Lucy Nychai is the Co-founder and project curator of Nazar Voitovich Art Residency (NVAIR), Curator of the international program of virtual art residencies Artist is Absent. Ukraine. Co founder and Project manager of NGO Congress of Culture Activists. Artist and researcher. Works with the topics of memory and commemoration, sustainable ecosystems, and site-specific projects, and studies ethical issues of digital art. Researches international practices of art residencies and their impact on local challenges and global cultural policies. Facilitator of the Active Citizens program of the British Council. Culture researcher in programme Meta City East (Luhansk and Donetsk region). For 2 years, she worked in a team of brand developers for communities in the so-called “grey zone” of Luhansk and Donetsk regions within the framework of the UN project. Ran the forced art residency program “Internal Elements” at NVAIR, a temporary shelter after the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine. Managed the project “SOS. CAU” designed to support the community of Ukrainian digital artists in wartime. Curates the creative community of Ukrainian refugees in Hexham (Northern England) during of the curatorial residency program at D6: Culture in Transit. Panellist of discussion “Artist under Attack, political art”, Culture in Transit Conference, Boston, USA (IRL) 2022. Panellist of Conference ONE YEAR ON: Building Solidarity in the creative sector. Birmingham, UK (IRL) 2023. 

Participant in: August 2023 Fellowship: The Arts as a Tool for Peacebuilding