Exhibit of Graphic Art by Bohdan Soroka

Dec. 21, 2009 - PRLog -- An Exhibit of Graphic Art by Bohdan Soroka on Friday, January 8, 2010 at 7:00 pm.
The artist presents his works in a great variety of themes including Ukrainian life, traditions and Ukrainian Christmas. The exhibit continues through January 30, 2010. Son of politically active parents, Bohdan Soroka was born in prison and raised by his grandparents. His mother was sentenced to prison in Lviv for her anti-soviet views. His father died in Siberia for refusing to support the soviet regime.

Bohdan Soroka was born September 2, 1940 in Lviv, in Ukraine. He is a graphic artist and painter-monumentalist and Professor Emeritus at the Lviv Academy of Art. Bohdan Soroka graduated from the Lviv Academy of Art in 1964 and won the Premium at the International Competition of Ex-Librises in Vilnius in 1989.   This desire for freedom from the soviet sentiment greatly influenced the artist.

Bohdan Soroka's work in graphic arts is readily recognized by its rather expressionistic style and very imaginative pictorial representations. A
talented artist, he is also a strong communicator and his prowess lies in his ability to speak to the viewer directly and clearly through the images he puts on paper.

Bohdan Soroka belongs to that generation of Ukrainian artists who, in the 1960’s under the regime of the Soviet Union, used their art to protest their oppressors.  Soroka has had personal exhibits in Ukraine, England, Germany, France, Canada, Toronto, and throughout the United States.

This exhibit is sponsored by Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union.  
The Ukrainian National Museum is located in the heart of the Ukrainian Village, at 2249 West Superior Street in Chicago. Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm  Admission: Adults $5.00, Children under 12 - Free.

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The Ukrainian National Museum boasts a library, permanent collections and extensive archives and an exhibit hall. The Museum collects, preserves, exhibits and serves as a resource for research, the artifacts and records of the Ukrainian Immigration.