Skorokhod Alex

He was born 4 March 1966 in Lisichansk of Lugansk region. He graduated from art school, the teachers  V.M.Chepelev, I.D.Goroh. He studied at the Dnepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute at the Faculty of Architecture.

1988 – participated in an exhibition in the gallery of graphics by Alexander Koch (Munich); participated in the conceptual SICON contest (Vilnius); the incentive bonus for work “City Gate”;
1989 – participated in the exhibition “14” (Moscow);
1991 – participated in the exhibition “Another Earth” Gallery of Alberta Shrafa (New York);
1996 – participated in an exhibition of Slavic artists (Belgrade);
1999 – exhibition in the gallery “Hilaris” (Dnepropetrovsk);
2000 – participated in the exhibition “Life in windy weather” (Dnepropetrovsk);
2002 – exhibition in the Dnepropetrovsk Art Museum.
His works are in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, the USA, Australia, Canada, Argentina and Europe.

Smychek Igor

He was born November 24, 1953 in Kirovograd.
He graduated from Odessa State Art School named after N.Grekova. He graduated from the Ukrainian Academy of printing the name of Fedorov.
Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1987.
He participated in numerous art exhibitions.
Solo exhibitions were held in the Art Museum of Kirovograd regional in 2004 and 2005.
His works are in museums and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Stolyarenko Peter

He was born July 13, 1925 in the village Kapkan near Kerch of Crimean region. He attended workshop of K.F.Bogaevskogo. Since 1945, he worked in the art studio at Feodosia art gallery named I.K.Aivazovsky at N.S.Barsamova.
Since 1953 the member of the USSR Union of Artists.
With 1963-1978 – the member of the national board of the Union of Artists.
Since 1972 – the honored Artist of Ukraine. Since 1985 – People’s Artist of Ukraine.
In 2010 awarded the Gold Medal “For contribution to world culture” of International Fund “Cultural Heritage” (Russia).
Since 1969, she lives and works in Yalta.

Tomenko Grigory

1915 – 1994

Born November 16, 1915 in the village of Great Rogozyanka, Kharkiv region.

Participant of the Great Patriotic War.
He graduated from the Kharkov Art College (1934-38 ) and the Kharkov Art Institute (1938-42 )
Member of the Kharkiv branch of the Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1942.
Participant of national and international exhibitions since 1946.
Personal exhibitions of the artist were in Kharkiv, Odessa, Lviv, Kiev,  Zolochiv.
He studied at Kharkov State Art Institute.

In 1949 he was appointed assistant professor.
People’s Artist of Ukraine since 1966.
His works  are in museums, galleries and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Spitsevich Evgeniy

He was born on September 19, 1931 in Kharkov.
1939 – 1941 he studied at the art studio of the Scientists’ House in Kharkov.
1948 – 1949 he studied at the Kharkov Construction College at the architectural department.
1949 – 1951 he studied at the Kharkov State Art School.
In 1958 he entered the Kharkov Art and Industry Institute in the graphics department.
He  participated in national and international art exhibitions since 1959.
Since 1965  he was the member of the journalists’ union of the USSR and since 1970 –  the member of the Union of Artists.

Chernyavsky Georgy

1924 – 1981

Artist of landscapes

Born April 20, 1924 in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. Participant of the Great Patriotic War.

He studied at the Kiev Art Institute under the direction of  Shtilman and  Trohimenko.

In 1975-1978 he studied at the Kiev Art Institute.

Honored Worker of Arts of the Ukrainian SSR

People’s Artist of the USSR in 1974.