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Aliya Abs

Painting

b. Kharkiw, Ukraine

Lives & Works in Munich Germany

Aliya Abs is a contemporary artist whose practice is defined by a refined, linear approach that emerged gradually after becoming a mother. This period marked a turning point in her work, leading her toward a reduced visual language grounded in the belief that life is often best understood through simplicity. Her drawings and paintings convey an intimate emotional register, merging tenderness and quiet melancholy through figures, portraits, and still lifes rendered with clarity and restraint.

Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Abs has been based in Munich, Germany, since 2010. Raised in a creative family, she demonstrated artistic promise from an early age and went on to earn both a BA and an MA from the National Academy of Arts in Lviv, Ukraine. While her career has encompassed a wide range of styles and techniques, her current practice centers on true-to-life imagery distilled into an almost naïve, pared-back expression. Her work was recently featured in Elle Decor France.

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EDUCATION

2011, Master's with distinction at the National Academy of Arts in Lviv, Ukraine
2009, Bachelor's at the National Academy of Arts in Lviv, Ukraine

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009, "Mirror," Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023, Freshpaint Art & Design Fair, Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel
2022, Group Exhibition, Van Gogh Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2022, Art Fair (Un)fair, Superstudio Maxi, Milano, Italy
2016, "Annual exhibition 2016 ," MKG Association, Egyptian Museum, Munich, Germany
2015, "Stroke Ltd. " Column Hall, Munich, Germany
2014, "Streiflichter " Kulturzuntrum Messestadt Riem, Munich, Germany
2014, "Annual exhibition 2014," MKG Association, Egyptian Museum, Munich, Germany
2013, "Stroke Urban Art Fair," YMC Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2013, "40 Degrees Urban Festival," Düsseldorf, Germany
2013, "Obacht! Art Radar for Bavaria," Munich, Germany
2012, "Opposites," City Hall Haar, Munich, Germany

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