Artist’s Statement:

“There are different kinds of art. There is art that irritates and aggravates – like aggression, like a gun shot. But it’s not my thing. I want to enjoy life, and I share it with my viewers. If people see my passion for life – I am happy that my soul got through to them.”

Biography

1959 – born in Kiev, Ukraine

1983 – graduated from the National Art Academy, Kiev

1990 – Member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine

1994 – 1997 – personal exhibitions in the Сenter of Arts “University Gallery”, Kiev

1997 – Participant of the International ART Festival, Ukrainian House, Kiev

1998 – 2001 – International Painting Triennials “Painting-98” and “Art-2001”, Kiev

Collective exhibitions, Member of the art group “Golden Gate”. Palace of Arts. Ukrainian House, Kiev.

International Festival of Arts “Slavonic Bazaar”

Personal exhibitions in the Galleries: “Horlbeck”, “Eugen Barthelmes” – Nuremberg, Germany, “Bauknecht” Munich, Germany

Personal exhibition “Lots Road Galleries” and personal artworks selling at auctions “Bonhams” London, Great Britain

“XXIII Salon International du VAL D’OR” Plastica Latina, St.Amand Md., France. Gold medal for the best artwork among foreign painters

“XXe Salon International des Arts”, Buxières, France. Prize for the best artwork of the exhibition

Exhibition “Montmartre en Europe”, Paris, France

1999 – exhibitions:

“Société Nationale des Beaux Arts”, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris;

“3e Salon Artistique, Artisanal et de la Maquette”, Gueugnon, France

Member of S.N.B.A. (La Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts), France

Diploma and Silver Cross awarded by the Le Merite et Devouement Francais for the contribution in the domain of the Arts.

Member of the Merite et Devouement Francais.

2001 – 2003 – Salon “Symphonie des Arts”, IVe Salon Peinture Aquarelle Sculpture, Montpon-Menesterol, France

2000 – 2004 – Participant of collective exhibitions of ukrainian painters, Gallery “Dzimas”, Athènes, Grèce

2010 – Exhibition “Road to the Temple”, Gallery “KalytaArtKlub”, Kiev

2010 – 2013 – Participant of collective exhibitions of ukrainian painters, Gallery “P-12”, Vienna, Austria

2011 – ”ART-KIEV CONTEMPORARY”, Art Arsenal, Kiev

2011 – 2012 – Personal exhibitions, Gallery “Yana”, Kiev

2013 – Exhibition of artworks of Kolesnik family, Auction House “EURO-ART”

auctions participant, Auction House “EURO-ART”, Kiev

Exhibition “Landscape”, Gallery “Mytec”, Kiev

2013 – Painting triennial “ALL-UKRAINIAN Triennial of Painting”

2015 – Exhibition “Pour le 110e ANNIVERSAIRE DE SERGE LIFAR”

1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2015 – participant of “SALON d’AUTOMNE”, Paris

2016 – Exhibition “23 Salon de la DOUTRE”, Angers, France.

Artworks purchased for private collections by:

Michel Demon – France, Eugen Barthelmes – Germany, Monique Courchesne – Canada, Elinor B.Bachrach –USA, Marc Lerges – France.

Владимир Колесник:
“Есть разное искусство, есть искусство, которое раздражает, напрягает – просто агрессия, как выстрел из оружия. Но это не мое. Мне хочется наслаждаться жизнью, и я этим делюсь с моими зрителями и, если люди видят мою радость жизни – я очень рад, что моя душа до них достучалась.