Daria Dmytrenko

Daria Dmytrenko (b. 1993, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a Venice-based artist working across painting and sculpture. She studied at the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture in Kyiv (2012–2015) and later graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice. Her practice explores the subconscious through intuitive processes, transforming memories, fears, and psychological states into symbolic compositions. Her works feature hybrid figures, monsters, and anthropomorphic creatures that act as projections of the self, often rooted in childhood experiences and recurring nightmares. Elements of Slavic mythology recur in her visual language as archetypes of fear and the unknown. Her work has been presented internationally in both solo and group exhibitions. Recent solo shows include “The Dreams I Don’t Remember” (PM/AM, London, 2025), “Who’s Afraid of the Dark” (Secci, Milan, 2024), “Journey to the Center of the Mind” (Stems, Paris, 2024), and “What’s Behind the Gloom” (Setareh, Düsseldorf, 2024). She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, including “On and Beyond – A Love Letter to Shadows” (Alberta Pane, Venice, 2025), “Haunt Me” (chez Iva Lulashi, Milan, 2025), and “From Nature” (Whitewall Projects, Paris, 2024).