Born in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine.
Kateryna Vavrynchuk is a Ukrainian cultural worker and activist based in Zurich. Her work focuses on organising, curating, and assisting events that encompass performance, music, film, theatre and fine arts. She has a background in contributing to the cultural development of her hometown, Khmelnytskyi, where she was a part of the self-organised non-commercial collective Bodrayakorova (2015-17). After graduating with Culture and Media Management degree in Cracow, Poland, she has worked in contemporary art galleries and assisted at various art and music festivals. In Berlin, she gained curatorial experience at a feminist gallery and assisted curators of Berlin Atonal: Metabolic Rift 2021. Since 2022, Kateryna has been an active member of Zurich's cultural scene, organising solidarity events (380 collective, Anti-Imperial Resistance Grid, Gornyatko community kitchen), and working at cultural institutions such as Zentralwäscherei, Gessnerallee, and Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst. Her artistic practice emphasises creating safer spaces for marginalised communities and exploring topics such as decoloniality, trauma, sexuality, and queerness. Since 2024 she has dived into the music field, becoming a Furka Radio and Zentralwäscherei Dj resident.