Vasyl Bazhaj

VASYL BAZHAJ - Curriculum Vitae

Born: October 4, 1950.
Permanently lives and works in L’viv.

Fields of interest:
Painting, performance, installation, video–art

Education:
1973 – 1979 – Diploma of the L’viv Academy of Arts.

Membership:

* Since 1998 – the head of conceptual art department in the Artists’ Union of Ukraine.
* Since 1996 – Artists’ Union of Ukraine trustee.
* Since 1991 – Artists’ Union of Ukraine member.

Personal exhibitions and projects:

* 2009 - “Project REX”, personal exhibition, Cultural Center “Dzyga”, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 2009 - “Project MONO”, personal exhibition, HUDGRAF art gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2008 - “Vasyl Bazhaj. Paintings”, annual personal exhibition, “Atelier Karas” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2007 – “Untitled II. The Art of Vasyl Bazhaj”. Personal exhibition. Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, USA
* 2007 – “Untitled. The Art of Vasyl Bazhaj”. Personal exhibition. Lviv Art Palace, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 2007 – “Vasyl Bazhaj. Paintings from Archive”, personal exhibition, “Atelier Karas” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2006 – “Vasyl Bazhaj. Paintings”, annual personal exhibition, “Atelier Karas” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2005 – “Paintings”, Lviv Art Palace, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 2004 – “…connotations…”, personal exhibition, “Atelier Karas” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2003 – “Space, Light, Structure and Material”, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, USA
* 2003 – “Sublimation of paintings”, personal exhibition, “Atelier Karas” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2003 – “Vasyl Bazhaj. Project 2 i 2”, personal exhibition, “Atelier Karas” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2002 – “Project 2 i 2”, personal exhibition, Cultural Center “Dzyga”, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 2002 – “Vasyl Bazhaj. Painting”, personal exhibition, “Atelier Karas” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2002 – “Areality”, personal exhibition, National Museum, Kyiv, UKRAINE
2001 - performance project “Object #7”. 1st International Biennale of Contemporary Art “Ecology 3000”, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 2000 - performance project, Center for Contemporary Art “Sovi-Art”, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2000 - «…formulae…painting…», “Atelier Karas” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2000 - exhibition-project “DE-TERMINO / antithesis”, Art Palace, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1999 - performance project “de…ism”, CCA, Kyiv, UKRAINE.
* 1999 - project “The Labyrinth”, CCA, Kyiv, UKRAINE.
* 1998 - performance project “Macbeth II”, Festival of contemporary theatre “Golden Lion”, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1998 - project “The Labyrinth”, Art Palace, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1998 - exhibition and performance project “Piano-Forte ІІІ”, Art Palace, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1997 - performance project “Piano-Forte ІІІ”, “Atelier Karas” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 1996 - exhibition and performance project “Piano-Forte ІІ”, Art Palace, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1996 - performance project “Macbeth”, “Al Henagar” Gallery, Cairo, EGYPT
* 1996 - performance project “Macbeth”, “Lavra” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 1995 - personal exhibition “Forte-Piano” in the context of the 1st Festival of Contemporary Classic Music “Contrasts”, L’viv Gallery of Arts, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1995 - personal exhibition, “Brama” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 1994 - personal exhibition, L’viv Gallery of Arts, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1993 - 1994 - personal exhibition, L’viv Gallery of Arts, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1993 - National Museum, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 1992 - 1994 - personal exhibition, L’viv Gallery of Arts, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1991 - personal exhibition, gallery halls of the Artists’ Union of Ukraine, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 1990 - 1994 - personal exhibition, L’viv Gallery of Arts, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1989 - 1994 - personal exhibition, L’viv Gallery of Arts, L’viv, UKRAINE

Participation:

* 2008 - “Macbeth 5”, performance dedicated for “3d Days od Performance Art”, L’viv, Ukraine
* 2008 - “Potency of the Emptiness”, Week of Actual Art “7”, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 2008 – “Contemporary art from Ukraine”, Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, USA
* 2006 – “Contemporary art from Ukraine”, Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, USA
* 2003 – “The First Collection”, exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art, Central Artists House, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2002 – “Newest–Noah’s–Ark II” planar, Sida village, UKRAINE
* 2002 – “New trends”, project “The Energy of Earth”, exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art, Artists’ Union of Ukraine, Central Artists House, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2002 – Contemporary Ukrainian Art Festival “Cultural Hero”, Kyiv – Kharkiv – Odessa – L’viv, UKRAINE
* 2001 - “Newest-Noah’s-Ark” planar, Sida village, UKRAINE
* 2001 - 1st International Biennale of Contemporary Art “Ecology 3000”, “Dzyga” Gallery, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 2001 - “20 Artists at the End of Century”, National Museum, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 2000 - “1/2000”, Jacques Cartier Gallery, Shoni, FRANCE
* 2000 - “The New trends”, the exhibition of Contemporary Ukrainian Art, Artists’ Union of Ukraine, Central Artists House, Kyiv, UKRAINE.
* 2000 - “The Ark of Noah”, exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art in the context of mega-project “Art of Ukraine in 20th c.”, Kyiv, UKRAINE.
* 1999 - “L’viv Art School”, Art Palace, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1998 - International project “The Sources of Freedom”, BWA Awangarda Gallery, Wroclaw, POLAND
* 1998 - 3rd International Art-Festival, National House, Kyiv, UKRAINE:
* personal exhibition in the context of mega-project “Art of Ukraine in 20th c.”
* 1st Biennial of the non-figurative painting in the context of mega-project “Art of Ukraine in 20th c.”
* 1997 - exhibition “Photo-Synthesis”, Central Artists’ House, National Artists’ Union of Ukraine, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 1997 - 2nd International Art-Festival, National House, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 1996 - 1st International Art-Festival, project “Non-narrative painting”, National House, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 1994 - joint workshop-planar “Rencontres Franco-Ukrainiennes”, Hust, UKRAINE; Central Artists’ House, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* 1994 - “Through the Limits and the Borders”, “Hipp-Holle” Gallery, Gmunden, Austria
* 1993 - “The Steppes of Europe”, Center for Contemporary Art “Ujazdovski Castle”, Warsaw, POLAND
* 1992-1993 - “New Art after USSR”, Gallery of the Yale University, Yale, USA
* 1991 - International Symposium of Intellectuals, project “The Neighbors”, “Prуzmat” Gallery, Krakow, POLAND

Important Community Projects:

* 1998 – co–organizer of the Artists’ Fund “The Dialogue”, L’viv, UKRAINE
* 1997 – 1998 – founder and initiator of conceptual art department, National Artists’ Union of Ukraine

Awards:

* 2001 – Prize of Ivan Trush for intensive creative activity in the field of contemporary painting
* 1996 – The best artist of the year “The Golden Crossing Award”

State collections:

* L’viv Gallery of Arts, L’viv, UKRAINE
* Municipal Gallery, L’viv, UKRAINE
* National Museum, “Ukrainian Art of the 20th c.”, L’viv, UKRAINE
* National Museum, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* National Artists’ Union of Ukraine, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* Art Palace, L’viv, UKRAINE
* French Cultural Center, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* Museum of Fine Arts, Khmelnytsk, UKRAINE

Gallery collections:

* Albert Schiors Gallery, Gent, BELGIUM
* Center for Contemporary Art “Brama”, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* “The Sculptura» Gallery, Pontiac, Detroit, USA.
* Zimmerly Art Museum, New–Jersey, USA
* “Atelier Karas” Gallery, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Kyiv, UKRAINE
* “Zelena” Gallery, New York, USA