Victoria Dubovyk

One of the art critics called me “an artist of various textile forms” and I guess it’s true, as I devoted over 30 years to batik (a technique of painting on silk). In addition to creating art, I am also a professor at L’viv Academy of Arts (Ukraine), where I teach textile design, composition and history of textile. A direct contact with youth drives me to constantly search for new shapes, characters and topics that are getting reflected in my and my student’s artworks. I was born in L’viv, Ukraine in 1956. I seriously started to be interested in art at the age of 16. Despite my parents disapproval of my career choice I stood for my passion and pursued the artistic career. I graduated from L’viv Academy of Arts obtaining specialty of Textile Design. Since graduation I participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions home and abroad, whereas, my artworks may be found in private collections all around the world, from Germany to China and from Canada to Poland. My favorite material to work with is silk. Silk allows me express myself with desired speed, while reaching extraordinary effects that are impossible on canvas or paper. I use traditional techniques of cold and hot batik that are mostly popular in Western European countries such as Poland, Germany, Austria and France. In addition to batik artworks (mostly figurative), I would also like to present you some of my latest abstract works that are acrylic on canvas.

Solo Exhibitions: 2012 – Gallery Corali, Lviv, Ukraine 2011 – ZPAP, Opole, Poland 2011 – Gallery Ratusha, Zheshuv, Poland 2011 – Orchard Orangery, Lancut, Poland 2010 – Czestochowa, Poland 2010 – Osrodek Kulturi, Strzelcy Opolski, Poland 2009 – Impressions Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2009 – Dom Polonii, Krakow, Poland 2009 – Gallery Double T, Waterloo, Canada 2009 – Lviv Museum of Ethnography, Lviv, Ukraine 2008 – Nalenchuv, Poland 2008 – Zheshuv, Poland 2008 – Kandezhime-Kozle, Poland 2005 – “On the Mother’s Day”, SVCC, Oakville, Canada 2007 – Zheshuv, Poland 2001 – Sauerlach, Germany 1999, 2000 – Burg Beeskow, Beeskow, Germany 1996, 1998, 2000 – Rzheshuv, Poland 1994 – Mijeming, Austria 1992 – The Gallery at the Market, Tarnov, Poland 1992 – The Cultural Centre “Voyevodskiy”, Legnica, Poland 1991 – “Ancient Kyiv”, State Historical Architecture Preservation, Kyiv, Ukraine Group Exhibitions: 2011 – Spring Salon, Lviv, Ukraine 2010 – International Art Festival of Artistic Tapestry Transformations, Krakow, Poland 2010 – The World of Artists, Beacon, USA 2006 – “Sadochok Art Show”, Mississauga, Canada 2005 – “Expressions Of Art, Oakville, Canada 2004 – Lviv Autumn Salon, Lviv, Ukraine 2003 – “Expressions in Art”, Oakville, Canada 2003 – Ukrainian Festival “On Bloor”, Toronto, Canada 2003 – Ukrainian Festival “Verhovyna”, New York, USA 2003 – Ukrainian Festival in New York, USA 2000 – Lviv Autumn Salon, Lviv, Ukraine 1997 – National Ukrainian Exhibition “Presentation ’97″, Kyiv, Ukraine 1996 – “Schabli 2″, Chicago, Ukrainian Cultural Centre of St. Volodymyr & Olga 1996 – Exhibition at the Palace of Art, Lviv, Ukraine 1994 – National Ukrainian Exhibition “Presentation ’94″, Kyiv, Ukraine 1995 – “Legend Ukrainian Mythology Folklore, “Detroit, USA 1993 – “Seven Winds”, Warren, Michigan, USA 1993 – 1994 – Western American Tour, Chicago, Illinois, USA 1992 – Chicago, Ukrainian Cultural Centre, USA 1991 – “Dolya”, Ukrainian Cultural Centre, Minneapolis, Madison, Chicago, USA 1990 – “Decorative Art of Ukraine”, Manezh, Moscow, Russia 1989 – National Exhibition of Mini-Tapestry, The House of Creativity, National Museum, Riga 1989 – Republican Art Exhibition “Man and the World”, Artist House, Kyiv, Ukraine 1998 – USSR, “Youth of the Country”, Moscow, Russia Workshops: 2011 – International Art Workshop, Kszemienna-Lancut, Poland 2010 – Southampton Art School Workshop, Southampton, Canada 2010 – 10th International Workshop and Exibition, Lancut, Poland 2008 – 6th International Workshop and Exibition, Lantsut, Poland 2008 – International Workshop and Exhibition, Yashcembl, Poland 2003 – National Ukrainian Exhibition “Ukrainian Decorative Art of 20th Century 200 Names”, Kyiv, Ukraine 2003 – Fifth International Workshop and Exhibition, Lantsut, Poland 2002 – International Symposium and Exhibition, Hochemyshl, Poland 2000 – Workshop and Exhibition “Panoderama”, Frankfurt (O), Germany 2000, 2002, 2004 – Biennalee of The Art of Lynen “From Krosno to Krosno”, Poland 1999 – “Art Education at the Beginning of the Third Millennium”, Lviv, Ukraine

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