Olena Newkryta (*1990, Ukraine) is a visual artist, curator and cultural organiser based in Vienna. In her practice, she critically examines the socio-political, historical, and material dimensions of spaces, images, and technological infrastructures. Shifting between research-based and experimental approaches, her audiovisual works reflect upon the production of social fabrics, labour as well as gestures of appropriation and creation.

Olena studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (AT) as well as at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam (NL) and is a member of The Golden Pixel Cooperative - a Vienna based association for moving images, arts and media.

Olena has received several prizes and grants such as the Working Grand of the City of Vienna (MA7), START scholarship of the Federal Ministry for Culture, Award of the Kunsthalle Wien, Prize of the Lentos Museum- Friends. Her works have been presented at international exhibitions, screenings, and biennials, including WRO Media Art Biennale (PL), VISIO – Lo schermo dell´arte (IT), Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film (AT), Kyiv International Short Filmfestival (UA), Kunstraum Niederösterreich Vienna (AT), Kunsthalle Exnergasse Vienna (AT), Kunsthalle Vienna (AT), Salzburger Kunstverein (AT), Lentos Kunstmuseum (AT), Crossing Europe Filmfestival (AT), Blickle Kino Vienna (AT), A Tale of A Tub Rotterdam (NL).