Alexander Stepanets

Alexander Stepanets

Alexander Stepanets

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Alexander Stepanets is working on creating graphic images, continuing the series in linocut technique "ZWO" based on personal, lived, emotional experience. Since 2023, also a volunteer and activist for the Association for Human Rights in Conflict Zones (AHRCZ) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Quick Facts:

Stepanets has dedicated all his work to revealing the social and psychological problems of society and the individual in his harsh satirical style. The form of artistic illustrations of emotional, harsh, deeply psychological plots, and symbolic imagery is the basis of his compositions. Another important aspect is selecting universal symbolism to make it understandable and accessible to the viewer. He is engaged in thoughtful research on the issues of art in political propaganda.


He works in different techniques that best embody the required idea: engraving, painting, graphics, watercolor, illustration and mixed medias.


His portfolio includes series that reveal a wide range of visual studies of problems of the individual and society: "Word as Blade""Vicious""Stool or in a Dark Room""ZWO", "Dreams""In Core""Judas or with Bread and Salt", "#DessinsauStyloaBille".


Since 2022, he has been actively involved in initiatives to disclose data on the situation of civilian prisoners of war in conflict zones and created illustrative portraits of heroes and victims of war using ballpoint pen drawing, watercolor, and paper.

Publications 2024:
Suboart Magazine  Nr. 23 2024, Lisbon, Portugal
Zanna Zine - WORDS! april 2024, Bristol, UK

Three relevant works from the last 5 years of artistic practice:

  • "#DessinsauStyloaBille", personal exhibition, Voisins du 105, Lancy, Geneva, Switzerland, 2024
  • Art Residency and Open Studios, supported by Artlink and Pro Helvetia, in collaboration with Victoria Plotnikova, Gleis 70, Zürich, July-Sept 2023
  • "Couleurs d'exil" and "Talents" two group exhibitions, La Dépendance, Lancy, Geneva, Switzerland, 2023

Highest educational degree:

Master of arts, State Academy of Design and Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, specialty printmaking graphics, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Work samples:

Series "ZWO"

Series "ZWO"

Series "In Core"

Series "In Core"

Series "Dreams"

Series "Dreams"

Series "Stool or in a Dark Room"

Series "Stool or in a Dark Room"

Series "Vicious"

Series "Vicious"

Illustration "#DessinsauStyloaBille"

Illustration "#DessinsauStyloaBille"