Valeriya Khomar
“Art is in my DNA. I have been creating for as long as I can remember. Trained by four mentors: Fine Arts, Commercial Art, formal education and my father, throughout my life, I have studied art, painted and experimented with various forms of expression. To this day, I continue my journey of learning and growth with no intention of ever stopping.
When I witness understanding and joy reflected in my viewers' eyes as they view my art, I realize that I am on the right path. This awareness gives me strength and the desire to continue creating.
At this stage in my artistic journey, I am grateful for the chance to impart my knowledge to others. Seeing the happiness, progress and growth of my students' creativity through their works, brings fulfillment and meaning to my life.e."
Valeriya Khomar
Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Valeriya Khomar was raised and classically educated in fine arts.
Since 1995 the artist lives and creates in Montreal, Canada.
Throughout her life, she has pursued various art-related careers. Today, Valeriya is a multidimensional artist and educator. In her art practice she successfully mastered numbers of mediums such as watercolour, acrylics, pastel, modelling pastes exploring surfaces as watercolour paper, canvas, wood, ceramics, etc.
The artist's works can be found in private and corporate collections across North America and Europe.
Testimonials:
“I love the way you use the colours and how they give a feeling of light to each of your painting.
We would like to use your artwork to illustrate our Jewish calendar for the year 5780 (2019/2020).”
- Nehama Hendel, Coordinator, Chabad Shlucha, Athens, Greece
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"Valeriya’s work truly leads the imagination into a whole other world where anything is possible!
Valeriya’s work will be featured at the upcoming RAW Montreal showcase!”
- Cynthia Ballesteros, Executive Director, RAW Canada
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“The energy in Valeriya’s work is emboldened by her dramatic colouring that magically highlight forms and
turns them into all kinds of moving textures that are feathery, strong of fleeing”.
- Nancy Snipper, Columnist, “The Free Press” Newspaper, Montreal
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Her sketches of undulating foliage fed by sun filtering from the surface turn into graceful and wildly imaginative
canvases. The underwater leaves morph into ribbons of waving colour and the shafts of sun become a spiritual
source of illumination.
- Heather Solomon, Columnist, “The Canadian Jewish News” Newspaper, Montreal
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“I like the dynamical structure of Valeriya's work. It seems to move on its own. Valeriya Khomar has a creative flair
that makes her abstract work stand out, as you will see in this video (YouTube).”
- Keith Yingling, Director, American Juried Art Salon
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“Your art emerges both abstract and representational without succumbing to either discipline exclusively.
Specifically, your piece entitled 'Ties' is beautifully rendered with a duality of colour temperatures in the
background. These pieces are very well-executed and thus intriguing.”
"Your work exhibits a great sense of composition and attention to detail. The level of experimentation is very
innovative. The concept is a very unique approach to your technique and vision. ”
- Shawn James, Director, Green Point Gallery, New York
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"Valeriya Khomar has a definite signature style with the ribbon-like imagery. The acrylic painting called
"The Road to.." uses color well with the warm and cool palette and the movement to the upper right of the canvas
communicate a sense of upward direction along a road idea. The special small cut-away subtraction sections
to the ribbon structure gives a sense of roughness along the way and this makes the statement more compelling.
The works "Tree of Life" and "Familia" reinforce her style, each expressing special meanings.
And her work "Spring Rising", in her abstract interpretation, reveals a rising up from the cold into the bright
and sunny part of Spring."
"Valeriya Khomar has developed a very interesting visual vocabulary. The organic development of her "Admiration"
is quite remarkable. And the sense of movement is quite effective in "Four Winds".
Furthermore, her "Ties" is impressive with the sense of moving form."
- Laurence Bradshaw, Curator, Professor of Art, Upstream People Gallery, USA
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"Dear Ms Khomar, I have viewed your website and I was drawn to your abstract and contempo work. I especially
like "Admiration" and "Tree". It was also a pleasure to see your drawings which demonstrate that you are a talented
artist in how you capture the human form."
- Sergio Monte, Curator, Biennale Chianciano, Italy
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"Dear Ms Khomar,
I have viewed your website and I was drawn to your abstract and contempo work. I especially like "Admiration" and "Tree".
It was also a pleasure to see your drawings which demonstrate that you are a talented artist in how you capture the human form."
- Sergio Monte, Curator, Biennale Chianciano 2013
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"Organic and sculptural. Consistent personal statement. Makes the viewer think."
"Good coherent compositions and pleasing use of colour and forms."
- Critics' reviews, SCA, Canada
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"I love so much your art and all the light that spills out from it. In fact, I have never seen as much light from art as yours."
- Vienney Carpentier, Poet/Writer