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2008 November > Ukrainian Art Exhibit Opens KUMF Gallery held an evening reception on October 5th for the opening of their art exhibit "Holomodor - In Memory of Lives Lost." The exhibit, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Great Famine Genocide 1932-1933 in Ukraine, ran for two weeks and was well attended by those wanting to pay tribute to fallen friends, relatives and all others whose lives were lost during a very turbulent and troubled time in the European country's history. Artists featured in the exhibit were in attendance during the reception to talk about how their pieces were created through direct experiences or the experiences of their families.
KUMF Gallery, located in Bloor West Village, maintains a year-round programme of art exhibitions where works by emerging, mid-career and established visual artists are exhibited. For more information, visit www.kumfgallery.com.
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| Oleh Lesivk, a sculpturist and the president of the Ukrainian Assoc. of Visual Artists of Canada, is pictured here beside one of his works with (l-r) Dr. Halyna Pentsak, Dr. Aleksandra Chafranskaia and Dr. Oksana Pikh. |
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| Artist Maria in front of her work, "Woman in White." |
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| Andrei Sinitak, who was a member of the Government Artist Union in the U.S.S.R., stands beside his work that represents the division and heartbreak of Ukraine. |
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| Ariadna Ochrymovygh is working on talking to the artists involved with the Holodomor and recording their stories. |
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| Romana was one of many that visited the important exhibition |
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| Andrij Babytsh. This compelling drawing was inspired by the suffering of one of his cousins he witnessed during the Holodomor. |
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| Renata (daughter) and Romana (mother). Romana was a "lost child" in Ukraine due to all the political upheavals until eventually being reunited with her parents in the U.S. She moved here after marrying a Canadian artist |
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| Ludmila Barmina stands beside her work. Ludmila also teaches artists. |
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| Nataliya Valenyuk, who produced tapestries and batik in Ukraine, stands with a representation of Ukraine. |
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