Art Saves Lives by Ukrainian Artists
Art Saves Lives is a charity initiative launched by Ukraine House in April 2022 to fund the treatment of Ukrainian children who lost their limbs due to the Russian invasion
Silver Bouquet (21th century) by Borys BuryakUkraine House
Silver Bouquet by Borys Buryak
Borys Buryak was born in the village of Podvirne, Chernivtsy province. He is a founder of Ukrainian Artists Club.
Sunflowers by Borys Buryak
He graduated from Lviv Art Academy in 1979 where he taught painting and drawing in 1980s. He is known for his expressive style with bright colors.
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (21th century) by Serhiy ShapovalovUkraine House
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra by Serhiy Shapovalov
Serhiy Shapovalov was born in Kirovohrad region in 1943. He graduated from Odesa Art College and Kyiv Art Academy. His paintings are done in heavy impasto, neo-impressionistic manner. The artists is known for his landscapes and cityscapes.
In the Moonlight by Victor Hontariv
Victor Hontariv (1943-2009) was a renowned painter, National Art Academy member, and Shevchenko National Prize winner (2009) for his series "My Gogol." A graduate of Kharkiv Art College (1963), he was a professor at Kharkiv Art Academy.
His works carry a unique visual language of “monumental storytelling” inspired by novels of Mykola Gogol, village scenes of Sloboshanshchyna and artist’s childhood memories. The artist’s unique style was followed by many of his students and he left a number of followers whom are often called “Hontariata”.
Yalta (21th century) by Anatoliy BurtovyiUkraine House
Yalta, Crimea, by Anatoliy Burtovyi
Anatoliy Burtovyi was born in Kyiv region in 1961. He combines traditional folk art, iconography and Ukrainian national styles of the 1920-30s. He has illustrated numerous books.
Maxym Berezovskyi by Andriy Antoniuk
Andriy Antoniuk (1941-2013) was born in the town of Pervomaysk, Mykolayiv region. He graduated from Odesa Art College in 1962. Since 1971 the artist lived and worked in Mykolayiv. He received the National Shevchenko Award in 1994.
Quiet prayer (20th century) by Andriy AntoniukUkraine House
Quiet prayer by Andriy Antoniuk
Antoniuk’s works are highly spiritual, enriched with Christian and pre-Christian symbolism that is filled with love to Ukraine’s history and traditions. His color palette is true to bright colors of Southern Ukraine.
Moon shower (21th century) by Pavlo VolykUkraine House
Moon Shower by Pavlo Volyk
Pavlo Volyk (1941-2018) was born in Poltava region. The artist graduated from Lviv Art Academy in 1971.
He was a sculptor and painter. He mostly worked with wood and metal, textile and also monumental and easel painting. His works are stored in Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kharkiv Art Museum, Poltava art and local history museums, as well as in private collections in England, Greece, Georgia, Canada, USA, Israel, Germany and Jamaica.
In Donetsk steppe (21th century) by Oleksiy PoliakovUkraine House
In Donetsk Steppe by Oleksiy Poliakov
Oleksiy Poliakov was born in 1943 in the village of Kalynove, Luhansk region of Ukraine. He is known for his landscape paintings. He studied art at Donetsk art studios and worked as decorator at the Donetsk House of Culture.
Victor Chaus (1940-2019) was born in Yampil, Vinnytsia region of Ukraine. He studied art in Crimean art college and graduated from Kharkiv Art Academy, where he taught art and became head of painting department since 2000.
Dream (21th century) by Feodosiy HumeniukUkraine House
Dream by Feodosiy Humeniuk
Feodosiy Humeniuk was born in Vinnytsia region in 1941. He combines elements of traditional and modern styles often utilizing decorative color approach fused with geometrical forms. The artist lives in Kyiv.
Twilight (21th century) by Yevhen LeshchenkoUkraine House
Twilight by Yevhen Leshchenko
Yevhen Leshchenko was born in Kryvyi Rih in 1952. He is a painter and graphic artist. The artist held a solo exhibition at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York in late 1990s.
Sergiev fields (21th century) by Yevhen LeshchenkoUkraine House
Sergiev Fields by Yevhen Leshchenko
Leshchenko's very distinctive style can be defined as “paradise art”.
Through special fundraising events in Washington, DC, showcasing Ukrainian artworks, the initiative raised $40,000 to cover the first family's rehabilitation in the U.S.
The Stepanenko family, who survived a missile strike in Kramatorsk, was the first to benefit. Yana, who lost both her legs, and her mother Natalia, who lost a foot, received prostheses in the U.S. After recovery, Yana became an ambassador for the Unbroken National Rehabilitation Center in Lviv, inspiring others with her resilience and determination.
