ABOUT
Developed in partnership between Yevgen Nemchenko and Benjamin Cunningham, WKWTA or We Know Who They Are… is a comprehensive exhibition project featuring the artworks and wartime artifacts of over 20 Ukrainian artists. As a traveling exhibition, WKWTA is conducted under Conflicted Art, an art-based organization developed by Nemchenko in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
CURATORs
Benjamin Cunningham is a political science and fine arts student at The George Washington University. Cunningham is an accomplished artist, having published a book of poetry, taken part in over a dozen exhibits, and, most recently, been awarded a residency at the New York Academy of Art in NYC. With the backing of a Luther Rice Research Fellowship, Cunningham intends to utilize the exhibition as a reference point for examining wartime artwork as a sociological device for stimulating activism and advocacy.
Yevgen Nemchenko came to the United States from Ukraine 20 years ago and has been collecting art and antiques for over 10. After the invasion, Yevgen used his network in the Ukrainian art world to purchase a number of artworks by contemporary Ukrainian artists. Utilizing his professional project management experience, he launched three exhibits to date, one of which took place in the oldest private art gallery in Washington, DC. Yevgen intends to continue this endeavor to help artists in this time of need and give their work global exposure.