Helen Kishkurno

Helen Kishkurno

Location: Ukraine

Personal site: http://kishkurno.com/index_en.html

Hello, my name is Helen Kishkurno. I studied at the Kharkiv Art College, then at the Kharkiv Academy of Design and Art for the specialization “Restoration of easel and monumental painting”. Now I am restoration faculty’s teacher at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art, postgraduate of the art’s theory and history faculty.
I am Member of the National Artists' Union of Ukraine since 2005. Participant of the national and foreign exhibitions. There are my works in the private collections of Ukraine and foreign countries.

Shortly about myself:

- Was born on May 5, 1976 in the city of Kharkiv (Ukraine);

- from 1993 to 1999 studied at the Kharkiv State Art College, art-pedagogical faculty, at academician G.S.Korobov, Y.L. Diatlov, graduated with honor;

- from 1999 to 2004 studied at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art, faculty “Restoration of easel and monumental painting”, graduated with honor;

- a participant of regional, national and foreign exhibitions since 1999;

- a winner of the contest “Young person of the year 2002» in the category “Education, culture and art”;

- In 2005 a Scholar of Kharkiv Regional state administration in the culture and art field in the category “Art” named after S.I. Vasilkovskiy (Talented creative youth);

- a member of the Artists' National Union of Ukraine since 2005. Creative category – a painter.

- passed Master's degree program at the Kharkov academy of design and art, faculty Master, restorer-researcher;

- a teacher at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art, faculty of Restoration of easel and monumental painting;

- making a number of portraits for the National gallery of the outstanding Ukrainians’ portraits “The Ukrainians in the world”, exhibited in the Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine;

- a post-graduate of the art’s theory and history faculty since 2009.

Exhibitions:

1999

* All-ukrainian exhibition „Picturesque Ukraine” (Cherkassy, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the 155 anniversary of Ilya Repin birth (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian autumn salon (Kyiv, Ukraine).

2000

* All-ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the 2000 anniversary of The Nativity (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2001

* All-ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the Artist Day (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2002

* All-ukrainian exhibition „Picturesque Ukraine” (Donetsk, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the Artist Day (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
*
Personal exhibition „Sunny Sloboda Ukraine”, Humanitarian Centre of KRTU (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2004

* Exhibition of ukrainian art “Unruly colours” within the bounds of cultural programme of Olympic games (Athens, Greece);
* All-ukrainian exhibition „Picturesque Ukraine” dedicated to the Artist Day (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian Christmas exhibition (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2005

*
Personal exhibition within the bounds of Art Exhibition of Young Artists (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian Christmas exhibition (Kyiv, Ukraine).

2006

* All-ukrainian exhibition „Picturesque Ukraine” (Kyiv, Ukraine).

2007

* Exhibition of instructors and students of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (“AVEC” gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine);
*
Personal exhibition „The path of inspiration” (gallery „Maestro”, Kharkiv, Ukraine);
*
Personal exhibition «There, where light» in the showroom of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2008

* Annual Christmas exhibition in the Artist House (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* 10th exhibition of art works of instructors, collaborators and students of Kharkiv’s academies (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2009

* Exhibition dedicated to the International Women's Day in the Artist House (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* Participation in the creation of permanent exposition of the National gallery of portraits of outstanding ukrainians (Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine);
* Exhibition „Petrivka’s colours” (Petrivka, Kharkiv region);
* Exhibition „Perceive your country” in the Poltava’s Art museum (Poltava, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian Christmas exhibition (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2010

* Exhibition of Ukrainian art in the gallery 'Nuovo Spazio' (Udine - Venice, Italy).

2011

* Exhibition „Spring kaleidoscope” in the gallery „Maestro” (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* Exhibition „Sunny day” in the Ilya Repin’s Art-memorial museum (Chuhuiv, Ukraine);
* Exhibition „Charisma in paints” in the galleries „Soborna” and 'Pecherska' (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Catalogues:

2003 - Catalogue „Kharkiv’s artists”.

2004 - Catalogue „My native Kharkiv”.

2008 - Catalogue „Creative Kharkiv”.


Portfolio:

Oil Portraits

Most of all I can be inspired by nature and people, so different and unlike. And to my mind, a painter may show him worth to the utmost, express his qualification and his God-given talent extent just in the portrait genre. Indeed, it is very important not only to show formal resemblance that is incredibly difficult in its own right, but express mood, make a disclosure on person’s inner world.

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La Perla “La Perla”

Oil on canvas. 65x55cm.

Lady in White “Lady in White”

Oil on canvas. 70x60cm.

Girl in Diadem “Girl in Diadem”

Oil on canvas. 60x50cm.

Goldfishes “Goldfishes”

Oil on canvas. 80x95cm.

Family portrait “Family portrait”

Oil on canvas. 125x155cm.

Tenderness of Lilies “Tenderness of Lilies”

Oil on canvas. 60x50cm.

Pyotr Stolypin “Pyotr Stolypin”

Oil on canvas. 65x55cm.

Alexander von Stieglitz “Alexander von Stieglitz”

Oil on canvas. 65x55cm.

Rosebud “Rosebud”

Oil on canvas. 60x50cm.

Oleksandr Yaroslavsky “Oleksandr Yaroslavsky”

Oil on canvas. 100x80cm.

Snow Queen “Snow Queen”

Oil on canvas. 60x50cm.

Madonna Lily “Madonna Lily”

Oil on canvas. 65x55cm.

Igor Moiseyev “Igor Moiseyev”

Oil on canvas. 90x70cm.

Landscape & Still life

Having restorer’s education, I am an artist by vocation: I paint landscapes, still-lifes, portraits. Color, spirit and emotional plenitude are very important for me in painting! Besides, I really like when picture brings light and sun!

Blue morning “Blue morning”

Oil on canvas. 50x60cm.

Mountain Ai-Petri “Mountain Ai-Petri”

Oil on canvas. 80x90cm.

Reminiscences about autumn “Reminiscences about autumn”

Oil on canvas. 76x102cm.

Peonies “Peonies”

Oil on canvas. 50x60cm.

The Walk “The Walk”

Oil on canvas. 70x60cm.

Dusk at the Simeiz mountains “Dusk at the Simeiz mountains”

Oil on canvas. 76x102cm.

Silence “Silence”

Oil on canvas. 76x102cm.

Mountains of Koktebel “Mountains of Koktebel”

Oil on canvas. 60x80cm.

Reverie “Reverie”

Oil on canvas. 70x110cm.

Christmas carols “Christmas carols”

Oil on canvas. 76x102cm.

Dreaming of sea “Dreaming of sea”

Oil on canvas. 70x110cm.

Tamara's yard “Tamara's yard”

Oil on canvas. 80x60cm.

Cornflowers “Cornflowers”

Oil on canvas. 76x102cm.

To the Spring “To the Spring”

Oil on canvas. 102x76cm.

A Desert Coast “A Desert Coast”

Oil on canvas.60x85cm.

Still Life with Watermelons “Still Life with Watermelons”

Oil on canvas. 60x76cm.

Red Still Life “Red Still Life”

Oil on canvas. 60x50cm.

Gold of the Autumn “Gold of the Autumn”

Oil on canvas. 102x76cm.

Cherry-plum “Cherry-plum”

Oil on canvas. 70x90cm.

Yachts “Yachts”

Oil on canvas. 76x102cm.