Born in 1973 Graduated Grekov College of Art, Odessa, Ukraine in 1990.
Professional artist since 1999. Numerous exhibitions in leading Canadian galleries, as well as in galleries in Ukraine (Odessa, Kiev). Art works can be found in private and public collections in Europe, Canada and the United States.

"I work in a broad range of mediums and subjects, as an artist, illustrator and graphic designer. I experiment all the time. That is why I change themes and styles as often as I change a place of living. Asia dazzles me with its saturation. Black Sea coast reminds me of ancient myths. Cuba makes my lines dance. The Newfoundland landscape teaches me moderation and silence.

My art is about telling stories yet trying to find a breaking point when painting material applied on canvas, transforms into what it represents. I want strokes and fills to remain material in its texture, shape and pigment to achieve an ornamental look of the painting. Brushes, palette knives, combs, sticks are used in the impasto method of applying oil or acrylic paints.

I pull out objects of depiction onto the surface of the canvas or set them visually in front or behind the surface. Work knows what it wants. Form tells me about itself. I paint and translate. This language has its main roots in synthetic cubism developed by Picasso and Braque a hundred years ago. I found it quite flexible for what I presently want to do in search of concrete forms of my sensations and perceptions to get to the heart of what is before me."

Education

• 2019 Icon Painting in Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, NY, USA.
• 2013 Glass Fusion and Stained Glass workshops with Urve Manuel, Corner Brook, NL, Canada.
• 2001 Painting workshops with Irakli Shavgulidze, Odessa, Ukraine.
• 1995 B.S., Computer Science. Odessa State Polytechnic University, Odessa, Ukraine.
  
• 1990 B.F.A., Visual Arts. Grekov College of Art, Odessa, Ukraine.

Exhibitions

• Fall Portfolio Series. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2022
• Group Exhibition at The Local Store Gallery, Bloomfield, ON, Canada, 2021
• Guitars and Moons solo show. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2020
• Group Exhibition at C9ART Gallery, Yorkville, Toronto, 2019
• Scape Art Group Exhibition at Super Wander Gallery, Toronto, 2019
• Still-life Winter Portfolio Series. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2018
• FUEL for Hibernation. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2018
• Cubism Portfolio Series. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2017
  
• North Wind. Series of linocuts solo exhibition. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2016
  
• Days and Nights solo show. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2015
  
• Series of Open Collection exhibitions. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2012-2014
  
• Annual Summer Show. Leonardo Galleries. Toronto, ON, Canada. 2012
  
• "Blooms, Breezes & Bergs" exhibition. Red Ochre Gallery. St.Johns, NL, Canada. 2012
  
• “Painting Life” solo exhibition. Peter Lewis Gallery. St.Johns, NL, Canada. 2011
  
• “Selected Portraits and Drawings“ solo exhibition. JL-Gallery. Corner Brook, NL, Canada. 2011
  
• “Sunny Days” solo exhibition. Arts and Culture Centre. Corner Brook, NL, Canada, 2010
  
• “Tales, Trail and Tunes Festival” exhibition. Norris Point, NL, Canada. 2010
  
• “The Island“ solo exhibition. Arts and Culture Centre. Corner Brook, NL, Canada, 2010
  
• “Still Life” exhibition at Praxis Gallery. Toronto, ON, Canada, 2004
  
• “Imagination” exhibition at the Neilson Park Creative Centre. Toronto, ON, Canada, 2004
  
• “Artscape” Outdoor Exhibition. Toronto, ON, Canada, 2002
• The Odessa State Literary Museum. Odessa, Ukraine, 2001
• Mills Gallery. Kyiv, Ukraine, 2001

Collections

• The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, NL, Canada
• The Arts and Culture Centre, Corner Brook, NL, Canada
  
• Private collections

Representation

• Studio 22, Kingston, ON, Canada
• The Local Store Gallery, Bloomfield, ON, Canada
• Side Street Gallery, Wellington, ON, Canada
  
• Leonardo Galleries, Toronto, ON, Canada
  
• Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s, NL, Canada