Opanas Zalyvakha (1925–2007)
Sounds
1995, oil on canvas
32 3/4 x 30 1/4 in.
Gift from the artist

Opanas Zalyvakha (1925–2007)

Ukrainian painter, graphic artist and dissident, born in the region of Kharkiv in Ukraine; died in Ivano-Frankivsk, Western Ukraine. His family moved to the Far East, escaping Holodomor, the famine of 1933. Studied in a few art colleges before he enrolled at the Leningrad Repin State Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1946. Expelled for ideological nonconformism, worked in Kaliningrad and Tiumen before moving back to Ukraine and settling in Ivano-Frankivsk. Active participant of the shistdesiatnyky movement (the generation of the sixties) and was arrested and sentenced to five years in Gulag for anti-Soviet propaganda. Worked as a draftsman after release from prison. Resumed art work in the 1980s and had solo shows in Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Kyiv and abroad in London, Toronto, and New York City.

Ivan Yizhakevych (Izhakevych) (1864–1962)
The Flute Player
n.d., oil on canvas on cardboard
16 x 12 1/2 in.
Gift from Dr. Volodymyr Pushkar
in memory of his wife Stefania Pushkar

Ivan Yizhakevych (Izhakevych) (1864–1962)

Ukrainian painter and graphic artist, born in the village of Vyshnopil in the Kyiv region; died in Kyiv. Studied art first in a School of Icon Painting at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (1876-1882), then privately with the painter Mykola Murashko (1882-1884). Afterwards, studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts where he remained until 1888. Became a well-known illustrator, working for many journals, including Nyva with which he collaborated until 1917. From 1905 to 1906 headed the Drawing School at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Worked in many styles and genres, from book illustrations to murals, also painted landscapes and portraits. His works are in many museum collections in Ukraine, his best work is included in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum.

Ivan Yizhakevych (Izhakevych) (1864–1962)
Sharing Bagels
n.d., tempera on cardboard
10 1/4 x 26 in.
Gift from Dr. Volodymyr Pushkar
in memory of his wife Stefania Pushkar

Ivan Yizhakevych (Izhakevych) (1864–1962)

Ukrainian painter and graphic artist, born in the village of Vyshnopil in the Kyiv region; died in Kyiv. Studied art first in a School of Icon Painting at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (1876-1882), then privately with the painter Mykola Murashko (1882-1884). Afterwards, studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts where he remained until 1888. Became a well-known illustrator, working for many journals, including Nyva with which he collaborated until 1917. From 1905 to 1906 headed the Drawing School at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Worked in many styles and genres, from book illustrations to murals, also painted landscapes and portraits. His works are in many museum collections in Ukraine, his best work is included in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum.

Ivan Trusz (1869–1941)
Tatar
1909, oil on cardboard
8 x 10 in.
Gift from Lubomyra Pezansky

Ivan Trusz (Trush) (1869–1941)

Ukrainian painter-impressionist, art critic and activist in Ukrainian artistic circles of Galicia (Western Ukraine). Born in the village of Vysotsko in the Lviv region; died in Lviv. Studied art at the Krakow School of Visual Arts (1891–1897) under Leon Wyczółkowski and Jan Stanisławski, and later in Vienna (1894) and Munich (1897). Since 1898 lived in Lviv, where he befriended Ivan Franko and worked for the Shevchenko Scientific Society. Traveled widely in Ukraine and abroad. Known mainly for his landscapes and original use of color. Author of many portraits and genre paintings. His first solo exhibition took place in Lviv in 1899. Since then participated in many solo and group shows in Lviv, Kyiv, Poltava, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw, as well as in London, Vienna and Sofia. His posthumous retrospective exhibit took place in Lviv in 1941. His artworks can be found at the National Museum in Lviv and at the Memorial Museum established in his former residence in Lviv.

Oleksa Novakivsky (1872–1935)
Woman with Roses
n.d., oil on canvas on wood
44 3/4 x 32 in.
Gift from Bohdan and Oksana Rak

Oleksa Novakivsky (1872–1935)

Painter and educator, born in the village of Slobodo-Obodivka (now Nova Obodivka) in the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine; died in Lviv. Studied painting in Odesa (1888-1892) and at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1900 with a gold medal. Settled near Krakow and devoted himself to landscape painting. Exhibited widely since 1901. His first major solo exhibition took place in Krakow in 1911. Moved to Lviv, Western Ukraine in 1913 securing Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky's patronage. In 1923, he founded a private art school in Lviv, which he headed until his death. His art evolved from a naturalistic and impressionist style to become more symbolist and expressionist following World War I. His work is held in many museum and private collections in Ukraine, especially at the National Museum in Lviv. A memorial museum dedicated to him and his artworks opened in Lviv in 1972.

Petro Mehyk (1899–1992)
Still Life
1946, oil on canvas
32 x 26 in.
Gift from the Stadnychenko Family

Petro Mehyk (1899–1992)

Ukrainian graphic artist, painter, and teacher, born in the village of Boshkivtsi in the Bukovyna region; died in Philadelphia. Graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts (1928). Taught drawing, three-dimensional modeling, and art history in the Applied Arts School and the School of Carpentry-Construction in Warsaw (1928–1944), and also taught at the University of Warsaw (1925-1939). One of the organizers of the Warsaw art group called "Spokii" [Peace] and participated in 13 of its exhibitions. After World War II lived in a DP camp from which he immigrated to the United States in 1949, settling in Philadelphia. Co-founded the Ukrainian Art Studio, where he lectured and became director. One of the founders and editors of the art journal "Notatky z mystetstva" (Notes on Art, 1963–1990). Known for his portraits, still lifes and landscapes. Exhibited in Germany, USA, Czech Republic and Ukraine. His artworks can be found in museums and private collections in Rome, Ukraine, and the United States.

