Reporting and Benefit Events2024
Engaging Our Core
Saturday, October 5 | 5:30PM
Cathedral Hall | 830 N Franklin St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Silent Auction
We invite all guests to participate in A SILENT AUCTION during the Reporting and Benefit Event “Engaging Our Core” on the 5th of October 2024 in the Cathedral Hall
Bidding on the auction lots will begin during the cocktail reception and throughout the dinner program. All bids must be made in increments as identified on the bid sheet that evening.
Our Archeparchy expresses its sincere gratitude to the artists and their families who donated the items. Your generosity is a true source of inspiration for us!
Saint George
Description: Oil paint on wood, 2024, 15 ¾” diameter
Donated by: Roman Zilinko
Starting Bid: $500
Artist: Roman Zilinko
Was born in 1979 in Ternopil, Ukraine 2001 graduated from the Lviv Theological Academy (now the Ukrainian Catholic University) In 2003 he completed his Master’s degree at the Catholic University in Lublin as well as his doctoral studies at the University’s Institute of Art History. For many years he worked at the Andrei Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv and presently he works at the Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life in Lviv named after Klymentiy Sheptytskyi.
Saint Peter
Description: Acrylic, gilding on gessoed wood, 2022, 20x46 cm
Donated by: IconArt Gallery
Artist: Ivan Dashko
Was born in 1989 He graduated from Trush Lviv State College of Decorative and Fine Arts, Painting department and completed his Master’s degree at Lviv National Academy of Arts, Monumental Painting department His pieces can be found in private collections in Ukraine, Poland, USA, and Canada
Starting Bid: $500
Saint Michael, the Warrior
Description: Ammo box, wooden shingle, 2022
Donated by: IconArt Gallery
Artist: Lev (Levko) Skop
Was born in 1954 and is an art historian, artist, icon painter, poet, musician, and since the war started he has become a devoted volunteer who helps the Ukrainian army He resides in Drohobych and works as a restoration artist in the Department of Wooden Architecture at the "Drohobychchyna" Museum
Starting Bid: $150
Saint Nicholas
Description: Acrylic on glass, 2024, 22x18cm
Donated by: IconArt Gallery
Artist: Ivan Dashko
Was born in 1989 He graduated from Trush Lviv State College of Decorative and Fine Arts, Painting department and completed his Master’s degree at Lviv National Academy of Arts, Monumental Painting department His pieces can be found in private collections in Ukraine, Poland, USA, and Canada
Starting Bid: $100
Nativity
Description: Print hand-signed by artist, 33x48 cm
Donated by: IconArt Gallery
Starting Bid: $150
Artist: Lyuba Yatskiv
Was born in 1977 in Lviv, Ukraine In 1996 she graduated from Trush Lviv State College of Decorative and Fine Arts, Department of Textile Art From 1996 to 2002 she studied at the Lviv National Academy of Arts, at the Department of Sacred Art. Since 2002 she has taught at the Department of Sacred Art of the Lviv Academy of Arts She has participated in numerous exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad Her works are found in private collections in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, USA.
World Creation
Description: Print hand-signed by artist, 33x48 cm
Donated by: IconArt Gallery
Starting Bid: $150
Artist: Lyuba Yatskiv
Was born in 1977 in Lviv, Ukraine In 1996 she graduated from Trush Lviv State College of Decorative and Fine Arts, Department of Textile Art From 1996 to 2002 she studied at the Lviv National Academy of Arts, at the Department of Sacred Art. Since 2002 she has taught at the Department of Sacred Art of the Lviv Academy of Arts She has participated in numerous exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad Her works are found in private collections in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, USA.
Unnamed
Description: Oil on canvas, 24” x 20”
Donated by: Adriana Tytla Henkels
Starting Bid: $350
Artist: Adriana Tytla Henkels
Was born in New York City to Ukrainian immigrant parents She attended the University of the Arts earning a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and an Associates Degree in Graphic Arts from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia She worked as a graphic designer for The Please Touch Museum and then as Art Director for the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Her art has been exhibited in various shows and venues in the United States.
