Denis Sarazhin (b. 1982, Ukraine) is a contemporary painter living and working in New York / New Jersey, USA. His work moves between abstraction and figuration, emphasizing suggestion rather than fixed narrative. Rather than telling a specific story, his paintings remain open, allowing meaning to emerge through careful looking and personal interpretation.
In his recent work, forms shift between recognition and disappearance. At times, the human figure dissolves into the composition; at others, it becomes the central structure of the image. Through considered compositional decisions and color harmony, Sarazhin creates a subtle balance between clarity and uncertainty.
Sarazhin graduated from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts in 2008. He has held solo exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Stuttgart, and Kyiv, and his work is included in public and private collections, including the New Salem Museum. He works primarily in oil on canvas.
Upcoming shows:
2026 - Solo Show (abstract-figurative), Mriya Gallery, New York, USA
2026 - Group show, Ryan Graff Contemporary, San Francisco, USA
2027 - Solo Show (figurative), Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
Selected exhibitions:
-Solo shows-
2025 - “The Beast and The Sky”, Mriya Gallery, New York, USA
2024 - “Psychomachia“, Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
2022 - "Bestiary", Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
2020 - "Escape", Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, USA
2019 - "Gravity", Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart, Germany
2017 - Denis Sarazhin - "New Paintings", Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, USA
2014 - Solo exhibition, Gallery "Kalita Art Club", Kyiv, Ukraine
-Group shows-
2026
“WINTER PRE/RE VIEW”, Ryan Graff Contemporary, San Francisco, USA
2025
“Contemporary Symbolism”, Ryan Graff Contemporary, San Francisco, USA
"Dreamland Awaits", Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
“Realism Now“, European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
"Five and Under" (2025), Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
“On The Lighter Side”, New Salem Museum, Massachusetts, USA
"Then and Now", Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
2024
"Five and Under" (2024), Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
"The Time Capsule - A Golden Record" Rukh Art Hub, Mriya Gallery, New York, USA
2023
"Five and Under" (2023), Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
2022
"The Frame Remains The Same" (2022), Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
2021
"Five and Under" (2021), Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, USA
"At the Edge of Realism"(2021), KIRK Gallery, Aalborg, Denmark
"Male of the Species", Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
"Arcadia Grand Opening In SOHO" Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
2020
"EROS exhibition", European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
"Five and Under" (2020), Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, USA
"At the Edge of Realism"(2020), KIRK Gallery, Aalborg, Denmark
2019
"Five and Under" (2019), Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, USA
"Mondo Tondo", Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, USA
2018
"Five and Under" (2018), Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, USA
"This Land Is...", Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, USA
2017
"Paintguide", group exhibition "Booth Gallery", New York, USA
"Five and Under" (2017), Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, USA
"Palette Painting", Abend Gallery, Denver, USA
-Fair booths-
2026
2026 LA Art Show 2026, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
2025
Art Miami 2025, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
LA Art Show 2025, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
2024
LA Art Show 2024, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
2023
Seattle Art Fair 2023, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
LA Art Show 2023, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
2020
POSITIONS Berlin 2020, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Germany
LA Art Show 2020, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
2019
Art Palm Springs 2019, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
LA Art Show 2019, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
2018
Art Palm Springs 2018, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
LA Art Show 2018, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
2017
CONTEXT Art Miami 2017, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
Shanghai Art Fair, Unionart Ukraine, Shanghai, China
Art Market San Francisco 2017, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
Guangzhou International Art Trade Fair, Unionart Ukraine, China
Art Palm Springs 2017, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
LA Art Show 2017, Arcadia Contemporary, USA
2016
Art Jiangxi International Art Fair, Unionart Ukraine, China
Beijing Art Exposition 19th, Unionart Ukraine, China
Shanghai Art Fair 20th, Unionart Ukraine, China