Alina Senchenko is a Ukrainian artist and curator. Since 2011, she has resided in Vancouver on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. In 2015, she graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, majoring in photography. Her work explores the complexity of her immigrant identity, belonging and displacement within her own experience and globally. Additionally, her work deals with memory, diasporas, stereotypes, oral histories and reflection on recent events in Ukraine and worldwide. She is especially invested in questioning historical narratives through the act of recording stories and bearing witness.
Senchenko has exhibited locally and internationally: puntWG (Netherlands), Opinion Festival (Estonia), Art Platform (Ukraine), BAG Offsite (Burnaby), Plaza Projects (Richmond), 560 Gallery, Canton Sardine, Canton Sardine CSA Space (Vancouver). Beyond her exhibition work in 2021, she organized the Solidarity Print Sale exhibition and fundraiser and established Ukrainian Days film and culture festival. Featuring programs such as the 2024 film series “Witnessing Change: Ukrainian Cinema at the Time of Turmoil” at The Cinematheque, the 2024 “Her Presence” exhibition at CSA space, and the ongoing Ukrainian Writers series with Upstart & Crow bookstore. She fosters dialogue, remembrance, and resistance through both artistic and curatorial work.