Oleksiy SHOVKUNENKO 1884 — 1974Олексій ШОВКУНЕНКО • Алексей Алексеевич ШОВКУНЕНКОBorn in Kherson (Ukraine), 1884. Studied at Odessa Art College 1901-08; Imperial ACADEMY OF ARTS 1909-17. Active in Odessa, Ukraine; Kiev, Ukraine. Began exhibiting in 1900s. Member of TYuRKh; KONSTANDI SOCIETY 1924-29. Exhibited with TYuRKh 1913-19. Important shows include "INDUSTRY OF SOCIALISM", Moscow, 1939; "All-Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1946; "All-Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1947; "All-Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1951; "All-Union Art Exhibition", Moscow, 1955. Specialized in landscapes, portraits, especially in watercolor paintings. Taught at Odessa Polytekhnikum of Visual Arts 1926-35; Kiev Art Institute 1936-63. Became a Soviet academician. Awarded Order of Lenin: the title "People`s Artist of the USSR" 1944. Died in Kiev, Ukraine, 1974. |
