Behind The Artist

Hi, I’m Olia Nychyporenko.
I’m an artist originally from Ukraine, now living in Calgary, Canada.

For most of my life, I admired people who created art — their courage, their honesty, their freedom. But I never gave myself permission to be one of them. I carried that quiet longing for years.

Everything began to shift after going through some of the hardest chapters of my life — loss, war, displacement, and deep personal healing. Therapy, self-work, and stillness helped me reconnect with something I had buried for so long: the simple, honest desire to create.

Now, painting is not just something I do — it’s how I breathe. My work is rooted in abstract expressionism, and each piece is a reflection of transformation, emotion, and the quiet beauty of becoming yourself.

I believe that in my paintings, many people can find echoes of their own emotions — moments they’ve lived through, parts of themselves they may have forgotten or are still learning to love. And in that recognition, we realize we’re not so different. We already share something.

Through my art, I hope to hold space for softness, honesty, and connection — and to remind anyone who sees it: it’s never too late to return to what calls you.

All my love,
Olia