OUR ARTISTS
“The artists discovered and championed by Art in the Extreme embody the spirit of resilience, innovation, and fearless exploration. Art in the Extreme Collection exhibits these international talents year-round, captivating audiences with art that pushes boundaries and redefines expectations.”
Serhii - Kondratyuk Sergey Anatolyevich
Born in 1988 in Ukraine, he studied at the Kharkiv Art School from 2005 to 2008 before continuing his training at the Kharkiv Academy of Design and Arts, specializing in easel painting. Since 2009, he has been an active presence in national exhibitions, and in 2013, he was admitted to the Youth Union of Artists. He has participated in Ukrainian and international plein airs, capturing both the familiar and the forgotten.
Profoundly influenced by Ukraine’s ongoing conflict and his experience of fleeing Kharkiv during the Russian siege in 2022, his work is steeped in the iconic symbolism of Ukrainian culture. Through both painting and sculpture, he adopts an unobtrusive yet perceptive style, finding beauty in the overlooked details of everyday Ukrainian existence—fragments of life that are often cast aside when survival takes precedence and war dominates the collective consciousness.
Max Denison-Pender
Max was born in 1997 in Santiago, Chile. He is known for his bold, textured paintings inspired by the jungle. Through rich, tactile brushstrokes, he creates immersive, dreamlike landscapes that invite viewers into a complex world where contradictions coexist. The jungle serves as both subject and metaphor, representing a world that is beautiful, dangerous, comforting, and unsettling—much like life itself. His work explores the balance between serenity and chaos, offering a visceral experience of nature’s emotional depth. Max paints on location, capturing the raw essence of nature before refining his work in the studio.
Boyd Bishonga
Boyd Bishonga (1995) is a driving force in the Zambian art scene, living and breathing his work in the confines of his small studio, where he eats, sleeps, and paints relentlessly. His raw, expressive style has drawn comparisons to Jean-Michel Basquiat, yet his voice is entirely his own.
Having grown up in poverty and witnessed firsthand the brutal realities of human rights violations and addiction, Boyd channels these experiences into his art, confronting themes of struggle and inequality with unflinching honesty. Most recently, he has immersed himself in the harsh world of illegal mining in on the Zambian-Congolese copper belt- living among miners, sharing their hardships, and capturing their fight for survival on canvas.
Although he began as a sculptor, welding discarded scrap metal into striking forms, he now speaks through bold acrylic colors and aggressive brushstrokes, creating works that pulse with urgency and raw emotion.
Phoebe Stewart-Carter
Phoebe Stewart-Carter (b. 1999) is a British painter who spent her formative years between the UK and Maryland, USA. She has studied and taught academic drawing and painting techniques in both the UK and Italy, developing a profound appreciation for classical methods.
Driven by an insatiable curiosity for global narratives, Phoebe captures awe-inspiring landscapes from some of the world's most remote and unreachable places, where she engages with the pressing issues of climate change. Her work distills the complexities of these challenges into powerful visual statements. Fearless in her exploration of harsh, isolated environments, Phoebe’s artistic journey has taken her to Pakistan, the Alps, and East Africa—whether camping on mountaintops or immersing herself in the intense heat of a Kenyan mine. Through her art, Phoebe unveils the raw realities of these locations, bringing their intricate stories to life in her striking and evocative works.
Marcel Wissing Boada
Marcel (1998) received traditional academic training at the Barcelona Academy of Art before specializing in plein air painting—capturing scenes on location. Often found immersed in the harsh, noisy, and chaotic environments of bustling crowds, heavy traffic, and vibrant cultural activities, Marcel’s surroundings deeply influence how he portrays the world around him. His latest project, Colors of India, has taken him on a journey cycling the length of the country, camping along the way and painting life as it unfolds before him. Through this immersive experience, he captures the raw energy and vivid essence of India in his work.
Olga
Olga, (2003) a Kyiv-based Ukrainian artist, has swiftly emerged as a distinctive voice in contemporary art since launching her professional career in 2022. Her work is marked by the recurring motif of the chessboard, which she uses as a striking symbol to examine the growing influence of war simulation in popular culture and its profound impact on society, alongside other equally significant themes.
Drawing deep inspiration from her surroundings, Olga’s art delves into the complex identity of Ukrainians, reflecting on the cultural and historical forces that have shaped them. Hailing from a family with roots in Chornobyl, she believes that her connection to the area has significantly influenced her work. Having visited countless times and collected old family photographs passed down through generations, Olga offers a thought-provoking perspective on resilience, identity, and societal change.
Yuri Pikul
Yurii Pikul (1983) developed a passion for painting at the age of 18. He enrolled at the National Academy of Fine Arts in 2005, but soon chose to forge his own artistic path, seeking to express deeper, more personal truths through his work.
Pikul’s approach to painting is profoundly influenced by his firsthand experiences in the ongoing war in Ukraine. Having lived through enemy shelling and the brutalities of conflict, his art has become a visceral response to the violence and chaos surrounding him. Using the traditionally static medium of painting, Pikul captures the dynamic energy of survival, resilience, and resistance. His subjects—often everyday people such as bus drivers, taxi drivers, and friends—serve as a testament to the endurance of life in the face of an inhospitable environment. Life, he portrays, moves forward, regardless of the circumstances.
Since 2007, Pikul’s paintings have been showcased internationally in galleries, museums, and art centers. He has emerged as a leading figure in Ukraine’s contemporary art scene. His work resonates deeply with a growing global audience, reflecting not only his personal journey but also the collective struggle for identity and survival in a world marked by turmoil.
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