PETRO BEVZA “Flight 2”

2020;
oil on canvas;
100х70 см

About artist:
Peter Bevza states: «XX century wanted to transform essence into the sign. Our task – to return to a sign essence».
Born in 1963. Graduated from Kyiv State Arts Academy in 1985.
Member of the National Artists Union of Ukraine (from 1990).
Lives and works in Kiev and Vyshneve.
Selective Museums
National Art Museum of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), Taras Shevchenko National Museum (Kyiv, Ukraine), Ukrainian Institute of America (New York, USA), PasquArt Museum of Contemporary Art (Bill-Bienne, Switzerland), National Museum of Ukrainian of Folk Decorative Art (Kyiv, Ukraine), Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv (Lviv, Ukraine), Odessa Fine Art Museum (Odessa, Ukraine), Soviart Museum of Contemporary Art (Kyiv, Ukraine), Zaporizhia Fine Art Museum (Zaporizhia, Ukraine), Korsak’s Museum contemporary Ukrainian art (Lutsk, Ukraine).
Merits:
First degree diploma in the category “Book of Arts” State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting in 2008, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2008
Honor prize Zolotyi Peretyn, title Artist of the Year at 2nd International ART festival. Kyiv, Ukraine, 1997
Honor prize of Salon International D`ART Contemporain. Nice, France, 1996
Honor diploma of the city of Kiev for the best piece of painting art of the year 1994. Kyiv, Ukraine, 1994

Personal Exhibitions

2019
“To Light”. National Museum of Taras Shevchenko (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Inna’s Light,” Gallery “Tryptych” (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2018
«Petro Bevza. Penetration,» Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2017
• «Petro Bevza. Twirl,» Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• «Petro Bevza. Jordan,» Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum (Lviv Ukraine), catalogue
• «Petro Bevza. Jordan,» National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• «Rebirth». N2N Gallery (Abu-Dhaby, UAE), catalogue
• «Petro Bevza. Anthology,» Art Cathedra Gallery (Lutsk, Ukraine), catalogue
2016
• “Petro Bevza. Jordan,” Ukrainian Institute of America (New York, USA), catalogue
• “Petro Bevza. Jordan,” Contemporary Art Center “White World”. (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
“Petro Bevza. Jordan,” Odesa Fine Art Museum. (Odesa, Ukraine), catalogue
• «Theodosics». In project «Аll began with clay», Mystetskiy Arsenal, (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Ambiguous abstractions,” Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2015
• “The Play Goes On,“ N2N Gallery (Abu-Dhaby, UAE), catalogue
2014
• “ Following the Inner Light ,” Ukrainian Institute of America (New York, USA), catalogue
• “We just were …”. Together with Mykola Zhuravel. National Museum of Taras Shevchenko (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2013
• “Bevza / Play,” “ Art Kiev Contemporary 2013,” Center of Arts “Mystetskyi Arsenal” (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “The Play Goes On,” Bottega Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Presence,” Nest Gallery (Geneva, Switzerland)
• “Presence,” Bezpala Brown Gallery (Toronto, Canada)
2012
• ”Spaces of gravitation. Grass,” Tryptykh Gallery, “Arsenale 2012”. First bienalle of contemporary art (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2011
• “Foot of Destiny,” Tryptych Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Islands,” AVS-art Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), album
2010
• “And Someone Else With Me,” Bezpala Brown Gallery (Toronto, Canada)
• “Painting,” AVS-art Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2009
• “Irises,” Tryptych Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2008
• “Elegies,” Bottega Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Sinai,” Gamla Vaster Gallery (Malme , Sveden), catalogue
2007
• “Tski,” Tryptykh Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine) catalogue
• “In Natura. All Theodosics,” Atelier Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “In Natura,” Center for Contemporary Art Soviart (Kyiv, Ukraine), album
2006
• “Coordinates of Space,” Gallery Gamla Vaster (Malme, Sveden), catalogue
2005
• “Landscape,” Atelier Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2004
• “Theodosics-2,” Atelier Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Theodosics,” Kharkiv City Art Gallery (Kharkiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2003
• “Goat Jump” Atelier Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Ukrainian Idea. Textual project,” A.C.C. Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Painting and Photography,” Vidrodzhennya International Fund (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Theodosics,” Center for Contemporary Art Soviart (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2002
