IVAN BALDUKHA

Ivan Baldukha was born in 1954 in the Vynnytska Oblast in the village of Slobodyshche.
From 1975 to 1980, he studied in the art studio at the Palace of Culture in Kyiv.
At the same time, he studied privately in the studio of Victor Zaretsky.
In 1980, Ivan entered the Kyiv
State Art Institute, completing his studies in painting with distinction in 1986.
His paintings hang in the galleries of ten different countries, and in 1997 a documentary film was made about him.
Presently, he is painting religious murals on the walls of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Coopers City, Florida, USA.
He works primarily in the area of religious art and has painted over 2500 icons.

 
The Crucifixion of Jesus, 1997, 
oil on canvas