Taras Shevchenko in Poetry and Art
Paintings by M. Storozhenko on the subject of Shevchenko's poetry Lecture by George G. Grabowicz
Mykola Storozhenko
Born in 1928 in the village of V'yazove, Sumska oblast.
In 1945 entered Odesa Grekov's College of Art where he studied in the studios of M. Sheluto and L. Muchnyk. In 1950 entered Kyiv State Art Institute where he studied in the studios of T. Yablonska, S. Grigoryev and M. Sharonov. From 1954 through 1955 traveled through Kazachstan and Altai, where he produced over 700 paintings and sketches. In 1956 graduated from Kyiv State Art Institute. In 1960 became a member of the National Artists Union. Since 1956 participated in 90 solo and group exhibitions, nationally and internationally. In 1988 received the National Taras Shevchenko Award. In 2000 became a permanent member of the Academy of Arts of Ukraine.
Volodymyr Voytovych, Mykola Storozhenko and Walter Hoydysh
Selected biographical photographs:
Self portrait, 1950
Little Mykola with his mother and aunt Maria, 1930
Mykola during his studying at Odesa Grekov's College of Art, 1949
In a circle of his students, Kyiv State Art Institute, 1985
In a circle of students in his studio in Kyiv, 2001
At work on a mural for the Academy of Science Lobby, Kyiv , 1969
Mykola, first from the left with his teacher Tatyana Yabloska and G. Yakutovych, Kyiv 1998
Self portrait, author's technuque, 2004