about me.

Alona Hryn is a German-Ukrainian artist born in Poltava (Ukraine) in 1987. In spring 2013 immigrated to Germany, where she resides and works in Braunschweig.

Alona is a research-based artist who approaches the connection between the past and the present, the role of human beings as both a bearer and observer of history, and the impact of migration and colonial context over the centuries to the present day.

Her work spans diverse media and surfaces, including watercolor, acrylic, pastel, and hot wax on paper, canvas, and unconventional surfaces like wood, tile, and murals.

To expand her expertise, Alona has visited several factories of art materials manufactures -

Hahnemühle (April 2018), Royal Talens (May 2018), Escoda (March 2019). Her artistry has been showcased through collaborations, such as paper testing project for Hahnemühle (2018) and live demonstrations at Creativeworld for ShinHan (2019). She has conducted workshops for Royal Talens and Weiss and contributed to publications by Schmincke, Jackson’s Art, and Hahnemühle.

Alona is cooperating with world-known manufactures of art supplies -

Hahnemühle, Schmincke, Da Vinci, St. Cuthbert’s Mill, ShinHanart, Royal Talens, Escoda, Rosa, Tombow. In 2022 Alona had a year-long collaboration with ShinHanart as «Friend of the Brand».

A member of the German Watercolour Society since 2018,

Alona’s works are published in an annual catalog of the German Watercolour Society (2018-2022) and are featured in private collections in USA, Canada, Germany, Turkey, and Ukraine.

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

2025. Whispers of thoughts, Museum of Superior Installation | Braunschweig, Germany

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025

31. Kunstmarkt. Kunsthaus BBK | Braunschweig, Germany
Between Worlds. Taras Shevchenko National Museum | Kyiv, Ukraine
Die Kunst des Aquarells. Museum Obere Saline | Bad Kissingen, Germany
6^th Floral & Botanical Art Contest. Gallery 4 Percent | USA
Blooming. Kaş Sanatevi | Kaş, Turkey
Temporarily here. Meta-Senses Gallery | Ukraine

2022

5^th FLOWER art competition. Art Show International Gallery | USA
Brave Art. StellART NFT gallery | Ukraine
Meta-Senses. Meta-Senses Gallery | Ukraine

2018

Our wonderful world. 1^st International Watercolor Exhibition, AVEK Gallery and Feldman Museum | Kharkiv, Ukraine

RESIDENCIES

2025. One month Artist in residence, Museum of Superior Installation | Braunschweig, Germany

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Museum of Superior Installation | Braunschweig, Germany

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

USA, Canada, Germany, Turkey, Ukraine.

AWARDS

2025 6^th Floral & Botanical Art Contest – Winner in Category «Distinction». Gallery 4 Percent | USA
5^th FLOWER art competition 2022 – Winner in Category «Talent Prize Award» | USA
2018 «Our Wonderful World», honored by sponsor Ukrainian manufacturer of fine art material Rosa Gallery | Kharkiv, Ukraine

COLLABORATIONS

Art supplies tests for manufacturer of fine art materials: Hahnemühle, Schmincke, Da Vinci, St. Cuthberts Mill, ShinHanart, Royal Talens, Escoda, Rosa Gallery, and Tombow, 2018-2022, 2025
ShinHanart “Friend of the Brand 2022” – year-long collaboration, 2022
Demo guest artist at the ShinHanart booth on Creativeworld Exhibition, 2019
«The ZigZag book», Hahnemühle, 2019
Paper test for Hahnemühle, 2018

PUBLICATIONS

MOSI Opening Alona Hryn und Ausstellung werft pigment, braunschweig.die-regione.de, 24.06.2025
Hahnemühle’s fabulous world of papers – Part 3 – What surfaces are used in artist papers?, blog.hahnemuehle.com, 09.04.2020
Rosenaquarell in Perlmetallic-Tönen von Alona Hryn: Schmincke Künstlerfarben, sde, 15.05.2018
Alona Hryn paints with pearl metallic horadam watercolours, jacksonsart.com, 25.05.2018

CATALOGS

«Die Kunst des Aquarells» – catalog of exhibition, 2025
«Between worlds» – catalog of exhibition, 2025
«Temporarily here» – catalog of exhibition, 2025
«Meta-senses» – catalog of exhibition, 2022
German Watercolour Society «Jahrbuch des Aquarells» – annual catalog, 2018-2022
«Our wonderful world» – catalog of exhibition, 2018

I highlight the multifaceted interaction between the past and the present through the fluidity of beauty and the feeling of the moment. My art invites to pause and to observe the quiet passage of time.