Iva Sidash (b. 1995, Ukraine) is an independent photographer and visual storyteller. Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, she has focused on documenting the war in her home country.
Professional Memberships
Women Photograph (2025)
Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (2023)
Awards & Grants
Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant Winner (2024)
The Alexia Vision Grant Runner-Up (2025)
FotoEvidence W Award Finalist (2025)
Fellowships
Chris Hondros Fellow (2024)
Women Photograph Fellow (2024)
Publications
The New York Times, The Atlantic Magazine, INSIDER, The Financial Times, Der Spiegel, Forbes and more.
Artist Talks
Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Columbia University, New York, USA
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, USA
Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
March 2025 – Traces of Tender Lives, Notre Dame, Indiana, US
April 2024 – The Wall: Witness to the War in Ukraine, Luxe Gallery, San Diego, US
October 2023 – The Wall: Witness to the War in Ukraine, Roberta's Art Gallery, Whitewater, US
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
July - August 2024 – Through Her Eyes, Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
May - September 2024 – Shared Spaces, International Center of Photography, New York, USA
September 2023 – Side By Side, Curzon Soho, London, UK
March 2023 – Ukraine, Hémisphères Paris, France
March 2023 – Nostalgia De Una Rutina Interrumpida, Taller 131, Barcelona, Spain
February 2023 – Invasion, Centrum för fotografi (CFF), Stockholm, Sweden
January 2023 – Alarming Beauty, Fisheye Gallery, Paris, France
2022, 2023 – Ukraine. Resilience, Zimmer 48, Berlin, Germany
2022 – Ukraine: Portraits Of Courage, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, USA
2022 – Flash. Ukrainian Photography Today, The International Convention Center