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Olena Martynyuk is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Russian & Slavic Studies at New York University's College of Arts & Science. Born and raised in Ukraine, she holds an MA in Cultural Studies from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (2015) and a PhD in Art History and Theory from Rutgers University (2018).
- Education:
- M.A. in Cultural Studies, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy of Ukraine (2015)
- Ph.D. in Art History and Theory, Rutgers University (2018)
Her research examines Ukrainian contemporary art during the Soviet Union's dissolution and its postcolonial emancipation framed through postmodernist and neo-baroque theories. She explores concepts of unrepresentability, embodied spectatorship, and art philosophy, with a focus on the interplay between cultural identity and political transformation.
Martynyuk's curated exhibition Painting in Excess: Kyiv's Art Revival, 1985-1993 (Zimmerli Art Museum, 2021) traveled to the Coral Gables Museum in Miami. She is currently co-editing Introduction to Ukrainian Contemporary Art with Alla Rosenfeld (forthcoming, Toronto University Press) and writing a monograph on Ukrainian neo-baroque aesthetics.
- Scientific Awards:
- Petro Jacyk Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ukrainian Studies at the Harriman Institute of Columbia University (2019-2022)
She has taught art history and Ukrainian culture at Rutgers University, College of Staten Island, Columbia University, and Hunter College. Her contact email is mo2643@nyu.edu, and her office is located at 19 University Place, Room 207, New York, NY 10003.
