Artist
Yuliya Stratovich
Short Bio
Yuliya Stratovich (b. 1989) is a Belarusian artist based in Warsaw since 2018. Born into a family of professional artist, she has been immersed in the world of art from an early age.
She works across painting, installation, and film, exploring memory, identity, and the transience of time. Since 2017 her works have been regularly exhibited across Europe, with solo shows in Germany (Grace Denker Gallery, Hamburg) and Spain
(Jordi Miguel Galeria d’Art, Barcelona), as well as collaborations with galleries in Poland including Glaza, Vinci Art Gallery, and Totuart. From 2020–2022 she also curated exhibitions for Belarusian artists at her own Warsaw space “Poznańska 24.”
In 2022 she spent a year on Tenerife, which shaped the series Last Summer. In 2023 she was awarded the Gaude Polonia scholarship (Polish Ministry of Culture) to develop the project Steel and Water in Gdańsk. Her short documentary Simple Questions was screened at LANE DOC FEST (USA) and Lift-Off
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions (2024), and was nominated at the Golden FEMI Film Festival in Sofia (2025).
Yuliya Stratovich (b. 1989) is a Belarusian artist based in Warsaw since 2018. Born into a family of professional artist, she has been immersed in the world of art from an early age.
She works across painting, installation, and film, exploring memory, identity, and the transience of time. Since 2017 her works have been regularly exhibited across Europe, with solo shows in Germany (Grace Denker Gallery, Hamburg) and Spain
(Jordi Miguel Galeria d’Art, Barcelona), as well as collaborations with galleries in Poland including Glaza, Vinci Art Gallery, and Totuart. From 2020–2022 she also curated exhibitions for Belarusian artists at her own Warsaw space “Poznańska 24.”
In 2022 she spent a year on Tenerife, which shaped the series Last Summer. In 2023 she was awarded the Gaude Polonia scholarship (Polish Ministry of Culture) to develop the project Steel and Water in Gdańsk. Her short documentary Simple Questions was screened at LANE DOC FEST (USA) and Lift-Off
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions (2024), and was nominated at the Golden FEMI Film Festival in Sofia (2025).
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2025 — Steel and Water, ToTuart Gallery, Warsaw
2024 — Last Summer 2, ToTuart Gallery, Gdynia
2024 — Last Summer, ToTuart Gallery, Warsaw
2023 — Stal i Woda, Glaza Gallery, Gdańsk
2019 — Your Future Home, Bracka 20, Warsaw
2018 — Nordic Dreams, Grace Denker Gallery, Hamburg
2018 — Solo Exhibition, Jordi Miguel Galeria d’Art, Barcelona
2017 — About, Art-place VERH, Minsk
Group Exhibitions
2025 — Jasiński & Friends, ToTuart Gallery, Warsaw
2022 — Desire for Happiness, Vinci Art Gallery, Poznań
2018 — I – Monet, I – Shishkin, I – Malevich, Minsk
2017 — Autumn Salon, Palace of Arts, Minsk
2017 — Tides, Moonsisters 24h Festival, Minsk
2016 — Vulica Brasil Festival, Minsk
Awards
2023 – Gaude Polonia Scholarship, Ministry of Culture, Poland
Solo Exhibitions
2025 — Steel and Water, ToTuart Gallery, Warsaw
2024 — Last Summer 2, ToTuart Gallery, Gdynia
2024 — Last Summer, ToTuart Gallery, Warsaw
2023 — Stal i Woda, Glaza Gallery, Gdańsk
2019 — Your Future Home, Bracka 20, Warsaw
2018 — Nordic Dreams, Grace Denker Gallery, Hamburg
2018 — Solo Exhibition, Jordi Miguel Galeria d’Art, Barcelona
2017 — About, Art-place VERH, Minsk
Group Exhibitions
2025 — Jasiński & Friends, ToTuart Gallery, Warsaw
2022 — Desire for Happiness, Vinci Art Gallery, Poznań
2018 — I – Monet, I – Shishkin, I – Malevich, Minsk
2017 — Autumn Salon, Palace of Arts, Minsk
2017 — Tides, Moonsisters 24h Festival, Minsk
2016 — Vulica Brasil Festival, Minsk
Awards
2023 – Gaude Polonia Scholarship, Ministry of Culture, Poland
FILM
2023 – Simple Questions (short documentary)
• Official Selection – Sofia International Film Festival,
Bulgaria (2025)
• Official Selection – LANE DOC FEST, Tennessee, USA
(2024)
• Official Selection – Lift-Off Sessions, UK (2024)
2023 – Simple Questions (short documentary)
• Official Selection – Sofia International Film Festival,
Bulgaria (2025)
• Official Selection – LANE DOC FEST, Tennessee, USA
(2024)
• Official Selection – Lift-Off Sessions, UK (2024)
Artist statement
My work explores how people experience time, identity, and emotional pressure in a changing world. I use painting, installation, and film to examine what remains after moments pass, places transform, and self-images shift.
In Last Summer, I focus on the fragility of memory. Red–turquoise, negative-like scenes capture moments that exist only as emotional fragments rather than full narratives.
Steel and Water investigates the relationship between human beings and port environments. Through paintings, crane sculptures, and documentary film, I explore labour, resilience, and the shared memory of maritime communities.
In Klaunada, I turn to the pressures of self-presentation. Inspired by the imagery of performers, the works reflect the exhaustion caused by maintaining both real and virtual identities.
Across all projects, I return to the same questions:
How do we remember, how do we endure, and what shapes the stories we tell about ourselves?
My work explores how people experience time, identity, and emotional pressure in a changing world. I use painting, installation, and film to examine what remains after moments pass, places transform, and self-images shift.
In Last Summer, I focus on the fragility of memory. Red–turquoise, negative-like scenes capture moments that exist only as emotional fragments rather than full narratives.
Steel and Water investigates the relationship between human beings and port environments. Through paintings, crane sculptures, and documentary film, I explore labour, resilience, and the shared memory of maritime communities.
In Klaunada, I turn to the pressures of self-presentation. Inspired by the imagery of performers, the works reflect the exhaustion caused by maintaining both real and virtual identities.
Across all projects, I return to the same questions:
How do we remember, how do we endure, and what shapes the stories we tell about ourselves?
Crane
25х25
Original technique
25х25
Original technique
