Aliya Bodnar is a contemporary artist based in Kent, United Kingdom, working primarily in watercolour. Her practice is rooted in sustained observation and explores perception, identity and human experience through places shaped by memory, movement and change.

This Artist CV traces the development of her professional practice through selected exhibitions, awards and competitions, publications, artistic development and engagement with the wider arts community. It brings together the contexts in which her original artwork and watercolour paintings have been exhibited, recognised and discussed.

Beyond her studio and exhibition practice, Bodnar’s creative work extends into projects that explore art as a space for reflection, connection and shared experience. Her practice has included working with Ukrainians rebuilding their lives after displacement, as well as collaborative work centred on women’s experiences and personal reflection. These experiences have gradually led her towards an ongoing exploration of art meditation and the ways creative practice can create space for attention, perception and a different relationship with one’s own experience.