Svetlana Rumak

Svetlana Rumak (Poltava, Ukraine, 1969) is a visual artist based in Madrid with more than 35 years of professional experience. In 1992, she graduated from the Faculty of Plastic and Graphic Arts at the State Pedagogical Institute in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia. Since 1993, she has participated in international exhibition projects. Her work has been featured in more than 300 group exhibitions in approximately 20 countries, and she has held solo exhibitions in Russia, the Czech Republic, Germany, and the United States. Her recent participations include World Art Dubai and the 7th Art Thessaloniki International Fair in 2024, as well as Art Contact Istanbul and Art Ankara in 2023. Between 2022 and 2024, she lived and worked in Istanbul; since August 2024, she has been based in Madrid. Her practice explores identity, memory, adaptation, corporeality, and personal transformation. After an extensive career focused on painting and drawing, she is currently expanding her exploration into textile objects, soft sculpture, and installation. Her recent projects include the series “Letters Written by Light” and “Seeds of the Unusual”.