Exhibition on Women at War

Sonya Michel Collaborates on Exhibition of Ukrainian Women Artists

Women at War is an exhibition featuring the works of 12 Ukrainian women artists who crafted their works in Ukraine. This exhibition provides proof that although Vladimir Putin has tired to eradicate Ukraine and its culture since February 2022, he has failed.This exhibition is curated by Monika Fabijanska and was first shown at the Fridman Gallery in New York. Department of History faculty member Sonya Michel helped bring the exhibition to the Stanford in Washington Gallery where it remains on view until March 22, 2023.

The exhibition features a variety of art works from cartoons illustrating the hellishness of daily life in the Donbas to a life-size oil painting on canvas by Lesia Khomenko of her husband called “Max in the Army.”  There is also a seven-minute film by Oksana Chepelyk titled “Letter from Ukraine” included in the exhibition. Women at War shows that despite the horror Russia has inflicted on Ukraine, its people and its art remain vibrant.

See further information about the exhibit and associated programming on the Gallery's website. 

Women at War has also been reviewed by the Atlantic Council.