Giraffe, 2026

Madalena Zampassi  

Artist, painter, teacher, laureate of the state prize named after the artist Vasylkovsky. Born March 5, 1990 in Kharkov Graduated from the Kharkov Art College. 
Art and pedagogical department (2005-2009). 
In 2009, she entered the Kharkov State Academy of Design and Arts (department of easel painting). 
Since 2012, she studied and worked in a creative workshop (subject-thematic paintings), under the guidance of the Honored Artist of Ukraine - Professor Yuriy Vintayev and People's Artist of Ukraine, Professor Viktor Kovtun. 
Since 2011 - participant of regional, all-Ukrainian, international exhibitions and plein airs. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2013. Patron of the Kharkiv Art Museum Winner of the international painting exhibition-competition “ART WEEK IN ITALY" in 2012.
Worked as a painting teacher at the Kharkiv Art College (2015-2016). Worked as a painting teacher at “Yabuli oil painting Base", Harbin, China (2016-2017). Works are stored in private collections in Ukraine, Poland, China, Angola, Italy, as well as in the Kharkiv Art Museum, Chuguev Art Museum and Trostyanets Art Museum. Laureate of the Vasilkovsky Prize in 2017 Lives and works as a teacher at the Beketov Kharkiv National University.