Aliya Kovalenko Коваленко (1983, Sverdlovsk) Artist, PhD in psychology.
Lives and works in Yekaterinburg.

Education:
2000−2015 — she received her academic education at the Department of History of the A. M. Gorky Ural State University, as well as at the Department of Psychology of the Yaroslavl State University.
2020−2022 — Higher School "Learning Environment", Faculty of "Contemporary Art", Arseniy Zhilyaev's workshop, Taisiya Korotkova's workshop, Nikolay Alekseev's workshop.
2023 — studied in the workshop of Victor Melamed.
2025 — training programs and residencies at the international online school for contemporary artists GetArtFit.

Exhibition:
2023 — Group exhibition "Myth Repository," Na Kashirke Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Curators: Elena Aseeva, Maria Diesel, Yulia Nazar, Ekaterina Pavlova
2021 — group exhibition "Spring Holidays", Sreda Gallery, Cube.Moscow, Moscow, Russia
2021 — Land art festival "Islands", Lake Sungul, Chelyabinsk region

Artist statement

My artistic vision combines a long-standing fascination with mythology, existential questions, and the depths of the human psyche. My art aims to give form and space to quiet voices that often go unnoticed in everyday life but carry profound meaning. In this, I follow in the footsteps of many female artists who sought ways to make the invisible visible.

In abstract and figurative works on canvas, in sculpture, and in spatial objects, I embody my vision of the present and the process that unfolds within it, here and now. This is a process of special connection with oneself, with others, with the world, and with that which often goes unnoticed in everyday life but has profound significance.

My development was strongly influenced by the study of cosmogonic myths and participation in archaeological excavations. These experiences shaped in me the value of ancient symbols and stories that remain relevant and resonate universally. Each work creates a space where the viewer can meet themselves beyond the usual ideas and enter into a dialogue with their authentic self.