{"product_id":"lilia-kodunova-between","title":"Lilia Kodunova - Between","description":"\u003cp\u003eOil on Birchwood\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003cbr\u003e5x5inches \u003cbr\u003eSigned on verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLilia Kodunova (Ukrainian, b. 1984) was born in Ukraine and now lives in Sevenoaks, Kent. She studied at the Academy of Realistic Art in Kyiv, Ukraine (2018–2022), before continuing her development at the Royal Drawing School in London (2023–2024). Her artistic path has been shaped by movement, change and an evolving understanding of the human psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKodunova’s work is rooted in the figurative tradition yet extends towards psychological inquiry. Her imagery is not concerned with literal likeness but with internal truth: the fragile, shifting states that define contemporary life. She uses the figure as a vessel for exploring the delicate edges of identity — the moments when emotion becomes landscape, memory becomes weight, and silence becomes its own language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExperiencing the upheaval of the war in Ukraine introduced a new sensitivity to her practice, not as its central subject but as a catalyst. It revealed the importance of exploring trauma in its many forms, from personal rupture to collective strain. Through this lens, Kodunova investigates how people absorb instability, how they hold both suffering and strength, and how inner worlds transform under pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer artistic approach combines layered brushwork with atmospheric tension. Figures often exist between clarity and dissolution, mirroring the instability of psychological experience. Her paintings act as mirrors for emotional states that are complex, contradictory and often unspoken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Kodunova’s practice, the anticipation of inner change is ever-present. Her figures carry both uncertainty and possibility, embodying the belief that even within fractured narratives, transformation remains possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEducation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2023–2024 – Royal Drawing School, Drawing Development Year, London, UK\u003cbr\u003e2018–2022 – Academy of Realistic Art, Painting and Drawing, Kyiv, Ukraine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolo Exhibitions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025 – Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected Group Exhibitions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025 – The SVAF Open, Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks, UK\u003cbr\u003e2025 – Drawing Without Borders, Shoreditch Gallery, London, UK\u003cbr\u003e2024 – No Format Gallery, London, UK\u003cbr\u003e2024 – \u003cem\u003eSkulls and Bones\u003c\/em\u003e, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield, UK\u003cbr\u003e2023 – Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks, UK\u003cbr\u003e2023 – Artspring Gallery, Tonbridge, UK\u003cbr\u003e2021 – Annual Show of the Academy of Realistic Art, Kyiv, Ukraine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwards, Residencies and Recognition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025 – Mural Residency, Maidstone, UK\u003cbr\u003e2025 – Dumfries House Residency, Scotland\u003cbr\u003e2025 – Visual Artists Association International Exhibition \u0026amp; Scholarship Prize, Shortlisted Artist\u003cbr\u003e2025 – Jackson’s Art Prize, Extended Longlist\u003cbr\u003e2025 – Visual Art Open, Longlisted Artist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work forms a quiet conversation about what we keep inside. \u003cem\u003eBetween\u003c\/em\u003e captures a moment of suspension: a figure turned inward, arms folded as if containing thoughts that have no safe way out. It speaks of restraint, of emotions paused between being felt and being revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStay Here\u003c\/em\u003e shifts from solitude to closeness. An embrace becomes both refuge and vulnerability, expressing the need for protection and the fear of being left alone. There is tenderness here, but also tension — the weight of unspoken dependence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, the works trace an intimate emotional landscape: the space between holding back and reaching out, between silence and the desire to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AOAP Projects ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58099286016374,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2714\/0060\/files\/83.LiliaKodunova_Between.jpg?v=1781621620","url":"https:\/\/aoapprojects.com\/products\/lilia-kodunova-between","provider":"AOAP Projects ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}