Mykola Zhuravel - biography

Born in 1960. Graduated from Kyiv State Arts Academy in 1989. Lives and works in Kyiv.

Member of the National Artists Union of Ukraine (since 1995).
Member of the BGART (since 1999).

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

  • 2003 Four Steps, Zhuravel, Painting, Gallery ArtEast, (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 2002 Art of Ukraine. Central House for Artists (Moskow, Russia), catalogue
  • 2002 «Sofine Symbols of Existence» (part II) Exhibition together with P.Bevza, O.Lytvynenko, M.Malyshko, N.Denysova, A.Hurenko, O.Fil. Curator of the project P.Bevza. Hlibnya exhibition hall, Sofiya, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 2001 «Sofine Symbols of Existence» (part I) Exhibition together with P.Bevza, O.Lytvynenko, M.Malyshko, O.Malyshko, N. Denysova. Curator of the project: P. Bevza. Text for the exhibition catalog: S.Krymskiy. Hlibnya exhibition hall, Sofiya, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 2001 Land-art together with V. Shkarupa, H. Hidora, A. Bludov. Village of Mogrytsya, Sumy region, Ukraine
  • 2001 Personal exhibition «Strata, levkas», Gallery «36», Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 2000 Exhibition together with R.Romanishin, O.Pinchuk, M.Prymachenko. Municipal gallery of Yokogama, Japan
  • 1999 All-Ukrainian catalog of sculpture Kyiv-99 (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1999 Exhibition jointly with Vaisberg, B.Ehiazaryan, (Bern, Switzerland)
  • 1998 Exhibition together with Y.Solomko, Babak. Gallery «Karas» (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1998 Personal exhibition of paintings. Gallery «36», Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1998 Personal exhibition of levkases, Gallery «Tryptych» (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1998 Personal exhibition «Spherography-2», Gallery «Soviart» (photography, video, graphic art, objects) (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1998 All-Ukrainian catalog of paintings Kyiv-98 (The First Prize) (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1998 Art-Festival, project «Art of 21 century» (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1998 Exhibition jointly with Bludov, Embassy of Great Britain, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1998 Action «Spherography- Spherogramma» (as a part of personal project «TransSphere»). Gallery «BG-art» (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1998 Creative action «Robinzonada». With support of all-ukrainian association «ARTaniya» (Khmel'nytsky, Ukraine)
  • 1997 Exhibition together with Bludov, Gallery «36» (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1997 Personal exhibition of paintings, Museum of G.Shevchenko, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1997 Art-Festival, project « Authentic melancholy» together with Babak, P.Honchar. Curator of the project: O.Tytarenko, Museum of T.G.Shevchenko, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1996 «Text Territory» (part II) Creative action in Svyatogorsk reserve. Curator of the project: S.Teslo, I.Orlova. Svyatogorsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine
  • 1996 Art-Festival, Nominated as the Best Artist of the Year (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1995 «Text Territory» (part I) Creative action in Svyatogorsk reserve. Curator of the project: S.Teslo, I.Orlova. Svyatogorsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine
  • 1995 Exhibition jointly with Bludov, Municipal gallery of Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1994 «Christmas Opening Day», Gallery «West-ART», Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1994 The First All-Ukrainian Art Fair (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 1992 Personal exhibition of painitings, Lions Club (Zelegendshadt/ Highnburg, Germany)
  • 1992 Art fair (Moscow, Russia)

MERITS:

  • 1998 First place of the Painting Ukrainian Trienalle, Kyiv, Ukraine, 1998
  • 1996 Honor prize Zolotyi Peretyn, title Artist of the Year at the 1st International ART festival. Kyiv, Ukraine, 1996