Oksana Hawrylak is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and Creative Director at St. Volodymyr Institute (SVI) in Toronto. Her work, deeply inspired by Ukrainian folk art, craft, and nature, focuses on reviving ancient practices such as didukhy and driapanky while exploring their evolution within contemporary contexts shaped by migration and globalization.

At SVI, she leads creative initiatives and advances the institute’s vision to develop an international centre for Ukrainian art, design, and culture. A graduate of OCAD University’s Printmaking program, her work has been exhibited in Canada, the United States, Ukraine, Australia, and russia.

Oksana is a board member of the Mycological Society of Toronto and BLOK Music.