Anastasiya Tarasenko (b. 1989) is from Kiev, Ukraine, and moved to New York City with her family at the age of 6, living there ever since. She pursued her passion for art from a young age, attending various art schools before earning her MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2017.

Based in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Tarasenko's work provides a sharp and biting critique of society and the self. Through humorously dark and provocative portrayals of the human experience, her art delves into the contradictions of life, exploring how joy and pain coexist. Employing both figuration and abstraction, she offers a multifaceted exploration of the complexities of existence.
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Residencies
‍Fall 2019 PLOP residency hosted by Oli Epp, London UK
Fall 2018 Desierto 14, Las Margaritas, Mexico
Fall 2017 La Napoule Foundation Residency led by Will Cotton, Mandelieu La Napoule France
Summer 2016 Leipzig International Artist Programme, Leipzig Germany

‍Solo Exhibitions
11/20-01/21 The Hands That Feed Monya Rowe Gallery, NYC
‍01-02/20 The Sum of our Parts, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston
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Group Exhibitions
‍07/2020 Outside Touch, Monya Rowe Gallery
‍06/2020 Sit Still Self Portrait Show, Anna Zorina Gallery
05/2020 No Time Like The Present, Public Gallery London
03/2020 Independent Booth, Spring Break Art Fair‍
12/2018 Somewhat Unwanted, Los 14 Projects, Mexico City
11/2018 Hot Farce, Field Projects Gallery Chelsea NYC
01/2017  Eye To Eye, New York Academy of Art NYC
10/2016 Take Home A Nude, Sotheby's NYC
07/2016 Transmission: New York- Leipzig, Archiv Massiv Spinnerei, Leipzig Germany

Press
‍12/2020 The Hand the Feeds, New Works by Anastasiya Tarasenko by Sasha Bogojev
​11/2020 Editors Picks: 13 Events For Your Art Calendar This Week Artnet
09/2020 New American Paintings, Northeast Edition 146
08/2020 31 Women Interview
03/2020 Anastasiya Tarasenko, Cerebral Women Podcast hosted by Phyllis Hollis
02/2020 Candy Colored Visions of Society’s Id by Cate McQuaid; The Boston Globe
02/2020 Reading the Painting: Anastasiya Tarasenko at Steven Zevitas Gallery WhiteHot Magazine
​01/2020 Anastasiya Tarasenko - An Undeniable Truth Art Grind Podcast