Sasha Q

My name is Sasha Q (real name Oleksandra Stepanenko) and I'm an artist born in Kyiv, Ukraine. Graduate of Mykhailo Boichuk Kyiv State Academy of decorative-applied Arts and Design.

I was forced to flee my home, where I left my studio and body of work, due to the russian invasion in February of 2022, and currently live and work in Toronto, Canada.

My art is an extension of my consciousness, an endless source of exploration of its mysterious nature, and a place of travel. The ability to embody the product of one's consciousness in the form of art is the highest form of existence. I always believed that meaningful art conveys images that only one's soul can decipher. If its core is unfakable then it has infinite power to change reality.

As a person, born at the intersection of epochs, I’m witnessing 2 historical rifts of eras simultaneously - one in my own country where society reconsiders itself from the basics, and the intersection of the analog era and times of deepening digitalization worldwide. Empirically, I’m reflecting on the metamorphoses in the world and my works are imbued with a light nostalgic vibe.

My art practice serves as psychoanalytic meditation where I'm reflecting on fundamental things and exploring boundaries of transcendental - knowledge that goes beyond sensory experience, beyond the bounds of space and time.