Toli Menkiv

Toli Menkiv is painter, graphic artist, designer, art teacher and events curator. Toli's passion for life, people and travel is seen through his art.

He was educated in Painting and Fine Arts in Dnipropetrovsk Art College (1986 – 1991) in Dnipro city, Ukraine and Graphic Art and design in Ukrainian Academy of Printing (1992 – 1998) in Lviv, Ukraine.

He is member of the DUU (Designers Union of Ukraine) and «Society of Designers» International Association since 2004. Toli also is co-founder and chairman of the DUU in Dnipropetrovsk, co-founder and curator of annually design event – COW International Design festival (http//).

Toli is a socially active artist and event curator. He organize and carry out various actual social action, exhibitions and workshops. As the volunteer, he organized project "Doctor saves the body, art rescues the soul". As part of the project, he teach painting for wounded soldiers in a military hospital, to help them get rid of the post traumatic syndrome and help to return to civilian life. Also Toli organizes exhibitions of works of soldiers and auctions to raise funds to support the project.

For his work Toli was awarded many important awards including Medal For Service to the City of Dnepropetr...

I was educated in Painting and Fine Arts in Dnipropetrovsk Art College (1986 – 1991) in Dnipro city, Ukraine
and Graphic Art and design in Ukrainian Academy of Printing (1992 – 1998) in Lviv, Ukraine

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021 – «DIALOGUE THAT DIDN'T EXIST» small exhibition with Book Space Fest, Festival berth, Scene over the water (Dnipro, Ukraine)
2021 – «DIALOGUE THAT DIDN'T EXIST» art project, Dnipro Art Museum (Dnipro, Ukraine)
2019 – «LIFE OF 13 DOORS» art project, Museum of the history of Kamianske city (Kamianske, Ukraine)
2019 – «LIFE OF 13 DOORS» art project, Dnipro Art Museum (Dnipro, Ukraine)
2018 – «PERCEPTION», Museum of the history of Kamianske city (Kamianske, Ukraine)
2018 – «PERCEPTION», Dnipro Art Museum (Dnipro, Ukraine)

EXHIBITIONS

2019 – Ukrainian Fine Art: Modernity and Traditions, Art event [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2018 – Charming colors of the Dnipro, All-Ukrainian Fine Art Exhibition [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2018 – An exhibition of the works of the Repin Award [Chuguev, Ukraine]
2017 – Charming colors of the Dnipro, All-Ukrainian Fine Art Exhibition [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2017 – The International Arts and Design Exhibition [Turkey]
2016 – "Love to three oranges" is a blitz festival of contemporary art [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2016 – Creative event, dedicated to "City Day" [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2016 – Magnificent colors of the Dnieper, All-Ukrainian Exhibition of Fine Arts [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2015 – The First Fest...