Arianna Khmelniuk is an experimental artist living in Oakland, CA. She is the organizer of Zapah lab and Olfactory Playground, research-based projects dedicated to pushing the practical usage of scents in an art context and speculative design. Arianna Khmelniuk is currently an MFA candidate in Art Practice at UC Berkeley.
Khmelniuk has been awarded residencies at Stove Works (Chattanooga, TN), Ossabaw Island Residency, Hambidge Creative Residency Program (Raburn, GA), and Summer Academy of Fine Arts (Salzburg, Austria).
Khmelniuk received a distinguished fellowship stipend from Fulton County Arts and Culture (Atlanta, GA), grants from USAID (Kyiv, Ukraine), and an Academy of Fine Arts (Salzburg, Austria).
Recent shows:
Group show Collapsense, Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, 2024
Group show Sense Bath, Upper Market Gallery, 2023
Recipient of year-long Hughley Fellowship Program and group show Controlled Burn at MOCA GA (2019), Atlanta, ga.
Duo exhibition “Phantoms and Soft Time” at Swan Coach House Gallery with Wihro Kim, curated by Qualia Projects / Iman Person (2019), Atlanta ga.
Recipient of Distinguished Fellowship stipend of the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences (2018), Atlanta ga.
Publications:
Olfactory Narratives in Cinema, Olfactive Material, Glasgow, 2021
Olfactory Playground zine with the contribution of Ph.D. Yoon Nam, 2020
Sensory Borrowing artist book in collaboration with Volatile Parts residency, 2019
Zapah Lab’s fragrance “High“ is mentioned in Vogue Ukraine, March 2018
Smellhacker zine/poster in collaboration with artists Yura Miron and Taya Kabaeva, 2017
Previous collaborations and clients:
’20
MINT Gallery, No Signal, The Bakery Art Gallery, Lev Omelchenko, Floromancy, Hi-Lo Press Gallery, Coco & Mischa, Wish Atl, Zoo as Zoo, Marigold Independent, chris hunt
’19
Qualia Projects, Swan Coach House Gallery, MOCA GA, The Hughley Fellowship, Ansley Park, le grand heirs, The Residence, Chris Hunt, Sky Creature Productions, Carley Rickles, Practise Makes Practice, Volatile Parts, Surrealist Club Atlanta, 7 Stage Theater, Wyrd, Lou Dallas, Art Farm Serenbe, Dream Warriors Fundation, The Sound Table
’18
The Georgia Institute of Technology, Iman Person, Hambidge Centre of Art and Science, DJ Mesa, and Ritual Night Parties, Analogzilla, Studio Mobius, OFFBEAT, Revery VR Bar, Lily Gatins, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Maggie Benoit, Wyrd, The Bakery Atlanta, Anicka Austin, Wyatt Kane
’17
Emory University, Hi-Lo Press Gallery, (Bureau) Christopher Knowles, Argha Noah, Atlanta Zine Fest, Miron, and Taya Kabaeva, Maker Fair Atlanta, Eddie Farr, Wyatt Kane
