Vasyl Bazhay / about the artist

Personal exhibitions:

2009     Project “Paganini“, gallery “Bottega“, Kiev, Ukraine

Project “Rex“, gallery “Dziga“, Lviv, Ukraine

Painting. Institute of Ukrainian Modern Art, New York, USA

2008     Painting. Palace of Arts, Lviv, Ukraine

Performance “Dialogue“, International Festival of Performance, Lviv, Ukraine

Painting Institute of Ukrainian Modern Art, New York, USA

2007     Performance “Macbeth“, Week of Contemporary Art, Lviv, Ukraine

2005     Paintings, Gallery “Dziga“, Lviv, Ukraine

2004     Paintings, Chicago, USA

2003     “Space, light, structure, material”, Institute of Contemporary Ukrainian Art, Chicago, USA

“Vasil Bazhay. Project 2 and 2“, Gallery “Atelier Karas“, Kiev, Ukraine

2002     “Project 2 and 2“, Gallery “Dziga“, Lviv, Ukraine

“Vasil Bazhay. Painting“, Gallery “Atelier Karas“, Kiev, Ukraine

“Unreal“, National Museum, Kiev, Ukraine

2001     performance “Object N7“. 1-st International Biennale of contemporary Art “Ecology 3000, Lviv, Ukraine

2000     Action-performance, Center for Contemporary Art Soviart , Kiev, Ukraine

“... Formula ... painting ... “, Gallery “Atelier Karas“, Kiev, Ukraine

“The de-Term/antithesis“, Palace of Arts, Lviv, Ukraine

1999     Action-performance “De ... iza“, UCM, Kiev, Ukraine

Exhibition “Labyrinth“, UCM, Kiev, Ukraine

1998     Performance “Macbeth-II“, Festival of Contemporary Theater, Golden Lion '98, Lviv, Ukraine

Exhibition and performance “Labyrinth“, Palace of Arts, Lviv, Ukraine

Exhibition and performance “Piano-Forte III“, Palace of Arts, Lviv, Ukraine

1997     Action-performance “Piano-Forte III“, Gallery “Atelier Karas“

International Art Foundation “Gattamellata“, Kiev, Ukraine

1996     Action-performance “Piano-Forte II“, Palace of Arts, Lviv, Ukraine

Action-performance “Macbeth“, gallery “Al Hanagar“, Cairo, Egypt

Action-performance “Macbeth“, gallery “Lavra“, Kyiv, Ukraine

1995     Personal exhibition “Forte-Piano“ in the context of the Festival “Contrasts“, exposition hall, Art Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine

Personal exhibition, gallery “Brama“, Kyiv, Ukraine

1994     Personal exhibition, Art Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine

1993     Personal exhibition, Art Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine

Personal exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Kiev, Ukraine

1992     Personal exhibition, Art Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine

1991     Personal exhibition - exposition hall of the Union of Artists of Ukraine

1990     Personal exhibition, Art Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine

1989     Personal exhibition, Art Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine

Group Exhibitions:

2009     “Environment“ T. Silvashy, V. Bazhay, V. Hankevich, A. Bludov, V. Budnikov, V. Ralko, G. Vysheslavsky, gallery "Bottega", Kiev, Ukraine

2004     Fourth International Festival of Contemporary Art. Magdeburg, Germany

“Land. Landscape. Water“ P. Bevza, A. Litvinenko. Paintings. Gallery “Dziga“, Lviv, Ukraine

2003     “Invasion“. Union of Artists of Ukraine. Kiev, Ukraine

Personal exhibition of painting. Renaissance Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine

“First Collection“, Central House of Artists, Kiev, Ukraine

2002     Bevza, Litvinenko, Apollonov, Kamenev, Trudson. Gallery “Arte Laue“. Avenches, Switzerland

“New Directions“, Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kiev, Catalog

Plain-air “ The Ark of Noah II“, village Cida, Ukraine

Festival of Contemporary Art “Cultural Hero“, Kiev-Kharkiv–Odessa-Lviv, Ukraine. Plain-Air

2001     “The Ark of Noah“, village Cida, Ukraine

1-st International Biennale of Contemporary Art. The theme of “Ecology 3000“, Gallery “Dziga“, Lviv, Ukraine

