UIA hosts exhibit by Onyshkewych (10/19/97)

UIA hosts exhibit by Onyshkewych

NEW YORK - The Ukrainian Institute of America is holding an exhibit of recent paintings by noted landscape painter Zenowij Onyshkewych. The exhibition opens on Friday, October 24, at 6:30 p.m. with a reception in honor of the artist. Recent paintings by Mr. Onyshkewych will be on display on October 25-November 2. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., or by appointment.

The exhibit will feature works done on location during Mr. Onyshkewych's trips to Italy, France and Switzerland. Also included are paintings of the Eastern coast of North America, from Nova Scotia to the Florida Keys, as well as a collection of Hudson River paintings, a series on which the artist has been working for nearly 30 years.

Mr. Onyshkewych was born in Lviv. He arrived in the U.S. in 1949 and studied drawing and painting at the Art Students' League of New York under Reginald Marsh. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Mr. Onyshkewych continued his studies on two consecutive scholarships at the National Academy of Fine Arts under Robert Phillip. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a B.F.A. degree.

Mr. Onyshkewych is a lifetime member of The American Watercolor Society and has previously exhibited with the Salmagundi Club, the American Watercolor Society, the Invitational Commemorative National Arts Club and in many one-man shows in the U.S. and abroad. His work is included in prestigious national and international collections including the Vatican, where he was commissioned in 1967 to paint a life-size portrait of Pope Paul VI. Mr. Onyshkewych has been teaching drawing and painting at the School of Continuing Education at Fairfield University.

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