Yorkshire Artist and Portrait Painter, Hannah Ostapjuk’s first Solo Exhibition ‘Hannah Ostapjuk: PORTRAITS’ is now OPEN! If you would like to see paintings such as: An Evening Online, Girl with Plaited Hair, and Portrait of Professor Michael Arthur, then pop these dates (below) in your diary as those paintings will only on view to the public during this […]
PORTRAIT 4th – 28th September 2014 “The art of portraiture has invariably fascinated artists and painters through time, often playing a consistently key role in the ever-changing art world. This exhibition explores the idea of the portrait in it’s broadest sense, both as a traditional art form and within a more contemporary context.” I have been invited (as part of a group of artists) to […]
Although still in the process of planning, I cannot hold in my excitement any longer!!! I am to hold my first Solo Exhibition, Hannah Ostapjuk PORTRAITS, at the University of Leeds in the Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall Foyer from 22nd October* – 12th December 2014. This fantastic opportunity was presented to me by Jillian Johnson MBE; at the […]
I will be exhibiting two Limited Edition Prints (LEP’s) at Galtres Parklands Festival this coming weekend, Friday 22nd- Sunday 24th August, in The Ryedale ArtsBar. So, if you are already heading to Galtres please take the time to wonder over to the ArtsBar. Apart from seeing ‘Just Peachy’ and ‘Girl with Plaited Hair’, there are a whole array […]
This made my day: An Art Consultant, John Snitch, (whom I met via Twitter) has written a fabulous blog post about my portrait paintings. The most wonderful thing about what John has to say is the fact that he can see what I am wanting to achieve within my art work – a sense of life. […]
Being an Artist can become a lonely old business unless you do something alongside your daily practice to change that fact. After stopping my voluntary work, teaching art to teenagers and young adults suffering from cancer, at St James’s Hospital, Leeds, I quickly realised I still needed a way of meeting people and a change from portrait […]
2014 has got off to a flying start for New Lights and myself, as the exhibition of short-listed artists moves to Newcastle and The Biscuit Factory. The show opened on the 22nd January and runs through until the 4th April 2014. It has work by all the short-listed artists, including my Girl in the Flowered Dress self […]
As an artist I welcome other artists, art students, or teachers, to contact me for help or advice regarding painting and the general practice of an artist. Having gone through school and university myself and finding few willing to offer guidance; I decided to make it my duty to help others wherever possible. This past year in particular I […]
My work has been chosen by THE INDEPENDENT to feature in their online arts article about the New Lights Art Prize 2013. View my chosen portrait in the Gallery. The New Lights prize, first awarded in 2011, attracted entries from across the North and is designed to draw attention to artists working outside the London arts scene. […]