• “Lyric,” Tryptykh Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Painting,” ArtEast Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2000
• “Transition,” Atelier Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “ Bevza / Painting ” Ukrainian Institute of America (New York, USA)
1999
• “White Shadow,” Atelier Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Early Bevza,” Irena Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
1998
• “Painting and Sculpture,” Kunstkaufhaus Gallery (Leipzig, Germany)
• “Totalitarianism. Art-project,” A. C. C. Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
1997
• “Printemps d`Ukraine,” Robin-Leadouze Gallery (Paris, France), catalogue
1995
• “C`est moi. Reality of Abstraction,” National Art Museum of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine),
catalogue
1992
• “Art of Petro Bevza,” Vidrodzhennya International Fund (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Art of Bevza,” The French Culture Center, Embassy of France in Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Selected Group exhibitions
2020
• «Century of Ukrainian abstraction.» National Museum of Taras Shevchenko (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• «Convergence horizons.» Suzhou Art Museum (Suzhou, China), catalogue
2019
• «Complex Psychology», Saphira &Ventura Gallery (Нью-Йорк, США)
• «Contemporary Ukrainian symbolism and M. Vroubel». National Museum «Kyiv Art Gallery» (Kyiv, Ukraine).
• «International Fall Exhibition», Museum of Contemporary Art MORA (New Jersey, USA)
• «Contemporary Ukrainian symbolism». Korsak’s Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art (Lutsk, Ukraine)
«Petro Bevza, Mykola Zhuravel, Boris Yeghiazaryan. Painting», Benjamin’s Art Gallery (New York, USA)
«Farming Reality», Saphira &Ventura Gallery (New York, USA), catalogue
• «Ukrainian Painting Triennale.» The central hall for exhibitions of the National Artist Union of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
“Ukraine from Tripoli to the present”, ALBA (Lebanese Academy of Arts) (Beirut, Lebanon): catalog.
• «Kyiv Art Fair», “Toronto-Kyiv” Complex (Kyiv, Ukraine): catalogue
2018
• Korsak’s Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art (Lutsk, Ukraine): catalogue
• «Equally different. Parts of language», Modern Art Research Institute (Kyiv, Ukraine): catalogue
• «The main portrait». Contemporary Art Center “White World” (Kyiv, Ukraine): catalogue
“Symbolism. Codes of Contemporary Art “, Museum of Ukrainian Diaspora (Kyiv, Ukraine).
2017
• «Go and coming back.» National Art Museum of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine),
catalogue
• «Human. Time. Space.» National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• «Ukrainian Landscape.» National Museum of Taras Shevchenko (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2016
• «Abu Dhabi Art 2016». Al Manarat Al Saadiyat – Art Modern Exhibition (Abu-Dhaby, UAE)
• «Ukrainian Painting Triennale.» The central hall for exhibitions of the National Artist Union of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• «200 years of loneliness.» National Museum of Taras Shevchenko (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
«Cathedral of Wisdom.” Metropolitan Home of “Sophia of Kyiv” (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2015
• «Bevza, Lytvynenko, Tverdy, Zhuravel. Spaces of Gravity». Contemporary Art Museum Plastart. (Chernihiv, Ukraine)
• «Dialogues. Time to hear». Lavra Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
«Ukrainian Landscape». Mystetskiy Arsenal, (Kyiv, Ukraine) , catalogue

2014
• «Strength of Materials», Modern Art Research Institute (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• «Coast», Natavan Gallery. (Baku, Azerbaidjan)
• «The Fire of Love», Center for Contemporary Art M17 (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2013
• «Art Kyiv Contemporary 2013». “Mystetskyi Arsenal” (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “ Match Point. The moment before the new life. IV Fine Art Kiev Ukraine ”,
Center of Arts “Mystetskyi Arsenal” (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
“Comunication XXI. “ Museum of Modern Art (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2012
• “ Art Kyiv Contemporary 2012”, Center of Arts “Mystetskyi Arsenal”
(Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Arboreal force. “ National Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts of Ukraine.
(Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Spaces of gravity. Kyiv School.“ Odesa Museum of Western and Oriental Art.
