biography
Vasyl Barabash
September 7, 1937 |
Father Kyrylo Barabash is arrested by the NKVD in Poltava Province, Ukraine. | |
February 2, 1938 |
Kyrylo Barabash is executed in the Lokchim Camp Gulag (Komi ASSR, Russian SSR). |
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March 8, 1938 |
Vasyl Barabash is born in the village of Yordanivka, Poltava Province, Ukraine. | |
Autumn, 1941 |
Mother Tetiana Barabash dies. | |
1945 |
Placed into an orphanage in Varvarivka, Poltava Province. | |
1954 |
Sent to work in the Khalturino sugar factory. | |
1956-1966 |
Forced to work in the Donbas coal mines and to serve in the Soviet Army. Resumes labor in the Kadiyevka coal mines. |
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1966-1970 |
Studies at the Luhansk State College of Art. | |
1970 |
Begins to work professionally at the Luhansk Art Studio. | |
1971-1978 |
Artwork is accepted at exhibitions in Ukraine and internationally. | |
1978 |
Becomes a member of the Artists' Union of Ukraine. | |
1994 & 1995 |
Travels to Latvia with two individual exhibitions. | |
May 24, 1996 |
Leaves Ukraine for the United States and settles down in Amityville, Long Island, New York. |
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December 1998 |
Works exhibited at the St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Uniondale, New York. |
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February-May 1999 |
Solo show at Mayana Gallery, New York City. | |
January 2002 |
Moves to New York City. | |
2002 |
Art catalog “Vasyl Barabash. Painter. Works (1996-2002)” Published in New York. |
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May-October 2002 |
Works exhibited at the All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church, New York City. |
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October 4 2002 |
Organizes the Art Studio for Children (under the auspices of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America in New York City.) |
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November 2002 |
Works exhibited at the Cultural Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, South Bound Brook, New Jersey. |
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May 2003 |
Works by V. Barabash and his students from the Art Studio for Children displayed in the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Conference Hall, New York City. | |
Summer 2003 |
Participates in a group exhibit at the Grazhda Art Center in Jewett, New York. |
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November 2003 |
Creates series "Famine and Genocide in Ukraine (1932-33; 1941; 1947.)" | |
July 2004 |
Works by V. Barabash and his students from the Art Studio for Children exhibited at the St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, New York City. | |
Fall 2004 |
Mr. Vasiliy Barabash (Ukraine) is named Artist of the Year at the Fall 2004 Art Exhibition for the YMCA English Language and Employment Services for Adult Immigrants and Refugees (ELESAIR) Project in New York City. |
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January - April 2005 |
Participates in the Fourth Annual New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Art Contest and Exhibit. |
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2005 |
Works by V. Barabash and his students from the Art Studio for Children displayed at the All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church, New York City. | |
2005 |
Begins creation of sketches for the mosaic decoration projected for the façade of the All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church. |
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2005 |
Painting "Fortune For All Children" (oil on canvas, 48˝x 48”) is completed. | |
2006 |
Works by V. Barabash and his students from the Art Studio for Children exhibited at the St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. | |
2007 |
Paintings "September 11, 2001" (oil on canvas, 50˝x 40˝) and "Chornobyl" (oil on canvas, 30˝x 24˝) are completed. |
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2008 |
Begins studies at the New York Public Library's Adult Literacy and English Language Programs (funded by the Mayor’s Office of Adult Education.) | |
Since 2008 |
Short stories and poetry appear in New Leaves, a publication of the New York Public Library Seward Park and Tompkins Square Centers for Reading and Writing. | |
November 2009 |
Painting "Seconds Before 9/11" (oil on canvas, 36” x 24”) is completed. | |
November 2009 |
Works by V. Barabash and his students from the Art Studio for Children shown at “The Seventy-Sixth Anniversary of the Great Famine in Ukraine (1932-33) Exhibition,” United Nations Conference Hall. |
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November 2009 |
Begins working on the color drawing for "The Protection of the Virgin Mary" façade mosaic. |
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2010 |
The life-size drawing on cardboard (25,5’ x 11,6’) for "The Protection of the Virgin Mary” façade mosaic is completed. Mounting of the mosaic begins. |
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2010 |
Short story “Born in Ukraine” is published in The Literacy Review (vol. 9.) | |
2011 |
Honorable mention is made for “Was My Soul on the Moon?” —a personal story, depicted in the painting of the same name, and selected by author Ashley Bryan for the NCV Foundation presentation of The Story Lines Prize. | |
November 2011 |
The installation of “The Protection of the Virgin Mary” mosaic onto the façade of the All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church is fully executed. | |
June 10, 2012 |
Assisted by seven pastors and priests, His Eminence Metropolitan Antony of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of USA conducts the dedication and blessing ceremony of the All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church façade mosaic, created by Vasyl Barabash. |
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August 18, 2020 |
Publication of “Moya Pokrova – Dreaming Beyond the Clouds,” a booklet featuring religious artwork and writings by Vasyl Barabash. |