Nastia Gladushchenko

Nastia Gladushchenko is a Ukrainian-Australian artist living in the misty Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia and painting the world with a softness, boldness and vibrancy at small scale and at a large scale through public art commissions worldwide. NASTIA GLADUSHCHENKO’s works explore themes of identity, human connection, the environment and human/animal displacement. Her playful, bold and fluid shapes aim to bring wonder, contemplation and a desire for humans to connect with the natural world and with each other. Alongside small scale works, she’s interested in creating large-scale, site-specific public art pieces in urban environments for and with local communities to allow them to access art and to experience its’ benefits in public spaces.

Living and working from the home she designed with her partner on a bush block in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, she often takes inspiration from the forms, colours, smells and textures of the natural environment around her as a way to create inclusive works that break down cultural and language barriers to tell stories of the land.

She is deeply inspired by her childhood memories which center around the natural environment, the dream-like city she was born in by the Black Sea, folk art and architecture/the built environment.

Whether her works are indoors or outdoors, large or small, she hopes for them to spark conversations about preserving and protecting the environment between friends and strangers.

As well as The Cornerstore Gallery, Nastia has exhibited with Day Gallery Blackheath, The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Brunswick Street Gallery, Zetland Store Gallery and has small works in private collections and large scale public commissions world-wide.