Kostiantyn Milonadis

Kostiantyn Milonadis was a Ukrainian-American sculptor.

Biography

Konstantyn Milonadis was born on 5 June 1926, in Kremenchuk.
In 1951, he emigrated to the U.S. In 1957, he graduated from the Art Institute in Chicago, and in 1959, from Tulane University in New Orleans. From 1960 to 1974, he worked as a professor at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend. He was one of the initiators of the establishment of the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago.
He died on 13 March 2012, in Niles, Michigan.

Creativity

From the 1960s, he has presented his works at American exhibitions. He is the author of kinetic wire sculptures, including "Kvitka", "Khvylya", "Maiatnyk", and "Korabel". For his works, Milonadis used bronze, wood, and stone. Some of his works are held in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.