Oksana Kryzhanivska

Education

PhD, Computational Media and Design, University of Calgary

Biography

Oksana Kryzhanivska is a practicing artist and researcher believing that technology has the capacity to expand art media while art can redefine the technological vision. The artist holds a Ph.D. in Computational Media and Design and a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from the University of Calgary, where the scholarly background at the intersection of technology and art continues to inform Oksana’s artistic practice. Oksana’s interactive art installations, sculptures, and screen-based works have been exhibited in Canada, the USA, Australia, Germany, Italy, China, and numerous online exhibitions. In this inquiry, the artist explores the extension of a human body with technology, investigating our norms of perception.

In her works, Kryzhanivska explores interactive experiences, 3D animation, parametric modeling, and digital sculpting, whether in VR, AR, or physical objects. The resulting works examine the human sensory experiences in Web3 and XR while speculating on the virtual universes, the evolution of digital bodies, place-making, and presence.

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Recent Work