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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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Exhibition  ·  May 2026 — upcoming
Group Exhibition — North Light Gallery, Stromness

New paintings alongside a curated selection of Orkney-based artists at Stromness's North Light Gallery. Opening May 2026 — details to follow.

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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  ·  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  ·  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  ·  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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