Sana Shahmuradova Tanska (b. 1996, Odesa, Ukraine) spent most of her childhood in the village of Podillia, Ukraine, where she studied ballet. In 2013, she and her family emigrated to Toronto, where she would earn her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from York University. In 2020, Sana decided to move to Kyiv, where she continues to work in the fields of painting and graphics. She uses various materials in her work, such as wood, burlap, canvas, and oil paints. The artist is interested in exploring her origins, using trauma as a tool to communicate and connect with her ancestors. Her latest works examine transgenerational traumas and the role of dreams in them, often highlighting the violence and atrocities committed against civilians and the environment by the aggressor state Russia. Her paintings have been shown at the Dhaka Art Summit in Bangladesh (2023), Mystetsky Arsenal in Kyiv (2023), EVA International Biennial in Limerick, Ireland (2023), and the Biennale of Sydney (2024).
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