Anatoliy Kryvolap


Anatoly Dmytrovych Kryvolap is a Ukrainian artist, master of non-figurative painting. Full member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine.
Kryvolap is considered the most "expensive" modern artist in Ukraine. In 2011, at an auction in New York, the painting Steppe was sold for a record price for a Ukrainian painting.

Biography

In 1976 graduated from the Kyiv State Art Institute, faculty of Painting.
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.
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.
Since December 2016 – Member of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize Committee of Ukraine.
In 2019–2023, he created murals for the restored Church of the Intercession in Lypivka, Kyiv Oblast.

Personal exhibitions

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