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About me
Hi! My name is Oksana Evteeva and I am the ambassador of Sicily in the art.
I am a Sicilian artist of Arctic origin.

I paint love and inspiration from everything around me, from the stones of medieval cobblestones, and lanterns braided with trees to random scenes of ordinary Sicilian life, full of incredible fascination for me and I fill my paintings with it. I cannot imagine my life without Sicily and enjoy every day I spend here.
I would love to improve Sicilians' lives, to make the region rich, clean and prosperous. For me, the fusion of a very different history, and culture, the kindness and openness of others, and the stunning nature and food make Sicily a true paradise on Earth. Moreover, I wish my paintings could convey this love and admiration so that they would make people fall in love with Sicily.
Sicily is full of directions to explore, but I concentrated my research on the following directions that interest me the most:
  • In dialogue with Foucault's concept, I explore and investigate the ability of Sicilians to enjoy simple everyday life.
    I wonder, what is the Sicilian version of Benessere? It is a special and unique way of taking care of yourself. It is enjoying life in the smallest of ways, like having a cup of coffee on the balcony with a beautiful view, even if you have to get up at 6 am to do so. All little care acts can give us an incredible physical and mental sense of self-care and make a pleasure of the environment, the events, and the people around us for a pleasant environment around you.

    I research how close it is to the concept of Epicureanism, how it creates an individual identity for Sicilians and how they manage to preserve and carry it through the generations.
  • The next strand of research is the harmonization of the historical narrative. I explore how great epochs, history and nationalities merge in Sicilian daily life.
  • According to Heidegger's concept, they contain a hidden meaning I capture landscapes, domestic sketches and still lives on canvas in an attempt to convey an aura (according to the definition by Walter Benjamin).
    My paintings not only try to capture things and landscapes within the moment but contain a hidden meaning, where each thing is full of its own story, and a lovely landscape hides a deep subtext.
  • And finally, the theme of my research is freedom. In my paintings, I tell my personal story of finding freedom, which is transformed through the Sicilian prism.
Recent Exhibitions
Finissage of the collective exhibition B.I.E.
Italy
2024
Biennial International Exhibition of Etruria (B.I.E.) 2022 - 2023
Italy
2023
Sicilia nel cuore
Personal show
Termini Imerese, Italy
18 - 27 August, 2023
Cipriarte Venezia Gallery
Venice, Italy
8 - 22 July, 2023
Thomson gallery
Fine art
Zug, Switzerland
1 - 25 July, 2023
CASA DEL ARTE Palma
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1 - 31 July, 2023
Art as a response to mental health 2023
Doncaster Art Fair, Doncaster, UK
3 June - 18 July 2023
4 Bienal de Arte Barcelona
MEAM, Barcellona, Spain
18-20 November 2022
Exhibition "Artista per la PACE" with Unicef
Effetto Arte Gallery, Palermo, Italy
9-26 September, 2022
Preludio alla Biennale
Venice Art Gallery, Venice, Italy
June-July, 2022
Art Against Violence Exhibition with the Charity Sotheby's Auction
Institute for Contemporary Art, Kyiv, Ukraine
October, 23rd - November 5th, 2021
Biennale Internazionale dell'Etruria
Villa della Rinchiostra, Massa, Italy
September, 2021
Swiss Art Expo
Zürich, Switzerland, 2021
Art Ocean's Day Milano
Ex Fornace, Milan, Italy
June, 2021
Leonardo Da Vinci International Award
Palazzo Ximènes-Panciatichi, Florence, Italy
September, 2020
58th Venice Biennale
Art against Violence
Palazzo Zenobio, Venice, Italy
November, 2019