Оpen Group collective was founded in August 2012 in Lviv by six Ukrainian artists. The group’s members have changed over the years, and at present they are: Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach and Anton Varga. Artists are involved in Open Group until the project in which they are taking part is completed. The group’s work is based on exploring interaction between people and contextual spaces, creating the so-called open situations. Performativity and cooperation with viewers and participants are important parts of their work.

Open Group’s members have run independent art spaces, such as Detenpyla Gallery (since 2011) and Еfremova26 Gallery (2013–14) in Lviv (Ukraine).They won a Special Prize at the PinchukArtCentre Prize in 2013, and the Main Prize in 2015. Their works were featured at the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition in Venice. In 2016, the Open Group curated a show entitled Dependence Degree, Collective Practices of Young Ukrainian Artists 2000–2016 (Wrocław, Poland). In 2017, the group’s work was presented as part of the Future Generation Art Prize@Venice 2017 (an event accompanying the 57th Biennale). In 2019, the Open Group was the curator of the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 58th Biennale. In 2024, the Open Group represented Poland at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with the Repeat after Me II project.

Open Group’s works have been exhibited at such institutions as Albertinum, Dresden; Ludwig Museum, Budapest; Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe; National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv; Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle (Netherlands); Belvedere 21 Museum of Contemporary Art, Vienna; Labirynt Gallery, Lublin (Poland); Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York; PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv; Jam Factory Art Center, Lviv (Ukraine); 4th Autostrada Biennale, Prizren (Kosovo); The School of Kyiv – Kyiv Biennial 2015; and ARS AEVI Museum, Sarajevo.