Maria Proshkovska (1986) is a conceptual artist from Kyiv, Ukraine temporarily based in the UK.
Graduated from the Kyiv National University of Internal Affairs of Ukraine with a degree in law (LLB). Postgraduate MA Performance: Society student at UAL, Central Saint Martins College 2023-2025 (London, UK). Fellow of Woman in Conflict 1325 Fellowship Programme 2022 (Scotland, UK).
Artworks are held in the Central Saint Martins Museum & Study Collection, MAMbo, Shcherbenko Art Center and private collections.
Her artistic practice focuses on themes of memory, trauma, post-traumatic growth, and gender-related social issues. She works across mediums such as performance, objects, video, and photography, often incorporating elements of disappearance, invisibility, and repetition. Maria uses her own body as a utilitarian material in her art, treating it as a central tool for expression and exploration. Her projects are grounded in feminist perspectives, manual labor, and historical contexts, with a strong emphasis on integrating the local environment as a vital component of her work. Through her art, she highlights the relationship between the individual body and its performative role in driving and responding to social change, showcasing the deep interconnectedness between personal experience and societal transformation.

VIMEO:

No Name Ritual https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1034983253
On The Blade https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1034982470
Invisible Labour https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/423937966
Farina https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/873973195