Biography

1972 – was born in Odessa, Ukraine.
1973 – moved with my parents to Berdyansk- city (a little town on the Azov Sea, Ukraine).
1979-1989 – studied at secondary school and attended the drawing classes at the state art studio.
1989 – entered State University in Zaporizhzhya- city, Ukraine (Faculty of Foreign Languages).
1991 – was excluded from the University for the taking place in democratic anti-communist regime campaigns. Then went to Sweden to ask the political asylum. In a month get the refusal (it was the time when the putch failed in Moscow and Ukraine got the independence in few months) and went back to Ukraine.
1993 – applied for the emigration to the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv (Ukraine) and got the refusal. Entered Teachers Training Institute in Berdyansk- city (home town) and continued my education.
1996- had “The Mirror of Existence” and “The Fly on a Cord” exhibitions in Berdyansk- city, Ukraine.
1997 – finished the Institute and went to Kyiv- city, the capital of Ukraine to make an artist career. Got acquainted with a lot of foreign diplomats and began to sell my art. At that time applied to a lot of Kyiv’s galleries for an art-show and got the refusals because of the criticism of anti-human regime of president Leonid Kuchma.
2001 – had my art-shows at the residence of South African Ambassador Mr. Delarey van Tonder and at Kyiv International School (founded by Americans) in Ukraine and had a great success.
2003 – my friend made the web site for me. So people got the possibility to see my art on the Internet.
2004-2005 – took part in the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, which didn’t bring the real democracy to Ukraine and real freedom to Ukrainians.
2005 – all the Ukrainian galleries still refuse me to make my show.
2005 – had the exhibition at “State of the Arts Gallery” in Sarasota, Florida, USA and at “Beeldkracht Gallery” in Scheemda, Netherlands.
2006 – had “The Exhibition which doesn’t exist” in “The Drum” cafe-club  in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.
2007 – took part in Gogol- Fest Contemporary Art Fair at “Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery” in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.
2008 – took part in “Ukraine is our!” exhibition by ANTIN’S COLLECTIONS at “Art-Foxtrot Gallery” in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.
2009 – took part in “Fine Art Ukraine” art fair with the “Troeshchina Chronicles” project in Ukrainian House in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.
2009 – took part in Makhno- Fest contemporary art festival in Hulyai- Pole- city, Ukraine.
2009 –  took part in Gogol- Fest Contemporary Art Fair at “Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery” in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.
2009- was one of the founders of Independent Artists Union.

 

Serhiy Kolyada

kolyada1972 — was born in Odessa, Ukraine.

1973 — moved with my parents to Berdyansk- city (a little town on the Azov Sea, Ukraine).

1979-1989 — studied at secondary school and attended the drawing classes at the state art studio.

1989 — entered State University in Zaporizhzhya- city, Ukraine (Faculty of Foreign Languages).

1991 – was excluded from the University for the taking place in democratic anti-communist regime campaigns. Then went to Sweden to ask the political asylum. In a month get the refusal (it was the time when the putch failed in Moscow and Ukraine got the independence in few months) and went back to Ukraine.

1993 — applied for the emigration to the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv (Ukraine) and got the refusal. Entered Teachers Training Institute in Berdyansk- city (home town) and continued my education.

1996 — had “The Mirror of Existence” and “The Fly on a Cord” exhibitions in Berdyansk- city, Ukraine.

1997 — finished the Institute and went to Kyiv- city, the capital of Ukraine to make an artist career. Got acquainted with a lot of foreign diplomats and began to sell my art. At that time applied to a lot of Kyiv’s galleries for an art-show and got the refusals because of the criticism of anti-human regime of president Leonid Kuchma.

2001 — had my art-shows at the residence of South African Ambassador Mr. Delarey van Tonder and at Kyiv International School (founded by Americans) in Ukraine and had a great success.

2003 — my friend made the web site for me. So people got the possibility to see my art on the Internet.

2004-2005 — took part in the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, which didn’t bring the real democracy to Ukraine and real freedom to Ukrainians.

2005 — all the Ukrainian galleries still refuse me to make my show.

2005 — had the exhibition at “State of the Arts Gallery” in Sarasota, Florida, USA and at “Beeldkracht Gallery” in Scheemda, Netherlands.

2006 – had “The Exhibition which doesn’t exist” in “The Drum” cafe-club  in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.

2007 — took part in Gogol- Fest Contemporary Art Fair at “Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery” in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.

2008 – took part in “Ukraine is our!” exhibition by ANTIN’S COLLECTIONS at “Art-Foxtrot Gallery” in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.

2009 — took part in “Fine Art Ukraine” art fair with the “Troeshchina Chronicles” project in Ukrainian House in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.

2009 — took part in Makhno- Fest contemporary art festival in Hulyai- Pole- city, Ukraine.

2009 — took part in Gogol- Fest Contemporary Art Fair at “Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery” in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.

2009 — was one of the founders of Independent Artists Union.

2009 – took part in “Art Kyiv Contemporary” with “The Death Match” project in Ukrainian House in Kyiv- city, Ukraine.