Chicago Artist from Ukraine Dedicates Paintings to Peace

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'As soon as I found out about war, I was thinking, oh my God, how can I help? What can I do? And I decided that every single painting from this show will go to help wounded soldiers in Ukraine,' said artist Elena Diadenko.

: Many images are painted directly onto glass. It’s a customary form of Ukrainian folk painting that celebrates cultural heritage and religious icons.At the Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago, we met an artist on a mission.I’ve been an artist all my life. I started to paint from my childhood, and I never stopped. When I was a little girl, I was always saying I will be an artist. Artist, college, marriage. That’s what I used to say when I was a kid.

The day we spoke with the artist, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin had just bought several of her paintings on glass. Many images are painted directly onto glass. It’s a customary form of Ukrainian folk painting that celebrates cultural heritage – and religious icons. My artwork has many different directions when it comes to themes. I do have maternity themes because I think it’s beautiful to be a mother and to give birth to a child. I have a maternity series. Spirituality is very important.

 

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