"Our voices are a defiant response to today’s challenges."

     Seda Baroyants is a Ukrainian artist of Armenian descent and a member of the Kyiv National Union of Artists of Ukraine (NSHU) since 2012. She consults UCI since 2022.

    Hailing from a celebrated lineage of artists, her family legacy includes such luminaries as painter Mykhailo Baroyants, Lyudmyla Semykina, a prominent figure of the Ukrainian Sixtiers movement; monumental artist Setrak Baroyants; and esteemed stage and set designer Lyudmyla Nahorna. This rich cultural and artistic heritage continues to inform and inspire her creative path. 

    Born and raised in Kyiv, Seda Baroyants received her formal education at the prestigious National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, where she specialized in scenography and screen arts. She earned her Bachelor's degree in 2010 and went on to complete a Master's degree in 2012. Her academic foundation in theatre arts deeply influences her artistic vision, lending a narrative and dramatic depth to her painterly works.

   Alongside her artistic practice, Baroyants plays an important role in the field of art education. She serves as a lecturer at the Department of Textile, Embroidery, and Costume Art at the Mykhailo Boichuk Kyiv State Academy of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design, where she contributes to the cultivation of the next generation of Ukrainian artists.

     Seda Baroyants has been featured in numerous exhibitions. Her paintings reside in numerous private and institutional collections both in Ukraine and abroad. Beyond her artistic achievements, Seda Baroyants is recognized for her active civic engagement and commitment to cultural development.

    Seda Baroyants (July 2025): " I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to share my artistic vision.  Our voices are a defiant response to today’s challenges. My heartfelt thanks go to everyone who is ready to stand with us today."