Yaroslav Omelyan
Yaroslav Maksymovych Omelyan (Ukrainian: Ярослав Максимович Омелян; 1 January 1929 – 21 August 2025) was a Ukrainian artist.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Omelyan was born in the village of Mshana, Lwów Voivodeship, Poland. During 1950–1959 he was repressed and spent time in Gulag labour camps in Siberia.[2]
He was a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, an honorary member of the All-Ukrainian Society "Prosvita" and was awarded the Merited Painter of Ukraine.[3]
From 1969 he participated in collective exhibitions in cities across Europe.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Скасків, Максим (21 August 2025). "Помер художник і громадський діяч Ярослав Омелян". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ Омелян Ярослав
- ^ "Старомодний художник Ярослав Омелян святкує ювілей - 20 хвилин". te.20minut.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Омелян Ярослав | Тернопільська обласна бібліотека для молоді". tobm.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "У Тернополі виставка художника, котрий провів дев'ять років у засланні в Сибіру. ФОТО". За Збручем (in Ukrainian). 16 October 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2025.