CURRICULUM VITAE

Ola Rondiak
Born 1966, Cleveland, Ohio

Education
1994
M.Ed. Community Counseling, Cleveland State University, Ohio
1989
B.A. Psychology & Education, Hunter College, New York
1986 & 1988
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts

Honors
2024
Selected to participate in Art In Embassies (AIE) Program by the U.S. Department of State

2022
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art recognizes artist Ola Rondiak for significant contributions to cultural diplomacy and promoting Ukraine to the world through her art.

2022
Speaker at Night of Ideas at The Brooklyn Public Library organized by Villa Albertine of New York City

Select Solo Exhibitions

2025
Violence Against Women, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, New York City, U.S.
Motanka Army, D.HUB Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
Sun, Sand, Fire Motankas, Misto Camp, Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada, U.S.

2024
Motankas, Art Miami, Ethan Cohen Gallery, Miami, FL, U.S.
Sun, Sand, Fire Motankas, Misto Camp, Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada, U.S.
Unseen Hands, Gallery of Protest Art National Museum of The Revolution of Dignity, Kyiv, Ukraine
Voice of Prayer, Ninna-Ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Voice of Prayer, Kayadera Temple, Tokyo, Japan
Voice of Prayer, Daisho-in Temple, Hiroshima, Japan

2023
It is Within, John William Gallery, Online Exhibition
Cultural Front Installation, Volta Art Show, New York City, U.S.
Motanka Army, Art Ukraine Galley, Kyiv, Ukraine
Overcoming, Hercules Atrium, Wilmington, DE, U.S.
Motanka Healing Room, The Ukrainian Institute, New York City, U.S.

2022
Through the Eyes of its Women, Ukraine House, Washington, DC, U.S.
Mind Over Matter, Redux, John William Gallery, Wilmington, DE, U.S.
Ola Rondiak: Women’s History, a Hundred Years in Ukraine, The Gallery o.d.o., New York City, U.S.

2021
Facing, Vozianov Studio, Kyiv, Ukraine
Committed, John William Gallery, Wilmington, DE, U.S.

2020
Mind Over Matter, MetroQuadro Gallery, Miami, FL, U.S.
Metempsychosis, Revolution of Dignity Museum / Museum of Kyiv History, Kyiv, Ukraine

2019
Metempsychosis, WhiteBox Harlem, New York City, U.S.
One Nation Independent, Ukrainian Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Of Evocation and Resemblance, Gallery 83, Kyiv, Ukraine
All the Same?, Taras Shevchenko Museum, Kaniv Ukraine
All the Same?, Museum of National Decorative Arts, Kaniv, Ukraine
All the Same?, Gallery RA, Kyiv, Ukraine
Days of Ukrainian Culture in Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland

2018
Rebel Ukraine, Pall Mall, London, UK
Identity Interrupted, Honchar Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
Identity Interrupted, Dzyga Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine
Identity Interrupted, Tri-Mission Art Gallery, US Embassy, Rome, Italy
Identity Interrupted, Ukrainian Institute of America, New York City, U.S.
Identity Interrupted, Tauvers Gallery International, Kyiv, Ukraine

2017
Behind the Lines, Zorya Fine Arts Gallery , Greenwich, CT, U.S.
More than Ukraine, Kyiv Fortress Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
Behind the Lines, The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE, U.S.
Motanka, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine
Vinok, Ambassador's Residence, Berlin, Germany

2016
Vinok, Ukrainian National Museum, Chicago, IL, U.S.
Berehynia, Stage Background, Odesa Opera House, Odesa, Ukraine
Vinok, Consulate of Ukraine, Munich, Germany
Vinok, Nymphenburg Castle, Munich, Germany
Art Vaccination, Cultural Diplomacy, Vozianov Studio, Kyiv, Ukraine
Mural - Art United Us Kyiv Project, Mural on Wall of Borisohlibska 10a, Kyiv, Ukraine
Vinok, America House, Kyiv, Ukraine

2015
Vinok, Ukrainian Museum & Archives, Cleveland, OH, U.S.
Vinok, Ukrainian Educational & Cultural Center, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.

2014
Revolution of Dignity, US Embassy, Kyiv, Ukraine
Images of Maidan, Fulbright Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
Revolution Women, Porcelain, Kyiv, Ukraine

2013
50 Women, Gordon Residence, Kyiv, Ukraine

2007
Dolls, Kyiv International School, Kyiv, Ukraine

2006
Saving My Marriage, The Castle, Fertorakos, Hungary
Passenger, RA Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2005
Conversation With a Dream, RA Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
Bride, The Castle, Fertorakos, Hungary
TAK! Orange Revolution, Pavlo Tychyna Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine

Select Group Exhibitions

2025
UKRAINKY, Ukrainian Diaspora Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
Generations of War, Plaça del Virrei Amat, Barcelona, Spain
Generations of War, KIC Budo Tomovic Cultural Center, Podgorica, Montenegro
Generations of War, Voivodeship Public Library, Krakow, Poland
Outerspace, Outerspace Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL, U.S.
The Age of Aquarius Art Show, Butler Art Center and Gallery, PA, U.S.
World of Women, Odesa State Economic University, Odesa, Ukraine