20 artists throughout the century, National Museum, Kiev, Ukraine

2000     White transition. National Art Museum. Kiev, Ukraine. Catalog

Crossing. Soros Center for Contemporary Art at NaUKMA. Kiev, Ukraine. Catalog

“1 / 2000“ , Gallery of Jacques Cartier, Shawnee, France

“New Directions“, an exhibition of contemporary art “Artists of Ukraine“, the Central House of Artists, Kiev, Ukraine

“The Ark of Noah“, an exhibition of contemporary art in the context of mega-project

The Art of the twentieth century Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

1999     III International Art Festival at the Ukrainian House, a project by Alexei Litvinenko and Peter Bevza “Heritage“, Kiev, Ukraine

Lviv Art School, Palace of Arts, Ukraine

1998     “Minimal Art“. Luxembourg. Catalog

International exhibition “Source of Liberty“, BWA Awangarda Gallery, Wroclaw, Poland

III International Art Festival, “People's House“: an exhibition of participation in mega-project “Art of Ukraine of the twentieth century“ and Non-figurative Biennale painting in the context of the mega-project “Art of Ukraine of the twentieth century“ Kiev, Ukraine

1997     Exhibition “Gang“. Bayerischen Landesvertretung, Bonn, Germany

“Primtems d'Ukraine. Olexiy Lytvynenko“. Galerie Robin Leadouse, Paris, France

Ukrainian Culture Days in Switzerland, the central hall Conservatory, Bern, Switzerland

“Crossroads. Contemporary Ukrainian Art at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries“, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

“Photo-synthesis“, Central House of Artists, the Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

II International Art Festival, “People's House“, Kiev, Ukraine

1996     Gallery “Martinez“, Cannes, France “Et caetera+OSPi“. Representation Seidel Foundation in Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

“Salon International D'ART Contemporaine“. Exhibition palace, Nice, France. Catalog

“Et caetera“, Foundation of the Renaissance. International Academy of the Environment. Geneva, Switzerland

“Bevza, Lebedinets, Litvinenko. Et caetera“ National Arts Museum, Kiev, Ukraine

“Etc ... “. Showroom Stadthaus, Mannheim, Germany

“Nonarative painting“ I International Art Festival, “People's House“, Kiev, Ukraine

1995     L'Art Contemporain en Ukraine. Royal Army Museum, Brussels, Belgium

1994     “Across the border and cordon“ gallery “Hipp-Holle“, Gmunden, Austria

1993     “The Barrens of Europe“, Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland

1992-1993 “New Art after the USSR“, Gallery at Yale University, Yale, USA

1991     International Symposium intellectuals, the exhibition “Neighbors“ gallery “Pruzmat“, Krakow, Poland

Awards:

1996     Honorary Award “Salon Internationale D'ART Contemporain“. France. Award “Golden Section“ (1-st prize)

1997     Grand Prix at the International Arts Festival “Golden Section“.

Ukraine. The title of “Artist of the Year“.

2000     Grant for the best art project of the year from the Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Ukraine

2001     Laureate of them. Ivan Trush for active creative work in the field of painting

Long-term cooperation:

1996 - 2000 - Palace of Arts, Lviv, Ukraine.

Since 1997 - International Art Foundation “Gattamellata“, Kiev, Ukraine.

1989 - 1996 - Lviv Art Gallery, Ukraine.

Important public projects:

1998 - Co-Founder Beneficial Art Foundation “Dialogues“, Lviv, Ukraine.

1997 - 1998 – headed the sections of conceptual art of Lviv Union of Artists.

Collections: Lviv Art Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine. National Museum, Department of Ukrainian Art of the twentieth century, Lviv, Ukraine. National Museum, Kiev, Ukraine. Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine. Palace of Arts, Lviv, Ukraine. French Cultural Center, Kiev, Ukraine. Khmelnitsky Museum of Fine Arts, Ukraine.

Gallery of Alberta Shorsa, Ghent, Belgium, “Dziga“, Lviv, Ukraine, “Brama“, Kyiv, Ukraine. Gallery “Sculpture“, Pontiac, Detroit, USA. Zimmerly Art Museum, New Jersey, USA. Gallery “Atelier Karas“, Kiev, Ukraine. Gallery “Bottega“, Kiev, Ukraine.