Lebedynets Petro

Born in 1956 in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region. From the age of 12 he studied in the children’s art studio at the Taras Shevchenko Palace of Culture under the teacher A. Fesiuk.

In 1984, he graduated from the Kyiv State Art Institute.

In 1990, he became a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.

In 1996, he received the honorary prize of the winner of the art contest dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the UN in Ukraine, as well as the honorary prize of the jury of the international exhibition “Contemporary Art” in Nice.

1997 – honorary prize “Artist of the Year” at the International Art Festival in Kyiv.

2007-2008 – participant of “Art Kyiv”, Kyiv/Ukraine. These events took place in the Ukrainian House, which was then headed by Natalia Zabolotna.

Participant in numerous group exhibitions:
“Exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian and Polish artists.” – Gallery “Stara Vezha”. Konin/Poland (1991); “Art of Ukraine.” – Museum of the Augustinians. Toulouse/France (1993); “Contemporary Painting of Ukraine.” – Museum of the Royal Army. Brussels/Belgium (1995); “Ukrainian Classical Avant-Garde and Contemporary Art” – Ukrainian House Kyiv/Ukraine (1996); “Non-Figurative Painting” – Ukrainian House Kyiv/Ukraine, “Art of New Ukraine” – Bavarian Mission in Bonn. Bon/Germany, “Euroart’97.” – International Salon of Contemporary Independent Artists. Barcelona/Spain (1997); “Non-Figurative Painting of Ukraine 1950-1990” – Ukrainian House, Kyiv/Ukraine (1998); “National Art Rating’99” – Ukrainian House, Kyiv/Ukraine, “Erotic Art” – Art Felchlin Gallery. Zurich/Switzerland, “Presentation of Ukrainian painting at the Embassy of Ukraine.” – Embassy of Ukraine. Bern/Switzerland (1999); “Crossroads. Contemporary Art of Ukraine at the Turn of the Century.” – Vienna Museum of Art History. Vienna/Austria (2001); “IV International Art Festival”. Magdeburg/Germany, “Ukrainian Art through the Eyes of Americans.” – Institute of Ukraine in New York. New York/USA (2004); “Ukrainian Painting at the Crossroads of the XX-XXI Centuries.” – Lufchik Gallery. Warsaw/Poland (2006); “Salt Symphony.” – Salt Gallery. Soledar/Ukraine; “Contemporary Art of Ukraine.” – Hobby Gallery. Tbilisi/Georgia (2007); “Art Project: Crimea. Reflection of the Truth?”. Siedel Gallery. Cologne/Germany, “Petro Lebedynets and Hermann Heindel.” Frankfurt/Germany, “Ukrainian and German Poetry and Art.” – Hofheim District Committee. Hofheim/Germany (2009); “Spaces of Gravity.” – Bezpala-Brown Gallery. Toronto/Canada, “Art Zurich Show 2010”. Zurich/Germany, “Art Project “Dualism”. – Siedel Gallery. Cologne/Germany (2010); “IV Biennial of Classical Abstractionism.” – Sevastopol Art Museum. Sevastopol/Ukraine, “Breath of the Earth. Ukrainian non-figurative painting.” – M17 Center for Contemporary Art. Kyiv/Ukraine, “IndependentIndependent. New Art of a New Country.” – Mystetskyi Arsenal. Kyiv/Ukraine (2011); “Crimean New Art” (2012); “All-Ukrainian Triennial of Painting” (2013); “Art Monaco ’14. Salon of Contemporary Art” – Grimaldi Forum. Monaco/France, “Contemporary Abstraction” – TEW Galleries. Atlanta/USA, “Ukraine. The Archetype of Freedom.” – Novomatic Forum. Vienna/Austria (2014); “International project “R-EVOLUTION”. – Cdan Museum. Huesca/Spain, “Exhibition of Contemporary Art of Ukraine.” – Ukrainian Art Gallery & Darren Baker Gallery. London/UK (2015); “Abstract Contemplations” – N2N Gallery, National Tower Gallery. Abu Dhabi/Emirates, Abu Dhabi Art Fair. Abu Dhabi/Emirates, “Abstraction beyond the obvious.” – National Museum of Kyiv Art Gallery. Kyiv/Ukraine, Exhibition of Ukrainian art. Palace of Spectators. Sornia/Spain, All-Ukrainian exhibition “Abstract Painting of Ukraine”. National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Kyiv/Ukraine (2016); “A Century of Ukrainian Abstraction.” – Taras Shevchenko National Museum. Kyiv/Ukraine (2020); “Synergy”. N2N GALLERY, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2022).

Personal exhibitions:
Robin Ledouz Gallery. Paris/France (1997), Gallery “Inter Art Gallery Reich”. Cologne/Germany (1998); Gallery “Art Felchlin”. Zurich/Switzerland, MR Bureaugalerie. Bern/Switzerland (1999); Gallery “Huberg 40”. Basel/Switzerland, “Polyphony of Color.” – Ukrainian House. Kyiv/Ukraine (2000); Inter Art Gallery Reich. Cologne/Germany (2007); Palais des Nations. UN Office in Geneva. Geneva/Switzerland more details (2008); National Art Club. New York/USA for more details, Inter Art Gallery Reich. Cologne/Germany (2009); Triptych Gallery. Kyiv/Ukraine; Sevastopol Art Museum named after M.P. Kroshytsky. Sevastopol/Ukraine (2010); “Expansion of Painting.” – Museum of Contemporary Art of Ukraine. Catalog. Kyiv/Ukraine (2012); “IV Fine Art Ukraine.” – Mystetskyi Arsenal Museum Complex. Catalog. Kyiv/Ukraine (2013); “Reconciliation. Petro Lebedynets.” – Seco Group. Ichin/Czech Republic (2014); “Exhibition. Paintings by Petro Lebedynets.” – Gallery NY ART. Kyiv/Ukraine (2015); Petro Lebedynets “Color is like time.” – Center for Contemporary Art “White Light”. Kyiv/Ukraine, Petro Lebedynets “Color as Infinity.” – Gallery of Contemporary Art of Ukraine “Art-Café”. Lutsk/Ukraine (2016); Project “Kyiv Art Scholl.” – Museum of the History of Kyiv. Kyiv/Ukraine (2017); “Exhibition of paintings by Petro Lebedynets.” – TAUVERS GALLERY international. Kyiv/Ukraine (2018); Petro Lebedynets. Illusions – SKYART FUNDATION. Kyiv/Ukraine, Petro Lebedynets. Painting. – ZAVALNYI ART CENTER. Kyiv/Ukraine (2019); IMAGE. Triptych Art Gallery, Kyiv/Ukraine (2021).

Currently, the artist’s works of several series are exhibited at Art Ukraine Gallery.