01/03/2026
Hanna Milevska (M.
Hanna Milevska (professional pseudonym M.ANNA) is a Ukrainian contemporary visual artist working in oil painting and monumental line drawing on canvas. Her distinctive visual language is forged at the intersection of Neo-Expressionism, Post-Impressionist luminosity, and profound Symbolism, creating a space where intuition meets philosophical metaphor.
International Recognition
Since 2016, M.ANNA has been a consistent participant in the prestigious Luxembourg Art Prize, receiving the Certificate of Artistic Merit from the Musée La Pinacothèque in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, and 2025. This unprecedented six-time recognition attests to the enduring high quality of her work within the international selection process. She also holds the status of VIP Artist and is a member of the International Association of Art Galleries (IAAG) .
Her exhibition history spans esteemed international venues:
· Carrousel du Louvre (Paris, France, 2016, 2017)
· Venice Art Show, Palazzo Priuli Bon (Venice, Italy, 2015) — Honorable Mention
· IAAG International Art Prize (Sydney, Australia, 2020) — Laureate
· Ukrainian Art Week (Kyiv, Ukraine) — 1st Prize (2013, 2014), 2nd Prize (2010)
· Solo Exhibition "DEBUT" at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Kyiv, Ukraine, 2013) — 70 works exhibited, 3D tour available
· Solo Exhibition in Support of Ukraine (Mediaș, Romania, 2022-2023) — 40 works created in emigration
Collections & Market Presence
M.ANNA's works are held in private and institutional collections worldwide, confirming her transcontinental presence: Ukraine, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Romania, Japan, USA (California), Australia. Key institutional holdings include five still lifes in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kyiv (donation, 2013) and two canvases placed in the Petro Poroshenko Foundation (2016). A significant market example is the painting "My Fish" (2022), acquired by a California-based collector during her Romanian exhibition.
Artistic Philosophy
For M.ANNA, painting is a ritual, a space of ultimate sincerity. Through a rich color palette, symbolic imagery, and a focus on the materiality of oil, she explores themes of:
· Female identity and archetypes;
· The fragility and resilience of the psyche;
· Metamorphoses triggered by trauma and displacement;
· The dialectic of the hidden and the revealed (masks, gazes, fragmented bodies).
Her art is an invitation to contemplation, where illusion transforms into revelation, and the canvas becomes a site for synthesizing the visual and the intellectual. The language of her work speaks to those ready to listen with their hearts and see with their minds.
