Masters
Learn from painters, not presenters
All courses are taught by two masters — Olena and Volodymyr Illichov. They also review student work and run the mentoring.
347 coursesElena Illichova
Painter · member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine · author of Blade & SocksRealism, experimental painting, portraiture, still life and conceptual projects. Painting since 1978 — and teaching the way she paints: every layer in front of the student.
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20 coursesVladimir Illichov
Painter · architect · PhD in architecture · member of the National Union of Artists of UkraineArchitecture, urban memory, landscape and still life. Creator of the “Architecture in Painting” style: structure and space first, then colour and mood.
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Together
A family of painters and the AURUM studio
Olena and Volodymyr Illichov are a family of painters from Odesa. Together they founded AURUM Art Centre (2008), ran dozens of exhibitions, projects and painting marathons, and since 2020 have shown duo exhibitions in Europe and Canada. Their studio is now in Rees, near Düsseldorf.
Duo exhibitions
- 2020
“Untimely Love” — ARTODESSA Gallery, Odesa
- 2022
“Sea Frontiers” — AURUM Art Gallery, Odesa
- 2024
“The Journey to Your Heights” — Atmosphere Art Space, Guelph, Canada
- 2024–2025
“BLESSED” — Shevchenko Museum, Toronto, Canada