Resume
Exhibition History
Mariia has participated in exhibitions of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2006, including regional, national, and international events in cities such as Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Chernivtsi, Kharkiv, and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi and New York City.
• 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014 – International Exhibition High Castle. Autumn Salon, Lviv.
• 2013–2016 – International Triennial of Abstract Art ART-ACT, Chernivtsi.
• 2014 – International Exhibition Pure, Vernissage, Chernivtsi.
• 2014 – Charity Exhibition and Auction This is Ukraine, baby, Odesa.
• 2014 – Angels for Cyborgs Charity Art Project and Auction to support Ukrainian soldiers, Odesa.
• 2016 – Charity Art Project and Auction Sorokoust to support Ukrainian soldiers, Odesa National Museum of Western and Eastern Art.
• 2015 – Art Project Art Creates Understanding (Ukraine-Germany), Odesa and Berlin, Museum of Modern Art.
• 2016 – Fine Art Festival Berlin – a Place for Free Expression for Artists from Post-Soviet Countries, Berlin, ARS PRO DONO Gallery.
• 2017 – National Exhibition Abstract Painting of Ukraine, Kyiv, House of Artists.
Solo Exhibitions
• 2013 – Seven Questions of Melancholy, Art Cafe Bunin, Odesa.
• 2015 – The Mirrored World of Childhood, Art Hospitable Gallery, Odesa.
• 2015 – Contents of Light, Odesa Crisis Media Center.
• 2019 – Selected 2007-2019, Sady Peremohy (Victory Gardens).
• 2021 – Chronomicon 2006–2021, Kyiv Christian Community.
Social Art Projects
• 2016 – Identification WE Exhibition, Odesa National Museum of Western and Eastern Art.
• 2018 – Installation Trophies, Dumskaya Square, Odesa.
• 2019 – Chronicles of a Silent City, Sady Peremohy Gallery.
• 2020 – Creator and administrator of the charity platform Art and Breath.
• 2023 – Charity Exhibition Ukrainian Charity Art Gallery, New York City.
Public and Volunteer Activities
• 2020 – Co-founder of the public organization City Development Institute, Odesa.
• 2020 – Co-founder of Residents of Gagarin Plateau Association, Odesa.
Mariia Most – Ukrainian artist, painter, and social activist
Mariia Mostovchuk began her creative journey in 2000. She was born on June 4, 1978, in Putyla, a picturesque town in the Carpathian Mountains of Chernivtsi region. In 2007, she became a member of the Odesa Regional National Union of Young Artists of Ukraine.
Mariia creates vibrant abstract and figurative paintings in the style of abstract expressionism. Her technique layers colors, starting with a warm foundation and building up with alternating transparent and opaque tones, rich shades, and vivid contrasts. Her works carry philosophical and mystical meanings, capable of transforming any space—whether a home, office, or public setting—by creating an expressive and deeply emotional atmosphere.
Education
• 1994 – Vyzhnytsia College of Applied Arts, Department of Interior and Equipment Design, Bachelor’s degree.
• 2008 – South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky, Faculty of Arts and Graphics, Master’s degree in Fine and Decorative Arts, as well as Pedagogy.
Current Activities
Mariia Most (Mostovchuk) actively continues her creative work, participating in exhibitions and social and volunteer projects. She supports the Ukrainian Armed Forces and contributes to the development of art and culture both in Ukraine and abroad.
Her works are part of private collections in the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Ukraine, and Italy, as well as in the collections of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
The artist now lives in the USA, is inspired by her new surroundings and begins a new creative phase of her work.