Meet Natalia Zhyzhko (Didukh)—a multiple-time participant and Grand Prix winner of Caspi Art competitions.
The artist was born and resides in Ukraine. She graduated with honors from the Faculty of Painting, Decorative Arts, and Restoration at Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University.
She first took part in our competition in the autumn of 2018, winning second place; in 2019 she claimed first place; and in 2023 she earned the Grand Prix in two separate competitions.
Natalia Zhyzhko has actively participated in numerous international art competitions, consistently achieving top awards. She has also served multiple times as a jury member at international contests.
The artist collaborates with galleries worldwide, including JAG, Caravan, Artmajeur, and GLOBUS. Her watercolor works have been featured in the French magazine Artmajeur, and she is part of the INSHEART project.
She regularly co-organizes joint exhibitions with the Stefanell modeling agency and has illustrated three poetry collections. Natalia also conducts master classes for both adults and children.
She has held 15 solo exhibitions—one of them at the JAG Gallery in Poland—and has participated in 68 collective and 26 international exhibitions.
As a watercolor artist, she takes part in IWS (International Watercolor Society) exhibitions and, by invitation of the Japan Watercolor Institute, has twice participated in International Watercolor Exhibitions.
In September 2023, she became a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and has since taken part in 13 of the Union’s exhibitions.
Natalia works in watercolor, pastel, and oil.
Her artworks are held in private collections in Ukraine, Poland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Georgia.