Glad to present the winners of the Talents for Ukraine grant program by the KSE Foundation. Among them are Ukrainians who are advancing art, culture, and science. Their stories prove that Ukrainian talent knows no bounds.
⭐️ Andrii Sahach is an artist and illustrator whose works have gained wide popularity on social media since the beginning of the full-scale invasion and are often used by volunteers to raise funds. He is the winner of the public vote in the PostEurop-2023 contest organized by Ukrposhta, the author of the postal issue “Kherson is Ukraine!” and the envelope “Spring Will Come Again!”. He collaborates with the National Bank of Ukraine; among his works are four commemorative coins, including “Digital State” and “Hold the Line”. Since 2024, he has been developing himself as a classical artist and creating paintings on canvas. In addition, he participates in international competitions and exhibitions in Spain and Italy.
“All boundaries exist only in the human mind,” says Andrii.
⭐️ Alena Grom is a documentary photographer, twice awarded the title “Photographer of the Year” in 2024 by L.A. Photo Curator and the Fine Art Photography Awards. She works at the intersection of conceptual photography and social reportage, exploring themes of war, displacement, and childhood during wartime. Since 2016, she has been documenting life in military and de-occupied regions of Ukraine. Her works have been presented at more than 100 international exhibitions and recognized by prestigious competitions, including the Sony World Photography Awards, Siena Creative Photo Awards, Xposure, and the Tokyo International Foto Awards.
“I constantly set new, more challenging goals for myself — ones I have never achieved before,” emphasizes Alena.
⭐️ Oleh Tsupykov is a neurocytologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, and a leading research fellow at the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. For over 20 years, he has been studying nervous tissue and neural stem cells, focusing on their potential to restore the brain after stroke and in neurodegenerative diseases. He is the author of more than 80 scientific publications, including in PNAS, Brain, Stem Cells, Stem Cell Reports. He has collaborated with the Universities of Geneva and Lund, as well as researchers from the USA and the Netherlands. In Ukraine, he introduced modern methods of stem cell cultivation.
“In my field, I value hope. When you see life sprouting where it once seemed nothing would grow,” comments Oleh.
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