- Biography
- Artist Statement
- Selected Solo Exhibitions
- Selected Group Exhibitions
- Art Fairs
- Selected Collections
- Press & Features
- Community & Fundraising Projects
Biography
Katia Lifshin (b. 1993, Ukraine) is an Israeli artist whose work explores the boundaries between the human body, the natural world, and the subconscious. Drawing inspiration from natural phenomena such as bioluminescence and spiral tree trunks, she creates psychologically charged, surreal landscapes influenced by dreams, emotional memory, and altered perception. Lifshin studied art for three years at a community college in Tucson, Arizona, and continued developing her practice independently as a self taught artist, shaping a distinctive and personal visual language.
Lifshin has exhibited internationally, including solo shows in New York, London, Berlin, and Taipei. Her work is held in prominent private and institutional collections across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. She currently lives and works in Tel Aviv.
Artist Statement
My work explores the emotional and psychological spaces where the human body, the subconscious, and the natural world intersect.
Working primarily in painting, I construct dynamic, often surreal environments inhabited by feminine figures. Climbing, running, or suspended in moments of transformation. These characters move
through spaces where bodily limits dissolve and the boundaries between internal and external realities blur. Recurring motifs such as wood, vegetation, and bioluminescent light act as emotional markers, forming a visual dialogue between nature and personal narrative.
Over time, I’ve developed a monochromatic blue-green world around these characters, a limited palette that became a foundation for exploring introspection, solitude, and mystery. In these nocturnal
spaces, light and shadow became symbolic tools, light, in particular, representing clarity, resilience, and moments of emotional awareness.
As the work evolved, my palette gradually expanded. Brighter tones and new variations introduced shifts in mood and meaning. While I continue to explore the tension between darkness and light, my focus has moved toward expressing the human experience of awe and curiosity, not simply projecting inner states onto nature, but showing the figures fully immersed within it. Nature remains a constant presence and force, something we move with, not merely observe.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 Upcoming solo show, Artemin Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2024 Lunar Pathways, solo show, Kandlhofer gallery, Vienna, Austria
2024 Light Journeys, solo show, Long Story Short, New York, USA
2023 Shapeshifters, solo show, Nassima Landau, Tel Aviv, Israel
2022 Parallels, solo show, Moosey Gallery, Islington, London, UK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Upcoming Group Exhibition, Weserhalle Gallery, Berlin, September 4
2025 Upcoming Group Exhibition, Room57 Gallery, NYC, September 21
2024 Stay With Me, Tuesday to Friday gallery, Valencia, Spain
2024 Echoes of Self, Andrea Festa gallery, Rome, Italy
2023 Imagined States: Chapter 1 “Extrinsically”, WOAW, Hong Kong, China
2023 Wish, Almine Rech, online group show
2023 Beyond this ocean, Anna Zorina, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2023 Blurry line of my feelings, Garten gallery, Como, Italy
2022 High Voltage 3, Nassima Landau, Tel Aviv, Israel
2022 Breaking news, Another Gallery, Paris, France
2022 Touch Wood, Eve Leibe gallery with Prior art space, Berlin, Germany
Art Fairs
2023 ART021, Hive art center, Shanghai, China
2023 CAN Ibiza, The Hole gallery, Ibiza, Spain
2023 Tokyo Gendai, The Hole gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2022 CAN Ibiza, Moosey gallery, Ibiza, Spain
Selected Collections
The Bronfman Family Collection, New York
Nassima Landau Art Collection, Tel Aviv
The Phoenix Group, Israel
LGR Collection, Austria
Helmut Marco Collection, Austria
The FLC Art Center collection, Beijing
Press & Features
2023 – Artsy x OUTFRONT Media – “Moments in Culture” Campaign – A digital public art series displayed on NYC subway station screens,
organized by Artsy in collaboration with OUTFRONT Media.
2023 – The Jerusalem Post – Interview & Feature: “The Blue-Green World of Katia”, an in depth article exploring my visual language, color palette,
and artistic journey.
2024 – Artsy Editorial – Included in “Why Figurative Artists Have Turned to Monochromatic Palettes”, a curated article spotlighting contemporary
painters working in limited color palettes.
Ongoing – Artsy: Selected for multiple rotating curated sections on Artsy’s platform, including Trending Now and Curators’ Picks, highlighting
emerging and surrealist painters.
Community & Fundraising Projects
2023 – Spectrum of Lights – Fundraiser for Kibbutz Be’eri. Contributed two works to a benefit auction organized by the Nassima Landau Foundation
in support of Kibbutz Be’eri. The initiative raised funds for community recovery and featured artist-led gestures of solidarity.
2023 – Art for Change – “Impetus” Limited Edition Print: Collaborated with Art for Change on a limited-edition print, donating 30% of proceeds to
global reforestation initiatives.
2023 – Art Against Terrorism – Magen David Adom Fundraiser. Donated a work to a collective fundraising initiative organized by Marlee Katz Snow.
The project raised nearly $60,000 for Magen David Adom, with 100% of proceeds donated.
2025 – BFAMI – Work Donation to the British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel in support of Israeli cultural institutions.