VARVARA UHLIK

*UPCOMING*

SUNSHINE, HOW ARE YOU?

SLAV GAZE

DIGITAL (AFTER)

PLAYLAND

VIDEO WORKS

COMMISSIONS AND NOT

about

Varvara Uhlik (b. 1997, Dnipro, Ukraine) is a visual artist based between London and The Hague. Her artistic practice explores themes of Eastern European culture and identity, focusing on the post-Soviet era’s impact on her generation. By dissecting the influence of the Soviet legacy, Varvara’s work illuminates themes of generational trauma and the socio-cultural landscapes of contemporary Eastern Europe.

Varvara’s practice often fuses analog and digital methodologies, establishing an interplay between newly staged photography and archives. This approach allows her to construct visual narratives that reflect on the impermanence of our surroundings and the fragility of memory, questioning how collective and individual memories are preserved in an increasingly precarious world.

In 2024, the British Journal of Photography recognised Varvara as a Ones to Watch artist. This same year, her work was shown at Encontros da Imagem and the Milan Photo Fair and featured in BJP, Photoworks, Der Greif and Yogurt Magazine.

CV

Born in 1997 in Dnipro, Ukraine
Based between London, UK and The Hague, NL

education

2023-2025
MA Fine Art: Media, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London, UK
2019-2022
BA Photography, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, Netherlands
2016-2019
BA Arts and Media Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

exhibitions

2024

Encontros da Imagem, International Photography and Visual Arts Festival, Braga, Portugal
Der Greif: Arles Edition, Rencontres d'Arles, portfolio screening, ParisBerlin Fotohaus, Arles, France
Fotofestiwal, International Festival of Photography, portfolio screening, Lodz, Poland
PhMuseum Days, International Photography Festival, portfolio screening, Bologna, Italy
Verzasca Foto Festival, portfolio screening, Switzerland
Kranj Foto Fest 2024, portfolio screening, Kranj, Slovenia