Art and Crafts / Mистецтво і Ремесела

photo collage of Ukrainian arts and crafts: embroidery, folk painting, pysanky, pottery

Explore Ukraine's rich artistic heritage through some of its folk arts and crafts and famous fine artists. This is, of course, not an exhaustive list as Ukraine has an abundance of deeply talented artists and beautiful artistic and craft traditions.

Folk Arts & Crafts

  • plate painted in petrykivka style: bird and floral motif. Reds, greens, and blues.

    Petrykivka / Петриківка

    Petrykivka is a very popular style of folk art in Ukraine found on houses, furniture, musical instruments, housewares, and more.

    Learn more about petrykivka
  • ukrainian pysanky in various patterns (intricately decorated eggs)

    Pysanky / Писанки

    Pysanky are an ancient art form in Eastern European culture. The Ukrainian pysanky are some of the most well-known.

    Learn more about pysanky
  • close up of yellow and blue embroidered shirt

    Embroidery / Вишивка

    Traditional embroidery is more than beautiful stitch work, it is an entire code in which each color and design carries specific meaning.

    Learn more about embroidery
  • Yellow, brown, white, and green painted ceramic double cup with handle

    Ceramics / Кераміка

    Ukrainian ceramics is an ancient tradition and recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage

    Learn more about Ukrainian ceramics

Fine Art

  • Blue, yellow, red, and black fantastical beast on a yellow background

    Maria Prymachenko

    (1909-1997) folk art, called naive art style

    Coming soon!

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Ukrainian ceramics photo by Silar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons