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XENIA
ANDRIENKO
Contemporary Artist
COLOR AS EMOTION
Original paintings by Xenia Andrienko
Collected internationally. Private collections in 15+ countries.
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Original Works
Selected Works
Artist Statement
“Don't listen to anyone. Do what feels right to you. You have intuition and inner clarity — trust yourself.”
Creativity is a filter that transforms reality into a sensory refuge. Light and color are not techniques — they are the language of emotion.
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Years of practice
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Exhibitions worldwide
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Original artworks placed
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Private collectors
Private Commissions
A Painting Made
for You
Each commission begins with a conversation — about a space, a feeling, a memory you want to carry into your home. Ksenia works closely with collectors to create paintings that are entirely personal, painted with the same emotional language as her studio work.
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July 2026
Art Fairs and Festivals in Dubai and the GCC: The 2026–2027 Season
A working calendar of the region's art fairs, festivals and biennials for 2026 and 2027 — with confirmed dates marked as confirmed, and everything still unannounced honestly labelled as such, because most published lists this year are wrong.
July 2026
The Best Art Galleries in Dubai: An Artist's Guide for 2026
Where to actually see art in Dubai, district by district — the warehouse galleries of Al Quoz, the blue-chip spaces in DIFC, and the free museums people miss. Written by a painter who visits these rooms as a working artist, not a tourist.
June 2026
To Frame or Not to Frame: How I Decide
Some paintings need a frame. Some are ruined by one. After framing my own work for years and watching collectors get it right and wrong, here is the way I actually make the decision — and the frames I recommend when the answer is yes.
June 2026
Acrylic vs Oil Paint: What I Actually Choose, and Why
Not a chemistry lesson. A working painter's honest comparison of oil and acrylic — how they behave, what each one can do that the other cannot, which is better for collectors in a hot climate, and why I use both.
June 2026
Inside the Studio: How I Build a Mixed-Media Painting
A mixed-media painting is not one painting, it is five or six that happen in the same place. Here is the full process from primed canvas to final glaze — the materials I use, the order I work in, and the stage where every painting looks like a mistake.
June 2026
How to Frame and Protect an Oil Painting in Dubai's Climate
Heat, humidity, salt air and aggressive air conditioning are hard on paintings. After several years of painting and selling work in the UAE, here is what actually protects a canvas here — and the well-meant advice that makes things worse.
July 2026
Art Fairs and Festivals in Dubai and the GCC: The 2026–2027 Season
A working calendar of the region's art fairs, festivals and biennials for 2026 and 2027 — with confirmed dates marked as confirmed, and everything still unannounced honestly labelled as such, because most published lists this year are wrong.
July 2026
The Best Art Galleries in Dubai: An Artist's Guide for 2026
Where to actually see art in Dubai, district by district — the warehouse galleries of Al Quoz, the blue-chip spaces in DIFC, and the free museums people miss. Written by a painter who visits these rooms as a working artist, not a tourist.
June 2026
To Frame or Not to Frame: How I Decide
Some paintings need a frame. Some are ruined by one. After framing my own work for years and watching collectors get it right and wrong, here is the way I actually make the decision — and the frames I recommend when the answer is yes.
June 2026
Acrylic vs Oil Paint: What I Actually Choose, and Why
Not a chemistry lesson. A working painter's honest comparison of oil and acrylic — how they behave, what each one can do that the other cannot, which is better for collectors in a hot climate, and why I use both.
June 2026
Inside the Studio: How I Build a Mixed-Media Painting
A mixed-media painting is not one painting, it is five or six that happen in the same place. Here is the full process from primed canvas to final glaze — the materials I use, the order I work in, and the stage where every painting looks like a mistake.
June 2026
How to Frame and Protect an Oil Painting in Dubai's Climate
Heat, humidity, salt air and aggressive air conditioning are hard on paintings. After several years of painting and selling work in the UAE, here is what actually protects a canvas here — and the well-meant advice that makes things worse.