Scythe Bearer
Description: Pencil on paper, 32 ¼” x 25 ½”
Donated by: Wasyl Palijczuk
Artist: Wasyl Palijczuk
Born in 1934 in Ukraine Left war-torn Ukraine as a child, emigrated to the U S without his parents and lived in a Baltimore boarding house run by a Ukrainian woman
Obtain bachelor's and master's degrees in art from the University of Maryland. Was an art professor at Western Maryland College
Starting Bid: $350
From the exhibit: Behind the Lines
Description: Framed poster signed by artist, 20” x 15”
Donated by: Ola Rondiak
Starting Bid: $100
Artist: Ola Rondiak
Was born in 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio She earned her BS degree at Hunter College and later her M Ed She worked as a psychotherapist Her paintings stem from her family’s experiences living in Ukraine during the historical events of WWII, Stalin’s Iron Curtain, the Orange Revolution in 2004 and the Revolution of Dignity in 2014
Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions internationally
Decisions
Description: Framed poster signed by artist, 2020, 12” x 16”
Donated by: Ola Rondiak
Starting Bid: $125
Artist: Ola Rondiak
Was born in 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio She earned her BS degree at Hunter College and later her M Ed She worked as a psychotherapist Her paintings stem from her family’s experiences living in Ukraine during the historical events of WWII, Stalin’s Iron Curtain, the Orange Revolution in 2004 and the Revolution of Dignity in 2014 Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions internationally
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What's Important
Description: Framed poster signed by artist, 2018, 12” x 12”
Donated by: Ola Rondiak
Starting Bid: $100
Artist: Ola Rondiak
Was born in 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio She earned her BS degree at Hunter College and later her M Ed She worked as a psychotherapist Her paintings stem from her family’s experiences living in Ukraine during the historical events of WWII, Stalin’s Iron Curtain, the Orange Revolution in 2004 and the Revolution of Dignity in 2014 Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions internationally
You Are Accountable
Description: Pencil on paper, 33 ½” x 27”
Donated by: Halyna Mizak
Starting Bid: $1,000
Artist: Halyna Mizak
Halyna Mizak lives in the Philadelphia area and works as an archivist in the Province of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great In 1985 she graduated from the Lviv Academy of Fine Arts She worked as a restorer of XV to XVIII century pieces at the Lviv National Art Gallery. She participated in the restoration of numerous iconostases, including the renowned Pyatnytsky iconostasis, an early 17h century national treasure Halyna continuously enhanced her professional expertise participating in international apprenticeships and exhibitions
Description: Women's size large
Donated by: Myroslava Semerej
Starting Bid: $150
Vyshyvanka
Description: Men's size large
Donated by: “Soloveyko” Ivan and Lesia Kulak
Starting Bid: $150
Vyshyvanka
Rushnyk
Description: Antique hand-embroidered wedding rushnyk from the Poltava region, 130" in length
Donated by: Talia Pryszlak
Starting Bid: $500
Mother of the Sign
Description: Archival Digital Print, 2010, 12 “ x 12”
Donated by: Christina Saj
Starting Bid: $500
Artist: Christina Saj
Born 1967, Syracuse, New York In 1988, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York In 1992 she received a degree of a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Her work has been widely exhibited, including such venues as The Ukrainian Museum (NYC), The Museum of Cultural Heritage (Kyiv, Ukraine), the American Embassy (Doha, Qatar) as well as the White House (DC).
Unnamed
Description: Copper relief, 14” x 10 ½”
Donated by: Jerry Kindrachuk, Manager of the Jurij Hura Estate
Starting Bid: $500
Artist: Jurij Hura
Born in Lviv, Ukraine His family fled to Krakow, Poland in 1942 He studied at the Lyceum of Fine Arts and the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts graduating in 1956 In 1982 he organized an art department at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center (Jenkintown, PA). Jurij worked for Commercial Advertising Art for 22 years painting large billboards. His works have been exhibited internationally, and are represented in collections at museums in Poland, Italy, Canada, and USA.
The Lake
Description: Acrylic on plywood, 1997, 12” x 15”
Donated by: Jerry Kindrachuk, Manager of the Jurij Hura Estate
Artist: Jurij Hura
Starting Bid: $300
Born in Lviv, Ukraine His family fled to Krakow, Poland in 1942 He studied at the Lyceum of Fine Arts and the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts graduating in 1956 In 1982 he organized an art department at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center (Jenkintown, PA). Jurij worked for Commercial Advertising Art for 22 years painting large billboards. His works have been exhibited internationally, and are represented in collections at museums in Poland, Italy, Canada, and USA.
Bell Tower among the Flowers
Description: Oil on pressed paper, 1997, 16” x 12”
Donated by: Jerry Kindrachuk, Manager of the Jurij Hura Estate
Artist: Jurij Hura
Starting Bid: $300
Born in Lviv, Ukraine His family fled to Krakow, Poland in 1942 He studied at the Lyceum of Fine Arts and the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts graduating in 1956 In 1982 he organized an art department at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center (Jenkintown, PA). Jurij worked for Commercial Advertising Art for 22 years painting large billboards. His works have been exhibited internationally, and are represented in collections at museums in Poland, Italy, Canada, and USA.
