"Art is a special world that is so essential not only to those who create it, but also to those who immerse themselves in it".

    Lyubov Minenko (June 2023): "Thank you for visiting the exhibition and supporting Ukraine. Art is a special world that is so essential not only to those who create it, but also to those who immerse themselves in it. It is the highest area of our spirituality, without which humanity would simply degrade. Art is like oxygen. It makes everyone feel comfortable. Comfortable in their individual existence and comfortable in communicating with others. Art unites people." It is a great joy for us to have the opportunity to show at least a tiny part of the work of the Ukrainian artist Lyubov Minenko.     

   Lyubov Minenko's artistic range is very wide. Its roots were in her childhood: She   was born and grew up in the historic Ukrainian city of Kaniv, listening to stories about the past and marveling at the mountains, wind, and the Dnipro River. Lyubov Minenko's formation as an artist took place under the guidance of such significant figures in the history of Ukrainian culture as T.Yablonska and D.Lider. She worked as an artist in the theater. Her extensive exhibition period started in the 1990s. Today, Lyubov Minenko works in oil and watercolor, as well as fabric collages. She also teaches at the Kaniv School of Culture and Arts.

   The Ukrainian philosopher and dissident Yevhen Sverstiuk was one of the admirers of Lyubov Minenko's work and considered her exhibitions to be celebratory events: "Her works penetrate into the depths of the ages; it is difficult to attribute them to any specific time period. It is impossible to say that she runs away from the clock hand - she is somewhere outside of it." 

   Lyubov Minenko is the laureate of the Vasyl Stus Prize (2013) and has had numerous solo exhibitions. In 2018, the book “Minenko” was published by Polina Limina at the “Chervone I Chorne” (Red and Black) Publishing House. It contains a biography of the artist and an analysis of many aspects of Lyubov Minenko's work: the peculiarities of her landscapes, portraits, collages, and typical images.

    Lyubov Minenko's works are shown in many museums in Ukraine and are part of private and public collections in such countries as Croatia, Austria, Germany, France, and the United States.