Karlskrona-based artist Lana Leuchuk creates abstract realism art, infusing feelings, emotions and inner thoughts into her paintings of real-life objects playfully and emotionally. Lana’s most significant interest has always been in depicting humans, faces and silhouettes, to capture and preserve human’s emotions and movement, as well as the impression of cultural specifics.

The artist trained to Decorative Arts and Crafts and earned a degree of teaching Fine Art and Drawing in 1998. Lana creates art pieces for various businesses and projects locally and internationally, has displayed works in Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, France, Great Britain, the USA, India, Sweden and Belarus,  also appeared in notable publications and books for art galleries and museums. Galleries and associations represent Lana’s works in Sweden, Italy, France, Great Britain, the USA and Belarus.

The artist has been nominated and received several prizes for the artistic merit in contemporary art and received the certificate for the quality of her creative work. She is the winner of the award «Årets Nybyggare 2016» in Blekinge County, Sweden, the award that King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden handles at the national level every year.