> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.catapult-platform.art/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Exploring Intimacy and Trauma: The Artistic Journey of Katya Ovechkina - URL: https://www.catapult-platform.art/katya-ovechkina-artist-emerging-contemporary-art/ - Published: 2025-01-02T08:11:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-10-27T07:58:46.000Z - Description: Katya Ovechkina is the second Artist we feature from the Class of Ursula Hübner, Department Graphic and Painting from Linz. It's about Intimacy and trauma. - Author: Dominique Catherina Foertig - Tags: Artist in Focus ## Art Observatory presents the Young Artist Katya Ovechkina Delve into the captivating world of [**Katya Ovechkina**](https://www.instagram.com/nastupila.sreda/?ref=catapult-platform.art), a young visual artist based in Vienna, as she navigates themes of personal experience, intimacy, and trauma through a diverse range of mediums. ![katya ovechkina, in her studio, an article of new faces in contemporary art observatory](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/katya-ovechkina--emerging-artist-now--austria-art-scene.webp) Katya Ovechkina: Studio View | Image Courtesy of the Artist **Katya Ovechkina** is a young Art Student and next on our List from the [**Class of Prof. Ursula Hübner**](http://www.malerei.ufg.ac.at/ursulahuebner.php?ref=catapult-platform.art) from the Art University Linz which we invited to showcase her work and give us insights about her developments in Art. ![katya ovechkina, emerging art from vienna, linz art scene , promising artist overview](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/katya-ovechkina-at-home-and-working-on-contemporary-art.webp) Katya Ovechkina: Studio at her Home | Image Courtesy of the Artist ### Katya Ovechkina **Artist Statement:** Katya Ovechkina's artistic practice delves into the depths of memory and fear, weaving together personal experiences of loss, abandonment, and grief. --- [Feed me the real](https://www.catapult-platform.art/join/) --- Across various mediums such as painting, ceramics, photography, and installation, she explores the ever-changing nature of daily life and living situations, blurring boundaries and transforming fleeting moments into tangible objects. ![katya ovechkina, promising emerging artist currently studying at art university linz, class Ursula hübner](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/katya_process_atelier1.webp) ****Katya Ovechkina:** Work in Progess | Image Courtesy of the Artist ![katya ovechkina, Exhibition view, munchies art club, works on paper, Salvadore Vivian curator](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/katya-ovechkina--drawings--and-works-on-paper-now.webp) ****Katya Ovechkina:** I have some space for you in my feet but it's all mine, watercolor on paper installation view at the group show funny island, Vienna 2024 | Image Courtesy of the Artist ![katya ovechkina: artworks, installation view, modern art, works on paper now](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/Installation-view-at-the-froup-show-OBSESSION-s--For-each-tresuared--happy-memory--like-a-sweet-forget-me-not-personal-diaries-from-2004-till-now--ceramics--stones--wooden-table--200x80x70cm--2024_.webp) ****Katya Ovechkina:**Installation view at the group show OBSESSION/s. 'For Each Treasured, Happy Memory, Like a Sweet Forget-Me-Not': Personal Diaries from 2004 to Present, Ceramics, Stones, Wooden Table, 200 x 80 x 70 cm, 2024 | Image Courtesy of the Artist With a passion for ceramics and glazing, Katya finds fascination in the unpredictable nature of the process, often experimenting with unconventional materials like cigarette ash. Photography serves as a means of documentation and storytelling, as she combines personal photos with texts, building new narratives and connections. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/page-of-the-diary2.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/katya-ovechkina--artwork--work-on-paper.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/promisige-emerging-artist-scetch-book-drawing.webp) ****Katya Ovechkina:** Diary Project | Image Courtesy of the Artist ![katya ovechkina, promising artist, studio view, work practice, malerei Linz](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/katya_process_atelier-promising-artist-studio-visit.webp) ****Katya Ovechkina:** Studio View | Image Courtesy of the Artist Through her ongoing diary-keeping practice, Katya offers glimpses into her inner world, encapsulating emotions through watercolor drawings and short notes. ![katya ovechkina, promising art student and selection of class Ursula hübner, malerei Linz](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/04/katya-ovechkina--artwork--contemporary-painting-now.webp) ****Katya Ovechkina:** Untitled, oil on cardboard, 70x100cm, 2023 from the series All the creatures I’ve ever lost | Image Courtesy by the Artist Recently, her diaries spanning from 2004 to 2024 were showcased at the group exhibition "OBSESSION/S," curated by Salvatore Viviano at WHA Gallery in Linz, Austria. Follow [Katya Ovechkina on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nastupila.sreda/?ref=catapult-platform.art) , the [Class of Ursula Hübner](https://www.kunstuni-linz.at/universitaet/organisation/institute/bildende-kunst-und-kulturwissenschaften/malereinbspnbspgrafik?ref=catapult-platform.art) or the [Linz Malerei Account on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/linzmalerei/?ref=catapult-platform.art), too. --- We say thanky our to the **Team of Class Urusal Huber** especially [Olga Shcheblykina ](https://www.instagram.com/olgashcheblykina/?ref=catapult-platform.art)to organize the collaboration with Munchies Art Club Magazine [Karim Hussein: Portrait of an Art-Student from Linz AustriaJoin us in welcoming Karim Hussein to our exciting new series, “Art Observatory,” at Munchies Art Club, where we spotlight the talent of art students and emerging artists of tomorrow!![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/size/w256h256/2024/03/munchies-art-club-magazine.png)Now I am in Your Head | Munchies Art Club MagazineDominique Catherina Foertig![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/size/w1200/2024/04/karim-hussein--promising-artist-and-contemporary-painter--munchies-art-club-profile.webp)](https://www.catapult-platform.art/karim-hussein-artist-now-discovery/) ****Read more** about the Students of Class Ursula Hübner Art University Linz -> Discover Karim Hussein --- ## No fluff. 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