Kate Vorona
Kate Vorona (Moldovan, b. 1993) is a contemporary expressionist figurative painter whose work explores the emotional inner worlds of her characters. Using vivid colors, dynamic movement, and a balance of textured and flat surfaces, she creates scenes filled with tension, passion, and a sense of suspended choreography - figures that seem to dance, fall, or drift through atmospheric space. The environment often shapes their mood, as ambient tones and shifting light merge with the bodies themselves, suggesting unseen forces such as music, wind, gravity, or longing. Born and based in ChiΘinΔu, Moldova, Vorona studied painting at the Republican College of Fine Arts (2011β2015) and later earned her LFA from the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts (2015β2019). She has exhibited widely across Europe and North America, including Moldova, Germany, France, Romania, Dubai, Canada, and the United States. Her work also appeared on large-scale LED screens throughout Dubai as part of a public art initiative. With her bold palette, expressive gestures, and layered emotional narratives, Vorona has become a rising voice in contemporary Moldovan painting,
bringing forward a vivid, modern language rooted in movement, atmosphere, and human connection.
Kate Vorona - CV
Born: 1993, ChiΘinΔu, Republic of Moldova
Lives and works: ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
EDUCATION
2015β2019 β LFA in Painting, Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts, ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
2011β2015 β BA in Painting, Republican College of Fine Arts, ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 β Exhibition dedicated to Europe Day, Embassy of Moldova, Berlin, Germany
2019 β Collective Exhibition, Pennsylvania, USA
2018 β Public Art Project, Dubai (artwork displayed on LED screens across major shopping centers)
2017 β Group Exhibition, Alliance FranΓ§aise, ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
2016β2018 β βYoung Creator,β Constantin BrΓ’ncuΘi Exhibition Center, ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
2016β2017 β Art Colony Residency, Romania
2015β2017 β βJan Matejcoβ Exhibition, Embassy of Poland, ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
2015β2016 β βNight of Art,β ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
2014β2018 β βSpring Salon,β Constantin BrΓ’ncuΘi Exhibition Center, ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
2014 β Group Exhibition, Russian Cultural Center, ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
2012β2015 β βYoung Painter,β A. PlΔmΔdealΔ Exhibition Center, ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
PROJECTS
2020 β InLiquidβs 20th Anniversary Benefit and Art Auction, Philadelphia, USA
2018 β Artist featured in a Dubai-wide visual arts initiative; work reproduced on LED screens throughout major malls
2017 β Art classes instructor for children (ages 4β7), ChiΘinΔu, Moldova
2015β2016 β Winner of National Art Olympiad, earning the right to apply to two institutes
COLLECTIONS
β’ Private collections in Moldova, Germany, France, Romania, Canada, and the United States
β’ Public art display initiative, Dubai (artwork reproduced across major LED screens)
β I like to immerse myself in the inner world of my characters, full of passion and tension. I use vivid colors, dynamic composition, and contrast between textured and flat-colored surfaces to convey this inner state and bring it to the viewer. ββ Kate Vorona
β I like to immerse myself in the inner world of my characters, full of passion and tension. I use vivid colors, dynamic composition, and contrast between textured and flat-colored surfaces to convey this inner state and bring it to the viewer. ββ Kate Vorona
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