Tetiana Koldunenko

Tetiana Koldunenko

She is a painter, designer, and illustrator, born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and based in Sydney, Australia since 2010. Trained in the classical European school of realistic drawing and painting, she has worked across many mediums and is best known for her detailed, nature-inspired textured works.

Her process begins with shallow sculptural relief backgrounds that capture the forms and textures of the Australian bush. Onto these surfaces, she layers subtle hues and naturalistic details. From a distance, the paintings often read as abstract compositions; up close, they reveal intricate studies of colour and form.

Contemporary artist Tetiana Koldunenko in her Sydney studio

As a newcomer to Australia, painting became her way of connecting with the land—learning its trees, flowers, and light through close observation. She believes that when something is truly known, it is more deeply cared for. Her work invites viewers to see the bush not as a uniform green mass, but as a collection of distinct, vibrant individuals.

For Tetiana, making art is not separate from life; it is a way of exploring, understanding, and sharing experience. Through her paintings, she aims to highlight the uniqueness of Australian nature and to offer interiors a sense of place that feels distinctly and proudly Australian.

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EXHIBITIONS & HIGHLIGHTS

Artist at her exhibition presenting a contemporary Australian art collection available to buy online.
Contemporary artist Tetiana Koldunenko at her art exhibition in Sydney, showcasing realistic Australian landscape paintings.
Australian landscape artist Tetiana Koldunenko at her Sydney exhibition, presenting original contemporary paintings

Exhibitions

  • Spirit of the Peninsula, group exhibition, Northern Beaches (2025)
  • Rooted in Nature, double solo, Art Space on the Concourse, Chatswood, NSW (2024)
  • Colours of Freedom, Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, NSW (2023)
  • Australiania, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby, NSW (2022)
  • , Plus numerous group shows across Sydney since 2011
  • Solo exhibition, Kyiv, Ukraine (2010)

Collections

  • City of Sydney Civic Collection
  • Private collectors in Australia and internationally

Prizes (Finalist/Shortlisted)

  • Gallery 11:11 Art Prize/People's Choice Award
  • Hunters Hill Art Prize (2024) finalist
  • Northern Beaches Gallery Art Prize (2024, 2025) finalist
  • Bluethubm Art Prize (2023) finalist
  • Small Works Show, Brunswick Street Gallery (2024, 2026) finalist

More about Tetiana’s artistic activities is in her Blog

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