Upcoming Exhibition

May 19, 2026.

9:56pm

 

Newspaper.

 

A human was once born in far cold Russia. In 2001, the light of the cold Eastern sun first made contact with the retina of his deeply seated green eyes. Upon his birth, he had been given an honest Russian name to carry: Oleg. 

 

Oleg, despite being born in Russia, only lived there for a few mere months.

Soon after birth, a steel bird had swooped him out of his crib and dropped him off 6000 miles west.

And thus he became cultured by the country of Moldova. Country of vast vineyards, wild apple trees, and one-of-a-kind collective spirit that wove every Moldovan into a member of a tightly-knit, loving family.

 

Halfway through his life, through the paths of destiny, Oleg found himself, yet again halfway across the planet, this time in the land of the free, out of all of the places. Flashy, fresh, abundant in its man-made offerings, America captivated him. But as the years went on, somewhere amongst the lines, the Western glitter has lost its allure, and deeply disillusioned him.

 

The mainstream paths society had to offer didn’t seem to ignite the fire of life in his seeking heart, and the people didn’t seem to resonate with such a cold take on things that so deeply mattered to them. Thus Oleg has leaned into the universe within and unearthed the love for visual artistic expression. He painted the grey and mundane with his own meanings, and through shaping the matter, allowed others to get a glimpse of his inner eye. Since then, he has drawn, painted, cut wood, made clothes, and designed with a motto for each new project being “Better or Different".

Lamps, purses, suitcases, canvases, drawings are left behind as he keeps on treading the planet.

 

Just as the wind of life voyaged Oleg across the Earth, this summer it landed him into a warm, nurturing crib of Newtown. 

 

ArtWRKD on South State Street has wholeheartedly housed the traveler for the months of June and July with the intent to let his creative buds come to yet another blossom. His celebration of life will take place in August in the form of Oleg’s first solo show, where he will be presenting his past, present and future creations to the people.