I like to think of what I do as social critique and observation; it's sharp, it's biting, and it’s aimed at everyone. Rather than positioning myself outside of the systems and behaviors I examine, I see my work as implicating both the viewer and the maker alike. The subjects I explore are universal human contradictions; our desires, hypocrisies, vulnerabilities, and the strange performances we engage in as we move through contemporary life.
Anastasiya Tarasenko was born in Kyiv, Ukraine in 1989. She currently resides in Queens, New York. Tarasenko moved to the United States with her family in 1995. She completed her masters degree in Fine Arts at The New York Academy of Art. She has had multiple solo and group exhibitions worldwide as well as curated several group exhibitions in NYC, Boston, and Germany. She was a 2024 artist fellow at the National Arts Club and a 2024 artist-in-residence at Silver Arts Projects.