(Odesa, Ukraine), catalogue
• «Art Toronto 2012». Metro Toronto Covention Centre. (Toronto, Canada), catalogue
• “Contemporary Ukrainian art. “ Russian Museum. Chocolate House.
(Kyiv, Ukraine) , catalogue
• “Ukrainian alternative twentieth. “ Museum of Modern Art (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2011
• “Ten years”. Institute of problems of modern art» (Kyiv, Ukraine).
• “Ukrainian alternative XX”. Museum of modern art (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue.
• “Prosto. Art,” National Art Museum of Ukraine, (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Spaces of Gravity,” Lavra Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2010
• “Spaces of Gravity,” Aircraft Gallery (Bratislava, Slovakia), catalogue
• “Spaces of Gravity,” Bezpala Brown Gallery (Toronto, Canada)
• “Ukrainski Przekroj. Sztuka wspolchesna Ukrainy,” Warstaty Kultury (Lublin, Poland), catalogue
• “Wir arbeiten ihr sprint. Ausstellung und Vortrage,” The central hall for exhibitions of the National Artist Union of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “A4, paper,” Atelier Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2009
• “Holy Lamb of Truth. Ukrainian Sacral Art,” Hlibnia exhibition hall, National Reserve St. Sophia Cathedral (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Artists Draw. A4,” Atelier Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Ovidius,” GogolFest, Center of Arts “Mystetskyi Arsenal” (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Artvilnius’09 – the First International Contemporary Art Fair,” Litexpo (Vilnius, Lithuania), catalogue
• “Let Thy Name Be Sanctified,” Hlibnia exhibition hall, National Reserve
St. Sophia Cathedral (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Manifestation,” Plast-Art Gallery (Chernihiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Those Concerned,” Bottega Gallery (Kiev, Ukraine)
2008
• “Eastern Neighbors Remote Shelter,” Stefanus Cultural center, StichtingCulturalAid (Utrecht, Netherlands), catalogue
• “Ukrainian Sacral Art of Late ХХ – Early ХХІ Century,” Zamostyan Arts Gallery at NaUKMA (Kiev, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Our Time – Our Space,” National Museum of Taras Shevchenko (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Border Zone. Without time,” International Land-art symposium in Mogrytsa (Sumshchyna,Ukraine), catalogue
• “Space Borderlands. Without time“, Bottega Gallery (Kiev, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Exhibit for National Artist Union of Ukraine 70th Anniversary,” The central hall for exhibitions of the National Union of artists of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• Kyiv-Karas-Gallery. Davis Casa (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine)
• “Portrait of the Artist,” Tryptykh Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2007
• “Art-Manege’2007,” Manege (Moscow, Russia), catalogue
• “Reminiscence,” Ukrainian Center of Folk Culture Ivan Honchar Museum (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Contemporary art of Ukraine,” Hobby Gallery (Tbilisi, Georgia), catalogue
• “Gogol-Portrait,” Center of Arts “Mystetskyi Arsenal” (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2006
• “Contemporary art of Ukraine,” Lufcik Gallery (Warsaw, Poland)
• “Four Artists from the Ukraine,” Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery (Atlanta, USA)
• “Anblick – Durchblick – Lichtblick. Bevza, Lebedynets, Lytvynenko. Painting,” Anixis Gallery (Baden, Switzerland)
• “Contemporary art of Ukraine,” Ukrainian Institute of America (New York, USA)
2005
• “Art-Manege’2005,” Manege (Moscow, Russia), catalogue
• “Homo Erraticus,” Art Exhibition Hall (Klaipeda, Vilnius, Lithuania), catalogue
• International Art Salon. Central House of Artists (Moscow, Russia), catalogue
• “New Manifestation,” Zaporizhya Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Exhibition Hall (Zaporizhya, Ukraine), catalogue
• “An Artistic YES to ‘Our Ukraine’ Party,” Gallery Rogers (Washington, USA), catalogue
2004
• Fourth International Art Festival, Galakunsthaus (Magdeburg, Germany), catalogue
• “350 Years Later,” Kharkiv City Art Gallery (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
• International Land Art and Ethnic Music Symposium in Sheshory (Kosiv Region, Ukraine)
• “Landscape: Ground – Bevza, Water–Lytvynenko,” Dzyga Art Center (Lviv, Ukraine)
