ArtWalk Opening Reception

Tatyana Nadgor

"Selective Self-Consciousness" by Tatyana Nadgor Image: Living in a Mind Blowing Time, oil, 30"x40"

Join us in welcoming artist Tatyana Nadgor to ArtWalk with their exhibition "Selective Self-Consciousness"

Artist Statement: 

"We reveal ourselves in fragments.

Memory, culture, language, and experience shape what is seen, what remains hidden, and what quietly transforms within us. Selective Self-Consciousness is an exploration of that invisible territory between the past and the present.

As a self-taught artist who emigrated from Ukraine to the United States more than three decades ago, I have lived between two worlds. One is rooted in memory, tradition, and the language of my childhood; the other is formed by adaptation, discovery, and understanding of belonging. Rather than replacing one another, these worlds coexist, creating a dialogue that unfolds in my art.

My paintings emerge from a stream of consciousness shaped by external events and internal reflection. The creative process is intuitive and often unpredictable. Each work reveals something that was waiting to be discovered rather than invented.

For me, art is more than self-expression; it is a language beyond words. It is an invitation to pause, to question, and to look beneath the visible surface.
In Selective Self-Consciousness, I invite viewers to recognize that every life is a collection of visible and invisible stories - and that, despite our different journeys, we are connected by the universal search for meaning, identity, and home."