Illusion 26 - Contemporary Painting by Lena Krashevka

Lena Krashevka's Illusion series unfolds through layered compositions where blurred figures seem to surface from distant memories. Abstract forms drift across the canvas, partially concealing and revealing the subjects beneath. Balancing soft color transitions with expressive marks, the works blur the line between presence and absence, reality and imagination, creating an atmosphere that feels both intimate and enigmatic.

Lena Krashevka was born in Minsk, Belarus. Since 2015 she lives and works in Cologne, Germany.

Education

• 2008-2014, Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Graphic designer
• 2004-2008, Minsk State Architectural And Construction College Minsk, Artist designer

Exhibitions

• 2026, DIE GROSSE 2026, Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
• 2026, “Discovery Art Fair”, XPOST Cologne, Cologne, Germany
• 2026, Kunstpreis Sparkasse Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
• 2025-2026, “KRASHEVKA + SCHIRMER”, Galerie Liebau, Burghaun, Germany
• 2025, “Discovery Art Fair”, XPOST Cologne, Cologne, Germany
• 2025, “Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt 2025”, Frankfurt, Germany
• 2025, „Figura 4“, Meppener Kunstkreis, Meppen, Germany
• 2025, “Sightzeichen”, Galerie Klose, Essen, Germany
• 2025, Lena Krashevka’s New Studio Opening, Cologne, Germany
• 2025, “WET & DRY” Lena Krashevka’s Solo Exhibition, Galerie Klose, Essen, Germany
• 2025, Galerie Seidel präsentiert die Winterausstellung “Kompromiss”, Galerie Seidel, Cologne, Germany
• 2024, Colorful Dreams & True Faces, Kunstspot Ehrenfeld, Cologne, Germany
• 2024, “WINTERWERKE”, Kunstraub99, Cologne, Germany
• 2024, “ARTe Kunstmesse Dortmund 2024”, Kunstmesse Dortmund Halle 1, Dortmund, Germany
• 2024, “Kunstauktion 2024 des Aachener Netzwerks”, Aachener Netzwerk für humanitäre Hilfe und interkulturelle Friedensarbeit e.V., Aachen, Germany
• 2024, “Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt 2024”, Frankfurt, Germany
• 2024, “Kunstroute Ehrenfeld”, Kunstspot Ehrenfeld, Cologne, Germany
• 2024, “Discovery Art Fair”, XPOST Cologne, Cologne, Germany
• 2024, “NEW FRONTIERS”, Galerie am Brüsseler Platz – GABP, Cologne, Germany
• 2024, “Diversity of Perception”, Galerie Seidel, Cologne, Germany
• 2024, “Figura#3”, Town Hall Waldbröhl, Waldbröl, Germany
• 2023, “Contemporary Reflection on Identity”, Aachen, Germany
• 2023, “Art Exhibition”, MoonArt Gallery, Leipzig, Germany
• 2023, “Summer Works”, KUNSTRAUB 99 gallery, Cologne, Germany
• 2023, “Figura#3”, Galerie am Brüsseler Platz – GABP, Cologne, Germany
• 2023, “Discovery Art Fair”, Messe Frankfurt, Hall 1.2, Frankfurt, Germany
• 2023, “Fokus”, QQTec 10th International Art Prize, QQART Gallery, Hilden, Germany
• 2023, “Discovery Art Fair”, XPOST Cologne, Cologne, Germany
• 2023, “What makes art art”, Galerie Seidel, Cologne, Germany
• 2022, “Figura II”, PAN Kunstforum Niederrhein e.V, Emmerich am Rhein, Germany
• 2022, “Nachtbrötchen “, NDSM loods, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 2022, “#instagramzow22”, SPEICHER GRAMZOW, Gramzow, Germany
• 2022, “Closeness and Distance”, Stadtbad Aachen, Aachen, Germany (The supporting program – Aachen – Charlemagne Prize)
• 2022, Discovery Art Fair Cologne, XPost, Cologne, Germany
• 2022, Lena Krashevka and Maxim Wakultschik “Consonance – im Einklang”, Gallery Seidel, Cologne, Germany
• 2022, “Metamorphosis or Transformation?”, Gallery Seidel, Cologne, Germany
• 2021, Lena Krashevka and Stefan Faas – “Reflections”, Rubrecht Contemporary Gallery, Wiesbaden, Germany
• 2021, “Nachtbrötchen” – Part 2 Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
• 2020, ARTBOX.PROJECT Zurich 2.0
• 2019, Discovery Art Fair Cologne, XPost, Cologne, Germany
• 2019, Artprojekt Autumn Salon, Minsk, Belarus
• 2019, Art Festival Art-Minsk-2019, Minsk, Belarus
• 2018, “Marler Stern”, Marl, Germany
• 2017, “Annual Exhibition”, Co-Atelier, Cologne, Germany
• 2016, “Art’pul”: Pulheim, Historical Hall, Pulheim, Germany
• 2016, “Artists discover Europe”, Forum Leverkusen – KulturStadtLev, Germany
• 2016, Zarifa art exhibition, Altes Pfandhaus, Cologne, Germany
• 2015, “100 years after Malevich”, Cologne, Germany
• 2015, “FIARTE VI EDICION,” Granada, Spain
• 2014, “Forms-Content-703”: IV. Biennial of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Minsk, Belarus.