About

Anya Tsaruk is a Ukrainian photographer based between Kyiv and Berlin. Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, her work now focuses on the themes of identity, trauma, migration, and community. Through photography, she aims to raise awareness about the war in her homeland and honour the resilience and strength of people impacted by it.

Portrait by Daria Svertilova

Education:

  • Fine Arts - Common Ground Studio, Universität der Künste (2023-2024), Berlin, Germany

  • Photography - Neue Schule für Fotografie (2021-2022), Berlin, Germany

  • BA Culture and Media Management - Jagiellonian University (2016-2019), Kraków, Poland

  • Mentorship with Serhii Korovayny - Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (2024)

  • "Setting Sails" Workshop by DOCKS Collective (2024), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

  • The Well-Realized Book workshop with Christian Patterson (2022), Bowen Island, Canada

  • Seeing Through Photographs course - MoMA, New York City, USA (online)

Exhibitions:

  • Galleria Ai Molini, Portogruaro | 2024

  • Réseau Lux #1, Paris | 2024

  • Prospekto Gallery - “RE:START”, Vilnius | 2024

  • Les Rencontres de la Photographie - “Night of the year”, Arles | 2024

  • AFF Gallery - “Keep Your Eyes Peeled”, Berlin Gallery Weekend | 2024

  • Capture Photography Festival - “Her Presence” (Womanhood in Ukraine), Vancouver | 2024

  • Universität der Künste - “Belonging”, Berlin | 2023

  • Bajszel, Berlin | 2023

  • Biennale Fotografia Portogruaro - “The Shapes of Living”, Portogruaro | 2023

  • Fotoforum Dresden - “Family Ties”, Dresden | 2023

  • analogueNOW! - "Revelation", Berlin | 2023

  • Peckham 24 - "Body Language", London | 2023

  • "Utopias Lahti Visual Arts Festival", Lahti | 2023

  • PEP - Photographic Exploration Project "A sense of place", Berlin | 2023

  • "Vonovia Photography Award", Sprengel Museum, Hannover | 2022

  • "The Sun Will Also Rise", Neue Schule für Fotografie, Berlin | 2022

  • "Full Bloom", Atelier HoheSee, Berlin | 2022

  • "Вдома", Safelight, Berlin | 2022

  • "Open House", Neue Schule für Fotografie, Berlin | 2022

Awards and nominations:

  • Nikon Fotobus Grant - winner, first place | 2024

  • Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers grant - winner | 2024

  • un/fund grant - shortlist | 2024

  • Hamburg Portfolio Review - finalist | 2024

  • Portrait of Humanity Vol. 6, British Journal of Photography - shortlist | 2024

  • Athens Photography Festival - shortlist | 2024

  • The V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography - winner | 2023

  • Biennale Fotografia Portogruaro Jury Prize - winner | 2023

  • The Royal Photographic Society Documentary Photography Awards - shortlist | 2023

  • Lucie Foundation Scholarship - honourable mention | 2023

  • Belfast Photo Festival - shortlist | 2023

  • Helsinki Photo Festival - shortlist | 2023

  • PhMuseum Photography Grant - finalist | 2023

  • Felix Schoeller Photo Award, “Best work by an emerging photographer” - shortlist | 2023

  • Fotografia Europea and Skinnerboox Book Award - shortlist | 2023

  • Paris Photo: Carte Blanche Students - shortlist | 2022

  • Vonovia Photography Award: "Beste Nachwuchsarbeit" (Best Youth Work) - shortlist | 2022

Artist Talks and Public Discussions: