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More about Khobotarkas: "Albinos of the spotty khobotarka is a fairy tale creature that symbolizes Ukrainian everyday life and exotics at the same time (a piglet mixed with an elephant). Big, kind, beautiful and a little bit sad eyes symbolize wisdom of the Ukrainian nation. Their merry, witty and playful character reminds us that all of us were children and we shouldn't forget it in middle and advanced age. I got actually sick and tired of watching agressive transformers and stupid pokemons on TV that were created without any hint at taste. If our children grow up and study side by side with such characters, we risk to get the generation of agressive fools. Children are future of the country, and we must care for them. And khobotarka is my present to all kids and adults who haven't forgotten the happy feeling under the name "to be a child". (Lesya Kara-Kotsya)

1995-1999 – Lesya studied at the State College of Light Industry (artist-designer of leather goods). Kiev, Ukraine. Then she was a teacher of drawing, painting and history of arts at the State College of Light Industry. 1999-2006 – Lesya studied at the National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture (theory and history of arts). Topic of diploma work: “Portrait Coins of Ukraine of 1995-2006”. Kiev, Ukraine. LIST of selected EXHIBITIONS SOLO exhibitions: 2008 - Latin Expressions. Ariadna gallery. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2008 - KARAKOKO. Lesya Kara-Kotsya's retrospective exhibition. The Foundation for Promotion of Atrs Development. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2008 - travelling exhibition "Horoscopes, or Zodiac in Ukrainian", Tea club. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2007 - travelling exhibition "Horoscopes, or Zodiac in Ukrainian", Silver Bells gallery. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2007 - travelling exhibition "Horoscopes, or Zodiac in Ukrainian", Krep de Shin restaurant. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2007 - "Khobotarkas' Chronicles", Griphon gallery. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2007 - March - exhibition, devoted to the 8th of March. Cherkassy. Ukraine. 2006 - Khobotarkas in Silver Bells. Silver Bells gallery. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2006 - New khobotarkas' adventures. Restaurant Krep de shin. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2006 - Solo exhibition. Expocentre. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2006 - "Spring vernisag". Tadj restaurant. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2006 - "Travelling of Albimoses of the spotty khobotarka". Krep de shin restaurant. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2005 - Solo exhibition at the Mint of NBU (National Bank of Ukraine). Kyiv. Ukraine. 2004 - "I'll present the world with a smile". Griphon gallery. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2002 - Carving and applique works. Expocentre. Kyiv. Ukraine. PROJECT "KHOBOTARKAS VISITING CHILDREN": (exhibitions at children' establishments) 2007 - May - exhibition at Athens school. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2007 - April - exhibition at a family club "KOLO". Kyiv. Ukraine. 2007 - March - exhibition at UMKA kindergarten. Kyiv. Ukraine. ALL-UKRAINIAN EXHIBITIONS: 2004 - "Molodizhna" (youth exhibition). Simferopil. Ukraine. 2004 - "Malyovnycha Ukraina" (picturesque Ukraine). Sevastopil. Ukraine. 2003 - Day of Artist. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2003 - Creative women of Ukraine. Cherkassy. Ukraine. 2002 - "Molodizhna" (youth exhibition). Kyiv. Ukraine. 2002 - "Malyovnycha Ukraina" (picturesque Ukraine). Donetsk. Ukraine. 2002 - All-Ukrainian spring exhibition. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2001 - Creative women of Ukraine. Kyiv. Ukraine. 1999 - All-Ukrainian artistic autumn exhibition. Kyiv. Ukraine. 1999 - T.G.Shevchenko's 185th anniversary. Kyiv. Ukraine. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS: 2008 - VIII International festival of underwater image "Silver Shark". Kyiv, Ukraine. 2008 - group exhibition 'Art in Mind', The Brick Lane Gallery, London, the UK. 2007 - VII International festival of underwater image "Silver Shark". Grand prix in nomination "Fine art" for the painting "Game Odyssey of Cousteau". Kyiv. Ukraine. 2006 - VI International festival of underwater image "Silver Shark". Diploma for the most unusual presentation of the underwater world. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2003 - III International festival of underwater images "Silver Shark". Florence cinema. Kyiv. Ukraine. OTHER EXHIBITIONS: 2004 - Orange Revolution''s exhibition. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2004 - Vernisag in Kostelna street. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2001 - Youth exhibition. Kyiv. Ukraine. 1999 - exhibition, devoted to the Day of Youth. Dendropark. Kiev.

September 2008 - Presentation of Lesya Kara-Kotsya's book "Khobotarkas' Adventures. Resquing the Spring Sun" (in Ukrainian language). Lesya Kara-Kotsya is the author of both text and illustrations. December 2008 - solo exhibition, NEF Gallery, 21 Mazepy str., suite 20, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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