Stefan Stoikov is a Ukrainian artist, was born in 1997 in Izmail, Odesa region. He currently lives and works in Odesa. In 2023, he completed his Master’s degree at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (NAOMA), having previously earned a Bachelor’s degree in the monumental painting studio under the guidance of Andriy Tsoi and Andriy Bludov. In 2016, he graduated from the Taras Shevchenko State Art Secondary School in Kyiv.

In his practice, the artist turns to images from various historical epochs, reinterpreting them through a contemporary context. Combining mythological motifs, cultural allusions, and visual elements of mass culture, Stefan creates multilayered compositions in which classical subjects coexist with modern forms of perception. The artist’s main themes are mythology, historical memory, cultural allusions, human solitude, and the interaction between classical art and contemporary visual culture.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2025 — “Wild Hunt,” Municipal Gallery ARTpidval, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
2024 — “Extreme Fantasizing,” Voitok Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2023 — solo exhibition, Tovarystvo gallery-restaurant, Lviv, Ukraine.
2022 — “Soft Structure with Boiled Beans,” museum, Izmail, Ukraine.
2021 — “Student Works,” Kryla art space, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026 — “Chernobyl: Contamination,” Powder Tower Cultural Center, Lviv, Ukraine.
2025–2026 — “Young Painting Prize,” Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia; Stasys Museum, Lithuania; Tartu Kunstimaja, Tartu, Estonia.
2025 — “Whisper,” Serpen Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2024 — “Unknown Gardens,” Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2024 — “Why is the Sky Blue?”, Octo Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2023 — “Rooting,” Brama Gallery, Cherkasy, Ukraine.
2023 — “Personal Borders,” Ternopil Art Museum, Ternopil, Ukraine.
2023 — “Glory to Ukraine,” Bilyi Svit gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.

The artist’s works are held in private collections in Ukraine, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the United States.