Katia Motyleva is a visual artist and a researcher, born in Luhansk, Ukraine and based in The Hague, Netherlands. 
In her practice, she works with analogue photography, archives and books. She explores themes of injustice and the struggle to reconcile with reality, often reflecting on the loss of control over one's destiny. Currently, Katia is working on a project about technologies that ultimately destroy the world that created them.

Education
2018-2022 Royal Academy of Art, the Hague (BA)
2007-2010 Lugansk College of Arts and Culture (AA)

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
2024 — “Her Presence” (Womanhood in Ukraine), Capture Photography Festival, Vancouver, Canada

Awards/Grants
2022 Blurring the lines award
2022 Aperture Paris Photo Book Award shortlisted
2023 Kassel Dummy Award shortlisted
2023 DuPho Student Award
2023 Letterfonds Steunfonds Oekraiense Maker Grant

photo@katemotyleva.com
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