About

Through an interdisciplinary and multimedia lens, Hnatov’s work examines curiosities shaped by her upbringing and fascination with psychology, particularly as it relates to interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships, identity, and personality. Working with oil and acrylic paint, found objects, graphite, pastels, textiles, and digitally, the artist’s creative process has led Hnatov to focus on the complex roles she navigates in society and within herself—her relationship with her childhood self, her place within various communities, and her dreams both during sleep as well as aspirations for the future. The use of bright, playful colors contrasted against darker themes allows Hnatov to examine difficult experiences in a cathartic way. She creates intuitively, allowing materials and images ranging from conceptual to representative guide the work and artist to a piece’s final place of resonance.