Aka Pereyma's work subject of documentary (04/27/97)

Aka Pereyma's work subject of documentary

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The work of noted Ukrainian artist Aka Pereyma is the subject of a documentary film currently being shot by filmmaker Valerii Pavlov of Kyiv.

Ms. Pereyma works in a wide variety of media - sculpture, painting, decorative ceramics and drawings - that draw on Ukrainian folk art as a symbolic form. Ms. Pereyma expressed the essence of her work as follows: "I enjoy and need to incorporate in my everyday life the influence of the traditions and artistic expressions of my Ukrainian heritage. This enjoyment I consciously use as a point of departure in my artwork. I develop my compositions intuitively depending on my knowledge of Ukrainian folk art, especially the patterns of Ukrainian Easter eggs."

Ms. Pereyma has made several trips back to Ukraine since its independence in 1991, displaying her work in many individual exhibitions. She has exhibited in 23 Ukrainian cities.

Ms. Pereyma is going back to Ukraine this month to open an exhibit of her work as well as finalize production of a bilingual monograph/album of her work that has been two years in production.

Ms. Pereyma was born in Siedlce, Poland (1927). She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Dayton Art Institute in Dayton, Ohio, and the Hobart School of Welding Technology in Troy, Ohio, where she subsequently was program coordinator. She has been exhibiting since 1965.

A resident of Troy, since 1959, Ms. Pereyma is locally best known for her mural "Rising Run, Setting Sun" at the Mayflower Theater as well as displays in the city's public square and the Hobart Brothers Technical Center.

Among her work in selected public collections in Ohio are works at Miami University-Middletown Campus, and Robbins Myers Company in Dayton.

An exhibit of Ms. Pereyma's work titled "Easter Selection" opened at Archetype Gallery in Dayton on April 18 and runs through May 30.

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