2024
Art Wins The War, Sheraton Milano San Siro, Milan, Italy
Volta Art Fair, Ukrainian Pavilion, New York City, U.S.
Life Line, International Biennale, Open Air Sculpture, National Conservation Area St. Sophia of Kyiv, Ukraine
Volta Art Fair Basel, Ethan Cohen Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Generations of War, Museum Cavaleridze, Kyiv, Ukraine
Shalene, Art Gallery Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Memorias Razonadas, Institute for Immigration Studies, Barry University, Miami, FL, U.S.
Generations of War, Maloui UA International Art Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine

2023
Context Art Miami, John William Gallery, Miami, FL, U.S.
Aqua Art Miami, Alessandro Berni Gallery, Miami, FL, U.S.
Allegory of Strength, Modern Art Research Institute of Ukrainian Academy of Arts, Kyiv, Ukraine
Memorias Razonadas, Institute for Immigration Studies, Barry University, Miami, FL, U.S.
Affordable Art Fair Singapore, Alessandro Berni Gallery, Singapore
Magical Worlds, G-Gallery, New York City, U.S.
Affordable Art Fair, Galeria Gaudi, Paris, France
Clio Art Fair, New York City, U.S.
Bitter Sweet, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York City, U.S.
Stepping into a World, Gallery Max, Soho, New York City, U.S.
Pop-Up Fine Art Gallery, Nepenthe Gallery, Old Town Alexandria, VA, U.S.
Ukrainian Mythology, Folklore and Legend, Ukrainian American Archives and Museum, Detroit, MI, U.S.
Art Against Violence, VitaUKR Civil Society Organization, Milan, Italy
Volta Art Show, Alessandro Berni Gallery, New York City, U.S.
Shalene, Art Ukraine Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
Los Angeles Art Show, John William Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
Sojourner, Sojourner Gallery, New York City, U.S.
Art Wins the War, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine
Art Palm Beach and Contemporary, John William Gallery, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.
Material Improvisations, John William Gallery, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.
Ode to A Butterfly, Ukrainian Institute, New York City, U.S.
Palm Beach Art + Contemporary, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.

2022
Context Art Miami, John William Gallery, Miami, FL, U.S.
Hearts, Christine Frechard Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.
Art Market Hamptons, John William Gallery, Alessandro Berni Gallery, Hamptons, NY, U.S.
Colors of Change, Online Exhibit, Art Dealer Street
Festival of International Contemporary Art, Gaudi Gallery Marbella, Spain
”Mriya” Art Mission Dream NFT, Online Exhibit
Art for Ukraine, Avant Gallery, Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary, West Palm Beach, FL, U.S.
Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary, John William Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL, U.S.
All for Ukraine, All for Victory, All Together We Will Win, Tenri Gallery, New York City, U.S.
Sending Love: Ukraine Crisis Relief Benefit Exhibition, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
Dante, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

2021
Context Art Miami, John William Gallery, Miami, FL, U.S.
Dante, Ukrainian Art in Italy, Ravenna Art Gallery, Ravenna, Italy By virtue or despite of…, Tenri Gallery, New York City, U.S.
Art Against Violence, Modern Art Research Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine
Vessel Invitational: Revisioning the Receptacle, The Delaware Contemporary, DE, U.S.
Out & About, Ukrainian Contemporary Women's Art Fest, Modern Art Research Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine
Femininity, Spaces Maidan Plaza, Kyiv, Ukraine

2020
Women To The Fore, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY, U.S.
Who, If Not You?, Ornament Art Space, Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukrainian Art Week, Bruges, Belgium

2019
Context Art Miami, John William Gallery, Miami, FL, U.S.
Genesis, Dancing House Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
With Ukraine in Our Hearts: Roots, Paths, Future, Ukrainian Cultural Center, Paris, France
Dialogues of Imagination, Tenri Gallery, New York City, U.S.
Wearable Art Soiree, High Museum, Atlanta, GA, U.S.
Collage Now, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York City, U.S.

2018
Context Art Miami, Tauvers Gallery, Miami, FL, U.S.
CLIO, Art Fair, New York City, U.S.
RAW, Atlanta, GA, U.S.
Conception Art Show, New York City, U.S. (Award for Excellence)
Vyshyvanka Day, Mystetskiy Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine
Rituals & Identity, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY, U.S.

2017
RAW, Brooklyn Night Bazaar, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
More than Ukraine, Fortress Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2015
IWCK, Hilton Hotel, Kyiv, Ukraine
KIS, Radisson Hotel, Kyiv, Ukraine
A Portrait, Gallery Different, Kyiv, Ukraine

2014
IWCK, Intercontinental Hotel, Kyiv, Ukraine

2007
Marisol & Friends, Pavlo Tychyna Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine

2006
Reko & Friends, Pavlo Tychyna Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine