Dmitrii Grushchanskii

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Dimitrii Grushchanskii (b. 1996) is a contemporary painter living and working in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
His paintings combine recognizable forms with more intuitive, open-ended imagery.Drawing on his queer experience, Grushchanskii explores the fragility of adaptation, belonging, and alienation.Grushchanskii is largely self-taught and also studied painting under the artist Elena Illarionova-Komarova.He works primarily in oil on canvas.

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Solo ExhibitionsGroup shows
•2026 - “Menagerie 2026,” Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley, VA, USA• 2026 - “We are the People” BRAA Annual Show, Blacksburg Museum, VA, USA• 2026 - NRV Plein Air group show at Montgomery Museum of Art & History, VA, USA• 2024 - “Menagerie 2024,” Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley, VA, USA• 2022 - “The New Artist” Boomer Gallery, London, UKPublications
• 2024 - Online publication in Silhouette, Virginia Tech Student JournalAffiliation
Blacksburg Regional Art Association (BRAA) since 2023Current Location
• Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

Contact Information

• Email [email protected]
• Phone: +1 540-605-0598
• Current Location: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

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2026
Neglected by. Family. Daughter

"Neglected by. Family. Daughter" Oil on linen. 2026. 24.2 x 13.6 in (61.5 x 35 cm)

2025
Neglected by. Family.
This is the first work in a series currently titled Son.
It is dedicated to my memories of growing up with a single mother. In this painting, I am not yet present, but the ladya* (boat) is already burning, metaphorically reflecting how one of the strongest human needs—for closeness, and acceptance—can lead young people whose emotional needs remain unmet to create fragile, unstable families.
As a result, women are often left alone with a child.I am currently working on a triptych dedicated to this same theme. In a sense, it is the story of a woman searching for closeness and acceptance, but told from the perspective of the child of a single mother—myself.*Ladya — a traditional Slavic boat, historically used in medieval Eastern Europe.

"Neglected by. Family." Oil study on canvas. 2025. 12 x 10 in (30.5 x 25.4 cm)

2024
Neglected by Evolution. An artist statement.
When we come to natural history museums, we can vividly observe how the evolutionary process bred and reassembled human species, and the result is that we see at least 21 species of Homo that have ever inhabited our ancient homeworld.
But what we don't see... Billions of mutations that never happened, languages that will never be heard, ideas that will never materialize into consciousness, myriad species that were denied existence.
I want to capture this ghostly moment, a glorious act of evolution but without its inevitability.
I am inspired by this vast ocean of possibilities that evolution has neglected in the context of our incredible world.
I'm inspired by primate studies, medieval bestiaries, and speculative biology.

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"Neglected by Evolution. Anser Canadensis Sapiens". Graphite and wax on manila paper. 2024.
"Neglected by Evolution. Homo Galea." Graphite and wax on manila paper. 2024.
"Neglected by Evolution. Homo Panicalis." Graphite and wax on manila paper. 2024.
"Neglected by Evolution . Homo Echoflutus. Graphite and wax on manila paper. 2024.
"Neglected by Evolution. Homo Pneumatus." Graphite and wax on manila paper. 2024.

2024
Neglected by. The Weight of Empathy
A fragile mask, bound and pierced by tension, embodies the weight of empathy—the struggle between connection and exhaustion. The golden backdrop contrasts with fraying red threads, questioning whether deep feeling sustains us or wears us down. How long can empathy hold before it unravels?