Anatoliy Kryvolap

Anatoliy Kryvolap
Анатолій Криволап
Born(1946-09-11)September 11, 1946
Yahotyn, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma materNational Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture
OccupationPainting
AwardsShevchenko National Prize (2012)
Websiteanatolykryvolap.com/persona

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

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

Kryvolap was born on 11 September 1946 in the village of Yahotyn, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. In 1976, he graduated from the Kyiv State Art Institute within the Faculty of Painting.[4] He had originally enrolled in the academy in 1969 within the pedagogical faculty, but later changed his mind and switched to painting.[5] After graduating, he was initially a follower of realistic painting and Impressionism, but in the mid-1980s he start incorporating Fauvist ideas into his works.[6] He later also incorporated abstraction with Fauvism.[6]

In 1990, after more than a decade of practicing art, he became a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.[5] From 1993 to 1995, Kryvolap actively participated in the activities of the Picturesque Reserve, known in the history of modern Ukrainian art of the art group.[7] During this time, he was working on a series of paintings entitled "Ukrainian Motive".[5] With Ukrainian Motive in the early 2000s, he gradually returned to landscapes, but still incorporated bold colours.[6]

On 9 February 2012, Kryvolap became a laureate of the Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine. Kryvolap was awarded in Fine Arts nomination for his Ukrainian Motive cycle, which included 50 abstract landscapes.[8]

Since December 2016 – Member of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize Committee of Ukraine.[9]

Between 2014 and 2019, alongside Ihor Stupachenko, he was one of the chief painters for the newly built Church of the Intercession in the village of Lypivka within Kyiv Oblast.[5] He helped with the use of modern materials and the use of bold colours, and the work was first exhibited at the municipal art gallery "Lavra" before being installed on the church walls.[5] He later created murals for the restored Church of the Intercession in 2023 after the original building was destroyed by Russian forces during their occupation of the area in 2022.[10]

On 20 August 2025, he was awarded the National Legend of Ukraine for his significant contributions to Ukrainian culture by presidential decree of Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[11]

Personal life

Since 2001 he has lived in the village of Zasupoivka, which is near his hometown, Yahotyn, where he has worked ever since.[5]

Personal exhibitions

  • 1992 – Dontі Gallery, Nuremberg, Germany.[12]
  • 1993 – D’art Gallery, Toulouse, France.[13]
  • 1996 – Kaspari Gallery, Fürth, Germany.[13]
  • 2000 – ARTEast Gallery, Kyiv.[13]
  • 2000 – Sovі art Center for Contemporary Art, Kyiv.[13]
  • 2003 – Person Gallery, Kyiv.[13]
  • 2004 – Karas Gallery, Kyiv.[14]
  • 2005 – Karas Gallery, Kyiv.[15]
  • 2006 – Sovі art Center for Contemporary Art, Kyiv.[16]
  • 2011 – "Landscape of the XXI Century". OntoArtGallery, Kyiv.[17]
  • 2012 – "Ukrainian Motive". Mironova Gallery, Kyiv.[18]
  • 2012–2013 – permanent exhibition in OntoArtGallery, Kyiv[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Члени Академії" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Самый дорогой художник Украины Криволап: "Я открыл свой стиль в 2001, революционизировав пейзаж"" (in Russian). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "На аукционе в Нью-Йорке установлен мировой рекорд продаж для украинского искусства" (in Russian). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Anatoliy Kryvolap / VOLOSHYN GALLERY". Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Авраменко, Олеся (5 December 2019). "Сакральний живопис в Україні ХХІ століття: розписи церкви Покрова Пресвятої Богородиці в селі Липівка Анатолієм Криволапом та Ігорем Ступаченком. 2014–2019 роки". Мистецтвознавство України (in Ukrainian) (19): 21–32. doi:10.31500/2309-8155.19.2019.185962. ISSN 2663-0370. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Pecherska, Nataliia (24 February 2025). "Anatoliy Kryvolap's Evolution of Color: Emotional Paintings of the Ukrainian Artist". DailyArt Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Сколько художнику нужно для счастья?" (in Russian). 27 May 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Anatoliy Kryvolap" (in Ukrainian). December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №575/2016 Про склад Комітету з Національної премії України імені Тараса Шевченка" (in Ukrainian). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "У столиці покажуть унікальні розписи для церкви Покрова пресвятої Богородиці". Вечірній Київ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №601/2025 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Анатолій Криволап - Діяч культури" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Творчість" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Карась Галерея представляє виставку живопису Анатолія Криволапа АРТЕФАКТИ 1980-х" (in Russian). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "«Пейзаж», персональная выставка, «Карась Галерея», Киев, 2005" (in Russian). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Анатолий Криволап" (in Russian). 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Проект "Пейзаж XXI" презентует картины Криволапа и Тистола" (in Russian). 19 December 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Новые работы Анатолия Криволапа на выставке "Украинский мотив"" (in Russian). 17 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "День художника: знаменитые художники Украины" (in Russian). 12 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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