Aleksandr Dubrovskyy

Aleksandr Dubrovskyy (b. 1949) is a Ukrainian impressionist painter and monumental mosaic artist with more than 50 years of professional artistic practice.

Born in Orynen, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine, he graduated from the Kharkiv State Art School in 1969. He studied under Karl Tanpeter, a disciple of renowned Ukrainian painter and educator Alexey Kokel. During his artistic development, Dubrovskyy was influenced by leading masters of the Ukrainian school, including Kostiantyn Lomykin, Fedir Zakharov, Mykola Glushchenko, Viktor Shatalin, and Tetiana Yablonska.

Since 1972, he has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. In 1987 he became a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.

Alongside his easel paintings, Dubrovskyy created major monumental mosaic commissions for the Cathedral of Saint Mina in Alexandria, Egypt, and St. George's Cathedral at the historic Vydubychi Monastery in Kyiv. His contribution to the Saint Mina Monastery was documented by the Ukrainian national newspaper Dzerkalo Tyzhnia.

Working primarily in the tradition of Impressionism and plein air painting, Dubrovskyy explores light, atmosphere, and the emotional essence of nature through exp...

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• Kharkiv State Art School, 1969

• Studied under Karl Tanpeter, a disciple of the renowned painter and educator Alexey Kokel

• Representative of the Ukrainian plein air and impressionist painting tradition rooted in direct observation of nature and academic realism

• Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1987

• International exhibiting artist since 1972

• More than 50 years of professional artistic practice

• Monumental mosaic commissions for Saint Mina Monastery, Egypt, and Vydubychi Monastery, Kyiv, Ukraine

• Works represented in museum and private collections worldwide

MAJOR PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

1995-2004 • Designed and created monumental mosaic panels for the Cathedral of Saint Mina, Saint Mina Monastery, Mariut Desert, Borg El Arab, near Alexandria, Egypt.

2003-2005 • Designed and created monumental mosaics for St. George's Cathedral, Vydubychi Monastery, Kyiv, Ukraine.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2021 • The Viking Cruises British Art Prize 2021, Virtual Exhibition, London, United Kingdom

2019 • Art Expedition 2019, IRMT Exhibition Hall, Naggar, Kullu, India

2018 • 14th International Plein Air Exhibition, Boguchwala, Poland

2011 • ArtWeek in Turkey, International Festival of Contemporary Arts, Manisa, Turkey

2011 • ArtWeeks Berlin, Days of Slavic Art, Berlin, Germany

2011 • Solo Exhibition "Ukrainian Motives", Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine

2009 • MEDIAL 3 Art Biennial, Art Addiction Medial Museum, London, United Kingdom

2009 • "The Roads of Vasilkovsky: A Look Through the Ages", Museum of Russian Art, Kyiv, Ukraine

2007 • Solo Exhibition "From Egypt, I Called My Son", Nef Gallery, National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve, Kyiv, Ukraine

1994 • Solo Exhibition, Milan, Italy

1993-1994 • Solo Exhibitions, Hotel Sofitel, Szczecin, Poland

1992 • Exhibition of the St...