Katia Motyleva is a Ukrainian photographer and bookmaker. She is exploring obsession with socially constructed beauty standards and how political changes can affect the destiny of a woman. Her approach is often rooted in the feminist interest. She highlights the discomfort women are living through, directly drawing on her own experiences. Through her work, Katia aims to open space for reconsidering the role of the woman. To confront the pressure to conform, acknowledging the twisted ideology of what it means to be a woman.
Education
2018-2022 Royal Academy of Art, the Hague
2007-2010 Lugansk College of Arts and Culture
Exhibitions
2020 — Fresh eyes photo fair, Westergas, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2022 — Bratislava Off festival, Slovakia, Dom Kultury Dunaj
2022 — Rotlicht Festival, Vienna, Semper Depot
2023 — Whispers & Shouts: Voices of Ukrainian Women Photographers, Fotodok, the Netherlands
Awards
Blurring the lines Award 2022
Aperture Paris Photo Book Award shortlisted 2022
Kassel Dummy Award shortlisted 2023
DuPho Student Award 2023
Katia Motyleva was born in 1988 in Luhansk, Eastern Ukraine.
Based between Kyiv (Ukraine) and Leiden (the Netherlands)
photo@katemotyleva.com
+380668270292 ua
+31659364615 nl
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