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DOI https://doi.org/10.15407/

  • Received: 15.06.2026
  • Accepted: 11.07.2026
  • Published: ??.??.2026

ROMAN YATSIV‘S ANNIVERSARY DINNER: ART HISTORY, PAINTING AND GRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS 2017—2026

SHMAGALO Rostyslav

  • ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9853-8989
  • Doctor of Art History, Professor,
  • Honored Artist of Ukraine,
  • Lviv National Academy of Arts,
  • Department of History and Theory of Arts,
  • 38, Kubiyovych Str., 79011, Lviv, Ukraine,
  • Contacts: e-mail: shmahalo@hotmail.com

Abstract. The relevance of the article is due to the celebration of the anniversary of the outstanding art critic, teacher, candidate of art history, doctor of historical sciences Roman Yatsiv. His scientific achievements are sufficiently highlighted and protected by dissertations, however, the creative activity of R. Yatsiv turned out to be in the shadow of the scientific image.

He works in the field of easel painting, graphics, book design, and photo art.

His artistic canvases are moody, emotionally sensitive coloristic constructions. Most of the works are based on improvisations of Ukrainian landscapes. This is abstract painting with a high level of harmony of planar-rhythmic juxtapositions of color nuances and dynamic compositions based on lines and spots.

Participant of art exhibitions since the late 1980s. Personal exhibitions in Lviv, Rivne, Drohobych (Lviv region), Kramatorsk (Donetsk region), Kyiv, Odessa, Druzhkivka, Bakhmut (both — Donetsk region), Lutsk, Kolomyia (Ivano-Frankivsk region), Ivano-Frankivsk; Przemysl, Czestochowa, Lodz, Poznań (Poland), Toronto (Canada).

In addition, he is an art theorist in the field of easel painting, graphics, book design and photographic art. Author of over 700 scientific publications, a number of author’s monographs and albums. Member of the Jury of the International Exhibition of the Euroregion of the Carpathians «Silver Square», author and organizer of scientific and creative projects. Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine, member of the Artists Union of Ukraine, member «Club of Ukrainian Artists».

Scientific novelty: An attempt has been made to conduct a retrospective art historical analysis of the exhibitions of painting and graphics of 2017—2026 by Roman Yatsiv in the context of his art historical activities.

Keywords: Roman Yatsiv, scientist, artist, art theorist, author of scientific publications, exhibitions of painting and graphics, scientific and creative projects, art history.

RЕFЕRЕNCЕS

  • The staff of the Department of Decorative Wood of the LNAM. Roman Yatsiv. Retrieved from: https://lnam.edu.ua/uk/faculty/decorative/wood/teachers/vikladach-kafedri/jaciv-r-m.html [іn Ukrainian].
  • Yablonska, V. (2006). Roman Yatsiv: Bibliographic Index. Lviv [іn Ukrainian].
  • (2012, 2019, 2021—2022). Ideas, Meanings, Interpretations of Fine Arts: Ukrainian Theoretical Thought of the 20th Century: in 4 parts [іn Ukrainian].
  • Yatsiv, R.M. (2021). Ideas, Meanings, Interpretations of Fine Arts: Ukrainian Theoretical Thought of the 20th Century: Anthology (Part 4). Lviv: Lviv National Academy of Arts; Institute of Ethnology of the NAS of Ukraine; Scientific Society named after Shevchenko [іn Ukrainian].
  • (2017). Roman Yatsiv. Praise of Silence. Painting, graphics. Album. Lviv: Apriori [іn Ukrainian].
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