Anatoliy Kryvolap

Anatoliy Kryvolap Анатолій Дмитрович Криволап
Born	(1946-09-11)September 11, 1946 Yahotyn, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Alma mater	National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture
Occupation	Painting
Awards	Shevchenko National Prize (2012)

Anatoly Kryvolap (Ukrainian: Анатолій Дмитрович Криволап, born 11 September 1946) is a Ukrainian artist, master of non-figurative painting. Full member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine.[1]

Anatoly Kryvolap is considered the most "expensive" modern artist in Ukraine.[2] In 2011, at an auction in New York, the painting Steppe was sold for a record price for a Ukrainian painting.[3]

Biography

In 1976 graduated from the Kyiv State Art Institute, faculty of Painting.[4]

From 1993 to 1995, Anatoly Kryvolap actively participated in the activities of the Picturesque Reserve, known in the history of modern Ukrainian art of the art group.[5]

On February 9, 2012, became a laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine. Anatoly Kryvolap was awarded in Fine Arts nomination for his Ukrainian Motive cycle (which included 50 abstract landscapes).[6]

Since December 2016 – Member of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize Committee of Ukraine.[7]

In 2019–2023, he created murals for the restored Church of the Intercession in Lypivka, Makariv Raion, Kyiv Oblast.[8]

Personal exhibitions

• 1992 – Dontі Gallery, Nuremberg, Germany.[9]
• 1993 – D’art Gallery, Toulouse, France.[10]
• 1996 – Kaspari Gallery, Fürth, Germany.[10]
• 2000 – ARTEast Gallery, Kyiv.[10]
• 2000 – Sovі art Center for Contemporary Art, Kyiv.[10]
• 2003 – Person Gallery, Kyiv.[10]
• 2004 – Karas Gallery, Kyiv.[11]
• 2005 – Karas Gallery, Kyiv.[12]
• 2006 – Sovі art Center for Contemporary Art, Kyiv.[13]
• 2011 – "Landscape of the XXI Century". OntoArtGallery, Kyiv.[14]
• 2012 – "Ukrainian Motive". Mironova Gallery, Kyiv.[15]
• 2012–2013 – permanent exhibition in OntoArtGallery, Kyiv[16]

References

1. "Члени Академії" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
2. "Самый дорогой художник Украины Криволап: "Я открыл свой стиль в 2001, революционизировав пейзаж"" (in Russian). 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
3. "На аукционе в Нью-Йорке установлен мировой рекорд продаж для украинского искусства" (in Russian). 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
4. "Anatoliy Kryvolap / VOLOSHYN GALLERY". Retrieved 2023-03-30.
5. "Сколько художнику нужно для счастья?" (in Russian). 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
6. "Anatoliy Kryvolap" (in Ukrainian). December 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
7. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №575/2016 Про склад Комітету з Національної премії України імені Тараса Шевченка" (in Ukrainian). 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
8. "У столиці покажуть унікальні розписи для церкви Покрова пресвятої Богородиці". Вечірній Київ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
9. "Анатолій Криволап - Діяч культури" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
10. "Творчість" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
11. "Карась Галерея представляє виставку живопису Анатолія Криволапа АРТЕФАКТИ 1980-х" (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
12. "«Пейзаж», персональная выставка, «Карась Галерея», Киев, 2005" (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
13. "Анатолий Криволап" (in Russian). 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
14. "Проект "Пейзаж XXI" презентует картины Криволапа и Тистола" (in Russian). 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
15. "Новые работы Анатолия Криволапа на выставке "Украинский мотив"" (in Russian). 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
16. "День художника: знаменитые художники Украины" (in Russian). 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2023-03-30.