b. 1997, Ukraine. Based in London.
Varvara Uhlik is a visual artist, whose work explores the inherited complexities of post-Soviet identity, rooted in her personal history and the landscapes of her upbringing in Eastern Ukraine. Through sculpture, installation, photography, and video, she navigates themes of generational trauma, cultural memory, and the enduring shadow of Russian imperialism.
Exhibitions include reGeneration, Photo Élysée Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025 and her solo show at Liquida Photofestival, Turin, Italy, 2025. Varvara also received the Kenneth Armitage Young Sculptor Prize 2025 and was selected as British Journal of Photography's "Ones to Watch" 2024.