Solomiya Sywak

Solomiya is a Ukrainian Australian artist and writer working on Gadigal land. Her keen interest in the interconnected dynamics of art and politics propel her research and practice as well as the emerging ARI scene giving voice to other young creatives.

Solomiya Sywak's Latest Articles

Julia Phillips' Observer, Observed at Sydney Festival 2026. A man ion a white Terry Towling hat peers through a pair of bespoke binoculars, which form part of the artwork.
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Observer, Observed review: public art about public surveillance for Sydney Festival

Julia Phillips’ art installation on Pyrmont Bridge encourages us to reflect on our willingness to participate in the surveillance state.

Shrimp Show. Installation view, Velvet Lobster. Photo: Supplied.
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Shrimp Show review: Velvet Lobster shines a light on emerging Australian artists

Shrimp Show marks the first anniversary of this exciting new Sydney gallery.

Installation view of Chanel Tobler's Dissolving a Marrow Economy at Nasha Gallery, Sydney. Photo: Hamish McIntosh / Nasha Gallery.
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Chanel Tobler at Nasha Gallery: 'Colour can be a form of medicine'

Emerging artist Chanel Tobler moves fluidly between mediums in this solo exhibition at Sydney's Nasha Gallery.

On the left against the gallery window is some dried grass installation. On the right on the walls are three panels of botanical artwork.
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Exhibition review: Michelle Van Eimeren: Imbue, CBD Gallery 

Delicate artwork that plays at the intersection of nature and memory.

A painting enclosed within an elaborate gold frame with words 'Louis Vuitton' depicted in the artworks' centre. Showing as part of the exhibition 'Tracey Jones: Cultural Baggage' at CBD Gallery, Sydney.
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Exhibition Review: Tracey Jones: Cultural Baggage, CBD Gallery 

The fleeting nature of luxury items captured.

Bright, colour paintings on a white wall. The photo is taken on on the diagonal.
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Exhibition review: Martin Claydon: Leaves of the Brush, CBD Gallery, Sydney 

Martin Claydon's work is busy, colourful and sumptuous.

A white room with a window on the right hand side. There's an artwork of a headless torso in the middle of the room.
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Exhibition Review: Tarik Ahlip: Kara Toprak, Schmick Contemporary

This exhibit brings the transformative relationship between writing and sculpture to its pure physical presence – gilded by gold and…

A man is standing beside a black and white painting of a racing greyhounds.
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Exhibition review: Tommy Carman: Well Heeled, Mega

Tommy Carman's paintings riff on a mix of photorealism and the abstract.