Mariana Potetenko United Kingdom
Ukrainian multidisciplinary artist now based in Liverpool. I work with acrylics, oils, and various kinds of pencils, as well as digital art. My work reflects inner states and the contrast between cultures and places. It has been featured in more than 15 exhibitions across the UK and Ukraine.
I am a self-taught artist with over fifteen years of painting experience. Initially, I focused on hyperrealistic portraits, but my style has evolved to become more expressive and intuitive. Today, I primarily use acrylics to create portraits and abstract works that explore emotion and inner life.
My digital artwork created in Adobe Illustrator, dedicated to Eurovision, was displayed for several years on a public billboard on Bold Street in Liverpool. My works have been exhibited in London, Kyiv, Sheffield, Liverpool, and Kent, and are part of private collections throughout Europe, the UK, the US, Canada, Korea, and beyond.
I also accept commissions for both human and pet portraits. For me, portraiture is more than capturing a likeness, it’s about revealing the subject’s inner world and letting the painting speak for both the subject and the artist.
Artwork
김수현, Colored pencils, 2019
Kim, Acrylic on canvas, 2024, £250
Hope, Oil on canvas, 2021
Nicholas, Pencils, 2015
Silver Dreams, Acrylic on canvas, 2025, £350
George, Acrylic on canvas, 2025, £400
Jung's Dreams, Oil on canvas, 2015
Be Bold, Digital, 2023
Illuminated, Oil on canvas, 2014
Nux, Pencils, 2014
Liverpool four, Acrylic on canvas, 2025, £1200
Khan, Oil on paper, 2014
Destroyer of Worlds, Acrylic on board, 2023, £450
David, Pencils, 2016
Exotic House, Acrylic on canvas, 2023
Holy Sheldon, Oil on canvas, 2015, £300
Seb, Pencils, 2023
Bueno, Oil on canvas, 2022
Alternative Ending, Pencils, 2019
Major Tom, Acrylic on canvas, 2024, £1300
Projects and exhibitions
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The Liverpool Art Fair 202511/07/2025 — 25/08/2025 The Liverpool Art Fair 2025 at the Royal Liver Building showcased affordable art from local artists. My painting of the Sefton Park Palm House was exhibited among many creative works celebrating the city’s culture and landmarks. |
The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool | Details |
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Botany20/05/2025 — 05/06/2025 The Botany exhibition at Fronteer Gallery focused on plants and their symbolism. My artwork “Hope” represented beauty and strength growing out of darkness. |
Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield | Details |
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Renewal10/05/2025 — 11/05/2025 The Renewal exhibition at The Secret Salon explored the theme of rebirth and new beginnings. My painting “Rebirth” symbolized resilience and transformation, showing how life can rise again from destruction. |
Secret Salon, London | Details |
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Taste17/04/2025 — 05/05/2025 The “Taste” exhibition at The Halpern Pop Gallery celebrated food as art, featuring various works by contemporary artists. My paintings “The Carrots” and “Avocado” were inspired by the textures and patterns found in nature. |
The Halpern Pop, Rochester | Details |
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Art in the Ev: Mariana Potetenko & Faces04/03/2025 — 31/03/2025 Art in the Ev: Mariana Potetenko & Faces was a solo-style exhibition held at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, showcasing my series of portraits of cultural icons such as The Beatles, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, and Oppenheimer. |
Everyman Theatre, Liverpool | Details |
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Iconic Women14/02/2025 — 29/03/2025 The “Iconic Women” exhibition at dot-art Gallery (14 February – 29 March 2025) featured works by Charlotte Weatherstone, Kirsten Todd, and me, celebrating women who have made an impact in culture, science, and society. My series of ten portraits highlighted influential Liverpool women, including Professor Louise Kenny, whose portrait was... [Read more] |
dot-art Gallery, Liverpool | Details |
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The Liverpool Art Fair 202428/06/2024 — 18/08/2024 My pencil drawing The Liver Bird was selected for this big summer exhibition at the Royal Liver Building. It’s one of Liverpool’s main art events, open to the public all summer. |
The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool | Details |
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The Liverpool Collection24/11/2023 — 03/02/2024 The Liverpool Collection (2023–2024) at dot-art Gallery showed artworks inspired by Liverpool’s landmarks and culture. I presented my paintings of the Sefton Park Palm House and the Royal Liver Building, painted in unusual for me manner. |
dot-art Gallery, Liverpool | Details |
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The Fronteer Open 202301/11/2023 — 18/11/2023 The Fronteer Open 2023 was an exhibition and art prize held at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, showing works by artists from across the UK. My painting “Destroyer of Worlds” was part of this show, exploring the contrast between genius and destruction through a portrait of Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. |
Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield | Details |
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Art exhibition dedicated to World Refugee Day 202320/06/2023 — 21/06/2023 A range of artists from far and wide showed their work at this collaborative event to highlight how visual art can unite us. Funds raised from this event went to Sahir House’s life-saving LGBTQ+ Refugee & Asylum Service. |
Liverpool Arts Bar, Liverpool | Details |
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Ukrainian Pysanka Festival 201811/04/2018 — 03/06/2018 Ukrainian Pysanka Festival 2018 showcased large artist-designed rabbit sculptures as a playful continuation of Ukraine’s public art traditions. My work, inspired by Korean pop culture and KakaoTalk messenger, featured bright emoji characters Muzi and Con, combining humor and creativity. |
Sofiiiska square, Kyiv | Details |
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Ukrainian Pysanka Festival 201708/04/2017 — 01/06/2017 Ukrainian Pysanka Festival 2017 in Kyiv’s Sofiiska Square expanded on the previous year’s celebration, featuring even more artworks and larger hand-painted eggs created by artists from across Ukraine |
Sofiiiska square, Kyiv | Details |
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Ukrainian Pysanka Festival 201623/04/2016 — 01/06/2016 The Ukrainian Pysanka Festival 2016 in Kyiv’s Sofiiska Square celebrated the art of traditional Easter eggs, featuring hundreds of large hand-painted pysanky created by artists from across Ukraine, symbolizing unity, renewal, and national heritage. |
Sofiiiska square, Kyiv | Details |