Skeptic
Description: Carrara marble, 1995
Donated by: Jerry Kindrachuk, Manager of the Jurij Hura Estate
Starting Bid: $200
Artist: Jurij Hura
Born in Lviv, Ukraine His family fled to Krakow, Poland in 1942 He studied at the Lyceum of Fine Arts and the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts graduating in 1956 In 1982 he organized an art department at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center (Jenkintown, PA). Jurij worked for Commercial Advertising Art for 22 years painting large billboards. His works have been exhibited internationally, and are represented in collections at museums in Poland, Italy, Canada, and USA.
Abstract Flowers
Description:Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 36"
Donated by: Mykhailo Danylovych
Artist: Mykhailo Danylovych
Born Lviv, he has resided in USA since 1996. Attended the Ivan Tush College of Art in Lviv and the Kyiv Art academy His art has been exhibited in Ukraine, Germany, various exhibits in USA, personal art collections, and at the Ukrainian Ministery of Art
Starting Bid: $650
Pokrova
Description: Vintage Murano glass beads, ceramic beads, mother-ofpearl beads, brass pendants, metal and brass accessories, length: 14-19"
Donated by: Olenka Labunka
Starting Bid: $200
Artist: Olenka Labunka
Olena Labunka was born in 1976 in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine She completed her higher education at the Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, with a degree in International Journalism Olena has conducted several workshops on how to make Ukrainian rag dolls ("motanky") as well as Ukrainian Easter eggs ("pysanky") in the Philadelphia metro area. However, her biggest inspiration is designing stylized Ukrainian necklaces ("namysta").
Vyshhord Theotokos
Description: Linocut, 1985
Donated by: Ivanka Krypiakevych-Dymyd
Artist: Ivanka Krypiakevych-Dymyd
Was born in 1968 in Lviv, Ukraine In 1988 she graduated from Lviv College of Applied Art, Department of Artistic Painting From 1988 to 1992 she studied at the Lviv Institute of Applied Art, Department of Monumental Decorative Painting. A Laureate of the Vasyl Stus Prize. Her artworks are found in private collections in Ukraine, Poland, USA, Canada.
Starting Bid: $500
Description: Acrylic on canvas, 16"x20"
Donated by: Chrystyna Kozak
Starting Bid: $900
Artist: Yarko Kozak
Yarko Kozak was born on April 17, 1941 in Krakow, Poland
During the war, the family first moved to Berchtesgaden, Germany and in 1948 immigrated to Detroit Yarko graduated from University of Detroit High School and Wayne State University. For many years he worked at General Motors He was an artist that painted icons, landscapes and abstracts. Yarko was active in the Ukrainian community, generously donating his talent to illustrating books, magazines and programs and painting scenery for plays
Zvizdochky
Description: Red Pysanka, Lviv region design
Donated by: Sofika Zielyk
Starting Bid: $50
Artist: Sofika Zielyk
Native New Yorker of Ukrainian descent She holds a degree in Art History from New York University. In 1992, she was the first American of Ukrainian descent to exhibit work in their ancestral homeland. Her pysanky are in the permanent collections of the Ukrainian Museum in New York, The Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford in Connecticut, the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, DC, American House in Kyiv, and the Pysanka Museum in Kolomyja, Ukraine. They can also be found in numerous private collections worldwide
Vitryachok
Description: Black Pysanka, Lviv region design
Donated by: Sofika Zielyk
Starting Bid: $50
Artist: Sofika Zielyk
Native New Yorker of Ukrainian descent She holds a degree in Art History from New York University. In 1992, she was the first American of Ukrainian descent to exhibit work in their ancestral homeland. Her pysanky are in the permanent collections of the Ukrainian Museum in New York, The Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford in Connecticut, the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, DC, American House in Kyiv, and the Pysanka Museum in Kolomyja, Ukraine. They can also be found in numerous private collections worldwide
Music at the Institute
Description: Four tickets and three CDs
Donated by: Ukrainian Institute of America
The Ukrainian Institute of America has been at the forefront of promoting Ukrainian culture and democratic values to the world for over 75 years Through its vibrant programs, the Institute serves as a bridge between Ukraine and the American people, fostering cultural interaction, mutual understanding, and appreciation of shared values and goals. Located on Museum Mile in the heart of New York City in a National Historic Landmark building, the Institute is Where the World Meets Ukraine.
Starting Bid: $125