EXHIBITION: Kherson: Not/Stolen
May 3 - June 7, 2026 | 145 Evans Ave., Etobicoke
UKRAINIAN CANADIAN ART FOUNDATION / KUMF GALLERY
PRESENT
ART EXHIBITION FROM UKRAINE
KHERSON: NOT/STOLEN
Studies and Homages
PRESENTATION OF MODERN UKRAINIAN ART CREATED DURING THE WAR
commemorating the third anniversary of
the liberation of Kherson from russian occupation.
This exhibition takes place as part of
the "WE & WORLD" art project
with the support of the Kozytskyi Charity Foundation,
whose mission is to conduct and support cultural diplomacy of Ukraine,
and to organize promotional exhibitions of Ukrainian art in the world.
Exhibition curator - Khrystyna Beregovska, Doctor of Art Studies,
Art Director of the Kozytsky Charitable Foundation, Curator of the ZAG - Zenyk Art Gallery.
EXHIBITION OPENING:
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 2 pm at the KUMF Gallery
145 Evans Ave., Suite #101, Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5X8
KUMF Gallery will host the exhibit until June 7, 2026.
For more information and purchase of artwork, please contact:
KUMF GALLERY - ҐАЛЕРІЯ КУМФ
145 Evans Ave., Suite #101, Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5X8
info@kumfgallery.com | 416 766 6802 | https://kumfgallery.com/
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Gallery hours: Thurs.& Fri. 1-6 pm, Sat.& Sun. 1-5 pm
Art exhibition “KHERSON: NOT / STOLEN. Studies and Homages”
commemorating the third anniversary of the liberation of Kherson from russian occupation
This is a collaborative project by artists from all over Ukraine who remain in the country, continuing to create art despite the ongoing shelling and destruction. The project serves as an act of solidarity with the Kherson Art Museum, which was systematically looted by russian forces just days before the city’s liberation in November 2022. It is a narrative of freedom and resilience. It is a vision of our shared future.
Kherson arrives in Toronto through the latest works of Ukrainian contemporary artists.
Have you ever visited Kherson without stepping inside its museum? Do you know what it's collection once held?
Through this project, we aim to demonstrate that contemporary artists remember and honor those whose masterpieces graced the museum’s halls before the occupation.
Artists from various Ukrainian cities have joined this initiative, creating studies and homages inspired by the specific works stolen from the collection.
While the exact reopening date of the Kherson Art Museum remains unknown, one thing is certain: when its doors finally open again, visitors will encounter contemporary works every bit as powerful as those lost - works that Ukraine remains committed to recovering after our Victory.
Kherson lives on! We honor it, and we stand with it!
