview, she talked about her installation 'City Shadows', created from glass and light. 'I want the viewer to feel…
22 February 2026'Urban Art' inspired a new mural in downtown Dnipro'Urban Art: City as Canvas' had an unexpected continuation. Participant Artem Khomenko, a Kyiv street artist, received city council permission to create a mural on a Sicheslavska Street building facad…
22 February 2026Night tour with ultraviolet lightingLight gallery held a unique night tour of 'Urban Art' with ultraviolet lighting. Five works were revealed to contain hidden elements visible only under UV lamps — a traditional street artist technique…
22 February 2026Stencil art workshop for teenagersLight gallery held a stencil art workshop for teenagers ages 14-18. Experienced street artists taught participants to create stencils, work with spray cans, and composition. Each participant created t…
22 February 2026Lecture 'History of Ukrainian Street Art'As part of 'Urban Art', Light gallery hosted a lecture 'History of Ukrainian Street Art'. Art historian and documentarian Roman Tymchenko discussed Ukrainian street art evolution: from first graffiti…
22 February 2026Urban Art: street art within Light gallery wallsDnipro's Light gallery opened 'Urban Art: City as Canvas'. For the first time, street art by leading Ukrainian urban artists is shown in a gallery space. Works include mural fragments, graffiti on spe…
22 February 2026Light launched online shop for artists' worksLight gallery launched an online shop where visitors can purchase photographs and video works by gallery artists. The platform offers limited edition prints from 30 artists in various price ranges. 70…
22 February 2026Mobile photography workshopLight gallery hosted a free mobile photography workshop. Photographer Oleksandr Kuzmenko showed how to create exhibition-quality works with a smartphone. 25 participants mastered composition technique…
22 February 2026Video art festival at Light galleryLight gallery hosted a three-day video art festival featuring 40 works by 25 artists. The program included screenings, video installations, and discussions with artists. The jury selected three best w…
22 February 2026Photo exhibition 'Dnipro: Faces of the City'Light gallery opened 'Dnipro: Faces of the City', a large-scale photo exhibition. 30 photographers presented 150 portraits of Dnipro residents — from retirees to volunteers, students to entrepreneurs.…
22 February 2026Light gallery celebrates fifth anniversaryLight gallery celebrates its fifth anniversary with a major retrospective exhibition. Over five years, more than 60 exhibitions featured works by over 200 artists. The anniversary exhibition brings to…
