Polina Makarova was born in Kharkiv in 1993 and holds two degrees: graphic design and media communication. She is currently based in Austria and develops her artistic practice.

Selected Exhibitions

2026 — The House, Altes Rathaus Bezirksmuseum, Innere Stadt Wien / Vienna

2025 — Stolen Past, Threatened Future at the Exhibit Eschenbachgasse  / Vienna

2024 — Between the walls at the Kunsthaus Hruschka  / Falkenstein

2024 — Liutyi / February at the Exhibit Eschenbachgasse / Vienna

2023 — “Shapeshifters” at the Erstefoundation Library / Vienna

2022 — “Proximity and distance” at Notgalerie / Vienna

2022 — La trahison des images at LLLLLL artist-run space / Vienna

Scholarships

2025 — Solidarity grant for attending Salzburg Summer Academy

2023 — Project Grant from the Federal Ministry for Art, Austria

2022 — Project Grant from the Federal Ministry for Art, Austria

Projects

2026 — Fields of Gravity, a series of 12 pastel paintings

2025 — Sidewalk Witnesses, a series of 4 pastel paintings

2024 — Walls and Fences, a series of 14 pastel paintings

2023 — Views of Heaven, a series of 15 pastel paintings

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