Zenowij Onyshkewych was born in Lviv, Ukraine. After arriving in the U.S. in 1949, he studied drawing and painting at the Art Students League of New York under Reginald Marsh. Subsequent to serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Onyshkewych continued his studies on two consecutive scholarships at the National Academy of Fine Arts under Robert Phillip. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a B.F.A. degree.

Onyshkewych is member of The American Watercolor Society and has previously exhibited with the Salmagundi Club, the American Watercolor Society, the Invitational Commemorative National Arts Club and in many one-man shows in the U.S. and abroad. His work is included in prestigious national and international collections including the Vatican, where he was commissioned in 1967 to paint a life-size portrait of Pope John Paul VI. Onyshkewych has been teaching drawing and painting at the School of Continuing Education at Fairfield University.

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