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.
Exhibitions, press features.
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.
New paintings alongside a curated selection of Orkney-based artists at Stromness's North Light Gallery. Opening May 2026 — details to follow.
Participating in the SSA 127th Annual Exhibition's 30×30 show at the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Group Christmas exhibition at the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness — a seasonal show bringing together artists from across Orkney with new and small-format works.
Work displayed in the Stromness Street Gallery Windows project — an outdoor exhibition programme bringing art into the public spaces of Stromness town centre.