Ilya Volykhine is a critically acclaimed New Zealand figurative artist based in Devonport, Auckland. His work has been featured in numerous New Zealand award exhibitions, namely, the 2023 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award, Walker & Hall Art Award exhibitions which he has won for his figurative art, the NZ Painting & Printmaking Award and the Adam Portraiture Award. In Australia, his work featured in the highly prestigious Archibald Prize, the Blake Prize for Religious Art and the Mosman Prize. What lies at the heart of his paintings is Volykhine’s intuitive process, willingness, and confidence to allow the story and the condition of his figures to unfold as he paints, with his expressive brush and line work opening up a space for his characters to breathe, and to take on a life yet unexplored.
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Ilya Volykhine is a critically acclaimed New Zealand figurative artist based in Devonport, Auckland. His work has been featured in numerous New Zealand award exhibitions, namely, the 2023 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award, Walker & Hall Art Award exhibitions which he has won for his figurative art, the NZ Painting & Printmaking Award and the Adam Portraiture Award. In Australia, his work featured in the highly prestigious Archibald Prize, the Blake Prize for Religious Art and the Mosman Prize. What lies at the heart of his paintings is Volykhine’s intuitive process, willingness, and confidence to allow the story and the condition of his figures to unfold as he paints, with his expressive brush and line work opening up a space for his characters to breathe, and to take on a life yet unexplored.