Journal

Journal

Exhibitions, screenings, studio notes and research across image, movement and story.

Sacred Goat — Oil on canvas, 30 × 30 cm, by Alona Petliarska
Exhibition · On show
Sacred Goat and The Keeper — Glasgow Art Club

Two works from the ROOTS collection are currently on exhibition at Glasgow Art Club.

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Moving image
Upcoming · 12–14 November 2026
Legato of the Soul — Stromness Glimmers

A confirmed screening of Legato of the Soul at MOTI Collective’s Stromness Glimmers, 12–14 November 2026.

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Savage Song film poster
Awards · 2025–2026
Festival recognition for Savage Song and Within These Walls

Savage Song won Best Super Short at Luleå International Film Festival. Within These Walls received an award at Couch Film Festival Toronto.

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Award  ·  2025
2nd Place — Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2025, Student Category

Alona was awarded 2nd place in the Student category of the Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2025 for The Liminal Shore Portfolio — three digital works made in response to the Orkney coastline.

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Northlight Gallery exhibition, 2026
Exhibition · May–June 2026
Group Exhibition — North Light Gallery, Stromness

Sea, Sand, Land & Sky at Northlight Gallery, Stromness, included Morena and Ring of Brodgar in May–June 2026.

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Exhibition  ·  March 2026
SSA 127th Annual Exhibition — 30×30

Participating in the SSA 127th Annual Exhibition's 30×30 show at the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.

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Essay  ·  February 2026
Making Art in an Age of Noise — SSA Magazine

A personal essay on slowness, attention, and why painting by hand in 2026 is a deliberate act of resistance against the speed of the image-making industry.

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Exhibition  ·  September – October 2025
Transition — Ship of Fools Gallery, Kirkwall

Five works shown at Ship of Fools Gallery as part of a group exhibition featuring emerging artists from UHI Orkney — exploring the space between who we were, who we are, and who we are becoming.

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Press  ·  November 2025
BBC Orkney — Interview & Feature

BBC Orkney featured Alona and the Milestones exhibition in a broadcast interview exploring how Ukrainian artists living in Scotland navigate identity, displacement, and creative practice.

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Exhibition  ·  June 2025
Milestones: A Journey in Colour — Pier Arts Centre, Stromness

A group exhibition of Ukrainian artists resettling in Orkney, shown at the Pier Arts Centre as part of Refugee Festival Scotland — bringing together art and personal stories of resilience and belonging.

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Exhibition
Exhibition  ·  June 2025
Degree Show — UHI Orkney, Kirkwall

Graduation exhibition at UHI Orkney, Kirkwall — presenting work from the final year of the NC Art & Design programme, including paintings from The Becoming and the Kitsune series.

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Exhibition
Exhibition  ·  December 2024 – January 2025
Christmas Exhibition — Pier Arts Centre, Stromness

Group Christmas exhibition at the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness — a seasonal show bringing together artists from across Orkney with new and small-format works.

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Exhibition
Exhibition  ·  2025
Stromness Street Gallery Windows, Stromness

Work displayed in the Stromness Street Gallery Windows project — an outdoor exhibition programme bringing art into the public spaces of Stromness town centre.

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