Nikita KADAN, was born in 1982 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Kadan graduated from the National Academy of Fine Art in Kyiv with a degree in monumental painting in 2007. He works with painting, graphics, and installation, often in interdisciplinary collaboration with architects, sociologists and human rights activists. He is a member of the artist group REP (Revolutionary Experimental Space) and founding member of Hudrada (Artistic Committee), a curatorial and activist collective.