Lubomyr Kuzma (1913–2004)
Still Life
1986, encaustic on cardboard
26 1/4 x 32 1/8 in.
Gift from Halyna Kuzma

Lubomyr Kuzma (1913–2004)

Painter and pedagogue, born in the village of Bile in the Lviv Region, Western Ukraine; died in Tannersville, NY. Attended Lviv Gymnasium and, at the same time, studied painting with Mykola Fediuk. Enrolled at the Lviv University where he studied biology and art, and then continued his art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland. After World War II spent a few years in a DP camp in Germany from where he immigrated to the United States in 1949, settling in New York. Had his own art school in New York (1956–1984) and headed the Association of Ukrainian Artists in America. Worked mainly in tempera and encaustic paint, creating still lifes, portraits, and figural compositions. Participated in many solo and group shows, exhibiting in the US, Germany, France, and Canada. Many of his paintings are in the art collection of Lviv National Museum.

Alexis Gritchenko (Hryshchenko) (1883–1977)
Woman Combing Her Hair
n.d., oil on board
32 1/2 x 24 1/4 in.
Zenon and Olena Feszczak Collection

Alexis Gritchenko (Hryshchenko) (1883–1977)

Studied philology and biology at the Universities of Kyiv, St. Petersburg and Moscow before turning to a Ukrainian painter and theorist. Born in Krolovets in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine; died in Vence, France. From 1908 to 1918 lived in Moscow where he studied painting and was introduced to the modern art movement. In 1911, visited Paris and became acquainted with A. Archipenko. In 1919, fled from Moscow first to Crimea, and then to Istanbul (Constantinople) where he produced works that would establish him in the art world of Paris. Arrived in Paris in 1921 and three years later settled in southern France for good. His artworks were exhibited in leading Paris galleries and salons, including the Salon d'Automne and the Tuileries. His art can be found in various museums and private collections in France, Canada, the United States and Ukraine.

David Burliuk (1882–1967)
Farm Scene with Red Chicken
n.d., oil on canvas board
8 x 10 in.
Gift from Dr. Jurij Rybak and Anna Ortynskyj

David Burliuk (1882–1967)

Ukrainian artist born in Semyrotivka near the village of Riabushky, Sumy oblast, Ukraine; died on Long Island, NY. Known as the father of Ukrainian and Russian futurism. Studied at Kazan and Odesa art schools, as well as later at the Royal Academy in Munich and at Cormon's Academy in Paris. From 1906 through 1916 held a number of group exhibitions in Moscow, Kyiv, Kherson, and Odesa. Made a Futurist tour of Russia with Vladimir Mayakovsky and Vasilli Kamensky. His family resided in the Urals (1915–1917), Siberia (1818–1919), Japan (1920–1922) and the United States since 1922, where he published the journal "Color and Rhyme" (1936–1966). Besides Russia and Ukraine he exhibited in Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia and the US.

Emma Andijewska (b. 1931)
Two in a Gondola
1991, acrylic on paper
25 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.
Gift from the artist

Emma Andijewska (b. 1931)

Poet and self-taught painter, born in Donetsk, Ukraine, in the family of a chemist-inventor (father) and an agriculturalist (mother). During World War II her family moved to Germany. Better known as a poet and writer, associated with the New York Group of Poets, Andijewska turned to painting late in her life. Like her poetry, her artworks display affinity to the aesthetics of Surrealism. She is the author of over twenty collections of poetry, three novels, and many volumes of short fiction. For many years she worked as an announcer and editor of the Ukrainian Department of Radio Liberty in Munich, Germany, where she still lives and works.

Prof. Wolfgang Längsfeld described the figures in Andijewska's quirky paintings as "fabulous creatures" and "fingerling potatoes" (Alexandrowitsch, Prasdinikow Georgi and Längsfeld, Wolfgang. Andijewska Bilder. Munich, 1999).

Emma Andijewska (b. 1931)
Visiting Venice
1991, acrylic on paper
25 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.
Gift from the artist

Emma Andijewska (b. 1931)

Poet and self-taught painter, born in Donetsk, Ukraine, in the family of a chemist-inventor (father) and an agriculturalist (mother). During World War II her family moved to Germany. Better known as a poet and writer, associated with the New York Group of Poets, Andijewska turned to painting late in her life. Like her poetry, her artworks display affinity to the aesthetics of Surrealism. She is the author of over twenty collections of poetry, three novels, and many volumes of short fiction. For many years she worked as an announcer and editor of the Ukrainian Department of Radio Liberty in Munich, Germany, where she still lives and works.

Prof. Wolfgang Längsfeld described the figures in Andijewska's quirky paintings as "fabulous creatures" and "fingerling potatoes" (Alexandrowitsch, Prasdinikow Georgi and Längsfeld, Wolfgang. Andijewska Bilder. Munich, 1999).