• “An Artistic YES to the Organge Revolution Party,” Central Exhibition Hall of the National Artist Union of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Letter to Putin from the Ukrainian People” Central Exhibition Hall of the National Artist Union of Russia (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “350 Years Later,” Central Exhibition Hall of the National Artist Union of Ukraine
(Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “350 Years Later,” Dzyga Art Center (Lviv, Ukraine)
2003
• Exhibition of “Cretaceous Period-2003” Projects, Center for Contemporary Art Soviart (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Invasio,” Central Exhibition Hall of the National Artist Union of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Theodosics,” Center for Contemporary Art Soviart (Kyiv, Ukraine), personal, catalogue
• “Four Steps. Painting,” ArtEast Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2002
• “Ukrainische Malerai,” ArtLaue Gallery (Avenches, Switzerland)
• “Cretaceous Period,” Center for Contemporary Art Soviart (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Art of Ukraine,” Central House of Artists (Moscow, Russia), catalogue
• “Cretaceous Period,” International Land Art Symposium in Mogrytsa (Sumshchyna, Ukraine), catalogue
• “New Directions,” Central Exhibition Hall of the National Artist Union of Ukraine
(Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2001
• “Sophic Symbols of Existence,” Hlibnia exhibition hall, National Reserve St. Sophia Cathedral (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Ukrainische Malerai,” Doctorhous Gallery (Oberdisbah, Switzerland)
• “Contemporaneity of Art,” Atelier Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Bevza and Lytvynenko, Free Fields,” Centre PasquArt (Biel-Bienne, Switzerland), catalogue
• Ukrainische Kulturtage in Switzerland, Conservatory Hall of Bern (Bern, Switzerland)
• “Ten years of Independence,” Lavra Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Open Circle” International Land Art Symposium in Kuressaare (Saaremaa, Estonia)
• “XX Ukrainian Artists (End of the Century),” National Art Museum (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “III Biennale of Ukrainian Art,” Central Exhibition Hall of the National Artist Union of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
2000
• “White Transition,” National Art Museum (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Transition. Painting,” Central Exhibition Hall of the National Artist Union of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Transition. Bevza, Lytvynenko, Malyshko,” Center for Contemporary Art (affiliated to NaUKMA and founded by G.Soros) (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
1999
• The “Heritage” art project, 4th International Art Festival (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “National Art Rating of Ukraine“, Center for Contemporary Art Soviart (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
1998
• “Myths and Symbols,” Atelier Karas Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• “Behold Ukraine,” Lavra Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Art of XX Century Ukraine,” Ukrainian House (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Minimal Art Discount,” Gallery S.a.r.l. (Luxembourg), catalogue
1997
• “Gang. Art of New Ukraine,” Bayerischen Landesvertretung, (Bonn, Germany), catalogue
• 2nd International Art-festival, Ukrainian House (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
1996
• “Du Vague a l`Art,” Tutesall Central Exhibition Hall (Luxembourg), catalogue
• Salon International D’Art’96 Contemporain, Nicexpo (Nice, France), catalogue
• “Bevza, Lebedynets, Lytvynenko. Еt Caetera,” National Art Museum of Ukraine, (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Art of Ukraine,” Palffuho Palas (Bratislava, Slovakia)
• “Et Caetera,” International Academy of Environment (Geneve, Swiss)
• “Et Caetera,” Found Hans Seidel (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
1994
• “Syntheses – Slavutich’ 94,” Slavutich Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Rencontres Franko-Ukrainiennes,” Ukrainian House (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “L`art Contrmporain en Ukraine,” Musee l`Army de Roi (Bruxelles, Belgue)
1993
• “L`ART en Ukraine,” Musee d`Avgustinian (Toulouze, France), catalogue
• “Pictorial plastic arts`93,” National Art Museum of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), catalogue
1991
• International Bienalle Vidrodzhennya `91, Lviv Picture Gallery (Lviv, Ukraine), catalogue
• “Sedniv’ 91,” Central Exhibition Hall of the National Artist Union of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)
“Painting and Sculpture (jointly with O.Pinchuk, sculpture),” Cinema House (Kyiv, Ukraine)