As a muralist
Large-scale painting work that turns blank walls into shared, colourful places for neighbourhoods, schools, and gathering spaces.
What I Do
Community Arts & Projects
Kseniya Tsoy works across four connected roles — muralist, community-engaged artist, artistic producer, and illustrator — on creative projects with a social purpose.
Four roles, one practice
Each role feeds the others: painting walls gives a community a shared surface, producing a project makes the collaboration possible, illustration carries the story, and working with people keeps all of it honest.
As a community-engaged artist
Listening first and making with people, so that the outcome belongs to the community it is made for.
As an artistic producer
Shaping projects from idea to delivery: collaborators, partners, budget, and the many moving parts that turn an idea into a finished piece.
As an illustrator
Hand-built imagery, including the illustrated book about Uzbekistan currently in the works.
Kseniya is based between Toronto and Ottawa and originally from Uzbekistan, and she has collaborated with World Culture Open for almost a decade.
Projects and roles at a glance
| Role | Focus |
|---|---|
| Muralist | Painting walls and public surfaces for community and cultural projects. |
| Community-engaged artist | Creative projects with a social purpose, made with and for communities. |
| Artistic producer | Producing international and cultural projects, including long-running work with World Culture Open. |
| Illustrator | Illustration and an illustrated book about Uzbekistan. |
Her work advocates for open arts and culture as vehicles for positive societal change, with a focus on meaningful shared experiences.
