Viktor Svinarev

He was born on February 10, 1953 in Akhalkalaki, Georgia. He graduated from the Republican Art High School. T.G. Shevchenko (1971), and later Odessa State Art School. M.B. Grekova (1972).
Viktor Volodymyrovych graduated from the Kyiv State Art Institute (now the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture), where he studied in the workshop of easel painting of Professor O.M. Lopukhov (1981). After graduating from the institute he remained to teach drawing at the department. Since 1995 - Associate Professor.VV Svinaryov works in the field of easel painting and drawing. The artist strives to achieve harmony of nature and human feelings in his works, his paintings impress with the conciseness of the composition, the original sense of nature and the greatness of the images of the Ukrainian people. Among his creative works are thematic paintings, portraits and landscapes. Among them: "Prometheus" (1989, 2014), "Legend of Mazepa" (1992, 2013), "Dedicated to the victims of the Holodomor" (1993), "In the heads of crows screams…" ( 1993), the series "Butterflies" (2001), "Adam and Eve" (2003), "Department of Drawing" (2011).

Ukrainian painter, graphic artist. Associate Professor of Drawing, National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1989). Participant of many domestic and international art exhibitions.
He was awarded the honorary award of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine "For achievements in the development of culture and art" (2007).

Honored Artist of Ukraine since 2017

Exhibitions are held almost every year and paintings take part in various galleries to this day.
His paintings are in private collections in the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Croatia, South Africa, Singapore, Australia, Japan, China.