Kyiv

Tetyana Grytsay is one of the most expressive Ukrainian masters of decorative painting on glass and stained glass painting (panels). Member of the National Union of Ukrainian Artists since 2000.

Yurko is a master of traditional Ukrainian kobza-kind musical instruments. He makes wheel fiddles (a hurdy-gurdy) starosvitska (smaller) banduras, Veresayev kobzas and krylovidni (“wing-shaped”) gusli – an ancient string musical instrument...

Znanna is a Kyiv potter and a “master of clay”. She creates all kinds of crockery: jugs, plates, cups for coffee and tea, vases, candlesticks, decorations. By means of weaving from clay the master creates unique things decorated by different ornaments...

Lyudmyla is a master from Kyiv. She works creatively in several areas of folk arts: vytynanka, pysanka ornamenting, folk doll. This master’s handiworks, vytynankas in particular, were many times used for decoration of the capital’s stages during different art events.

This master is a horn-carver. He creates decorations in the national and original styles. He processes cow’s horns manually in accordance with his original technology. This master’s decorations made from cow’s horns do not have any analogs in the world.

This Kyiv artist is deep into study and creation of traditional “spiders” from straw. She says that constantly moving in suspended positions under the room ceiling the spiders harmonize the space and absorb negative energy...

Yulia is a famous master of vitreous enamel (Kyiv). She keeps the traditions of her father – Olexander Boroday in part of revival of an ancient and rare art of vitreous enamel. In every possible way the artist supports popularization of decorative vitreous enamel in Ukraine and abroad: she organizes exhibitions and implements thematic projects...

These artists are creators of folk pictures from Kyiv. The young artists paint icons and Cossack Mamay in different interpretations, colors and plot conceptions. The artists treat each of their works heartily following their vocations...

Lesya is a well-known artist of decorative art from Kyiv. She creates batik (painting on silk), gobelins, carpets and gouache paintings...

Zoya is a Kyiv artist – ceramist. Her favorite technique is band ceramics used by Trypillya women. Zoya treats clay like a living being. Each day she takes it into her hands to model things hiding in the depths of human souls...

Nina is a hereditary artist of decorative art from Chernihiv region. She weaves carpets, gobelins, creates mosaic inlays from straw. Nina inherited her talent and love for art from her father – Alexander Sayenko. In her handiworks, the master combines art traditions of her father with her own perception of colors, their shades, shapes and ...

Vasyl is a Kyiv potter born in Donetsk. In his creative work with clay he both follows the traditions and makes his own experiments. He also teaches pottery others: he teaches ceramics at a university and holds master-classes for all the willing people...

Vasyl is a graphic artist from Podillya. He works in different graphic techniques, in the genres of painting, sculpturing and vytynanka. As a basis, the artist takes national themes, moments from routine life of Ukrainian peasants and transforms all this into plane forms...

Valentyna is a doll-maker from Kyiv. Once, she received a motanka as a present and later started creating such dolls herself. She says that the woman’s internal strength is transferred to the doll that is why dolls of each master are unique.

Olexander is a Kyiv master of one of the most ancient folk arts – withe weaving. Archeologists say this craft had appeared much earlier than pottery, weaving, wood and metal processing did – back during the Stone Age.

Serhiy is a tailor and a shoemaker from Kyiv. He reconstructs clothes and historical things of Kyiv Rus epoch and the middle ages. Besides, the master sews bags after medieval models and ornaments them by Trypillya symbols.

This Cherkassy master revives ancient knot-dolls. She makes them of high quality from natural materials and with perfect art taste. Larysa is convinced that the doll is a very energetic work. Each master when making it puts positive energy and thoughts into the creation.

Valentyna is a Kyiv master of sacral motanka-dolls. She manufactures them following all the corresponding ancient rituals and ceremonies that is why her handiworks are not just decorative creations but sacral protecting talismans as well.

Painting of a Kyiv artist Anna Shevchuk can really be called folk painting. It is free from academic dogmas and directives because Alla learned to draw all by herself. At present she reflects everyday life of ancient Ukrainians using her paintbrush.

Using special tools and wood, Kyiv carver Volodymyr Inshakov makes household goods identical to those that were used by our ancestors, heroes of folk fairy tales and historical novels. They are wooden spoons, salt-cellars, knives, small barrels etc.