Mariia Hryniuk


Mariia Hryniuk is a Ukrainian art historian, master of artistic ceramics, public figure. The candidate of art history, docent. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.

Biography

Mariia Hryniuk was born on 24 November 1959 in Staryi Kosiv.
Her first drawing teacher was the ceramist, who directed her attention to ceramics. In 1979, she graduated from the, and in 1984 from the Lviv Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. After graduation, she worked as a lecturer, docent at the Department of History and Theory of Art, deputy director for academic work, and from 2001 to 2006 was the rector of the Kosiv Institute of Decorative Arts. She is currently working as an artist.
She heads the charity organization "Avtentychna Hutsulshchyna". She is the founder of the "Maliovanyi Dzbanyk" festival. She is the initiator and author of the project of the "Dzban" cultural and art center, which is currently under construction in Staryi Kosiv. In 2019, on her initiative, Kosiv painted ceramics was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.

Works

Among his works:
  • book "Na dalekii polonyni" ;
  • project "Halereia maistriv Hutsulshchyny", "Vohniane dyvo ", "Obraznyi svit " ;
  • bibliographic reference book "" ;
  • booklets "Avtentyka i chas", "Kosivshchyna mystetska".
  • publication "Narodni promysly i profesiine mystetstvo v konteksti vyshchoi rehionalnoi khudozhnoi shkoly".

Creativity

From 1986, she has been presenting her works at regional, national and international exhibitions. In the same year, a personal exhibition of the artist took place in Kosiv. Her works trace the traditions of Hutsul ceramics.
Among the important works:
  • Table set "Kosmatskyi" ;
  • Vase for interior "Tsvit paporoti" ;
  • Wall plates – "Horikhovyi lyst", "Khryzantemy", "Kvitу na sviato" ;
  • Three-dimensional ceramic composition "Khrystos voskres".

Awards