Oksana Shachko (Ukrainian: Оксана Шачко; 31 January 1987, Khmelnytskyi – 23 July 2018, Paris) was a Ukrainian artist and activist with FEMEN.

She was one of the founders of FEMEN in April 2008, along with Anna Hutsol and Alexandra Shevchenko. Shachko had been born in Khmelnytskyi but had moved to Kiev.[1] FEMEN initially protested about issues affecting women students, but rapidly moved on to demonstrating against the sexual exploitation of Ukrainian women. and against sex tourism in 2008.[3][4] Initially Femen gained attention by demonstrating while dressed in underwear: however, in August 2009 Shachko bared her breasts at a protest in Kiev. Since then FEMEN activists have regularly protested ‘topless’, and broadened their agenda to women's rights and civil rights in Ukraineand around the world.[6] Shachko co-operated with French writer Galia Ackerman who produced a history of 'FEMEN' which was published by Calmann-Lévy in 2013. 

In 2014 was released "Je suis Femen" (I am Femen), awarded documentary about Oksana Shachko, by film maker Alain Margot. France granted her political refugee status in 2013. She lived in Paris as a painter.

Art

Oksana Shachko was concentrating on her art work, called Iconoclast: Orthodox icons painted with traditional method, in which she introduce transgressives details to confront religious dogma with feminist, political or humanist message. Oksana Shachko had her first solo exhibition in Paris on May 2016 in Galerie Mansart.

Art Review

• "Oksana Shachko: from Femen to painter", by Armelle le Turc, Crash, winter 2017-2018.
• "Oksana Shachko: Counter-Religious Iconography", text by Stacey Batashova, video by Apollonaria Broche, 032C, October 4, 2016.
• "Oksana Shachko, une Femen en pleine crise de foi", by Sabrina Silamo, Télérama on May 14, 2016.
• "Oksana Shachko : l'ex-Femen iconoclaste expose sa Vierge Marie en burqa", by Ronan Tésorière and Amandine Pointel, Le Parisienon June 3, 2016.
• "Elle quitte les Femen pour peindre des icônes religieuses", by Jérémy André and Jérôme Wysocki, Le Point on January 13, 2016.

Filmography

• "Je suis Femen" (I'm Femen), documentary film (1hour 35 mins), written and directed by Alain Margot, produced by Caravel Production (Switzerland) and Luminor Films Distribution (France), 2014.
• "Naked War", documentary film (58 mins), written and directed by Joseph Paris, produced by La Clairière Production (France), LCP La Chaîne Parlmentaire (France) and Arte Distribution (France/Germany), 2014.
• "Nos seins, nos armes!" (Our breasts, our weapons!), documentary film (1hour 10 mins), written and directed by Caroline Fourest and Nadia El Fani, produced by Nilaya Productions, aired on France 2 on 5 March 2013.
• "Everyday Rebellion", documentary film (1hour 58 mins), written and directed by the Riahi Brothers Arash T. Riahi and Arman Riahi, Austria / Switzerland / Germany, 2013.
• Ukraine Is Not a Brothel