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Renata Asanova

A Crimean Tatar-Ukrainian artist whose paintings explore the identity of deported Crimean Tatars and the traditional "ornek" ornament.

About this project

Born in 1992 to a family of deported Crimean Tatars in Uzbekistan, lives in Kyiv
Works in oil, pastel, acrylic, and graphic art
The "Crimea and Home" series explores inherited identity and roots
Participant in the Artists at Risk program, has exhibited in Berlin and Lithuania

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