LUBOV STEGNIIENKO

She was born in Donetsk, but has been living in Kyiv since 2004.

At a young age, she was involved in music, graduated from a music school in guitar class, and won about 5 music contests among young people. Collage and drawing have been a part of her life since childhood.

 

In 2013, she graduated from school and entered the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, majoring in "Graphic Design".

 

In 2017, she obtained a bachelor's degree in "Graphic Designer, Advertising Specialist".

Since 2015, Lyubov has been working as an illustrator, using her own illustrative-collage style, and has experience working at the brand management agency "KUKU BURO", at the Gallery of Ukrainian Design "Gallery48", in the fashion industry ("VSI SVOI" and with several Ukrainian clothing and jewelry designers), at the media company "Jetsetter", and in the magazines "L'OFFICIEL" and "PINK".

 

With the beginning of a full-scale invasion, Lyubov moved to Turkey (Istanbul) for two years. In the summer and fall of 2022, while staying at an art residency, she created several projects (sculpture, painting, and collage). The "Helikon" residency is located in the small town of Izmit near Istanbul. It is a free space for artists from different countries, and it was there that Lyubov first felt like a true artist.

 

Currently, Lyubov works as an illustrator and graphic designer at the Ukrainian media for positive news "ShoTam", considering this media outlet the best in the world, and implements projects in the direction of animated collage videos.

She has successful projects both in Ukraine and abroad (USA, Turkey, Spain, UAE ~ Dubai). Her illustrations are also published in international magazines.