Mykola Stepanov
(1937, Roksolany village, Odessa region – 2003, Odessa)
1967 – Graduated from Odessa Art College (Sculpture Department).
1980 – Acknowledged to the Union of Artists of Ukraine.
1992 – One of the founders of the creative association “Choven”.
1993 – Acknowledged to the National Association of Artists.
Since 1970 an active participant of the Odessa nonconformist movement
Selected solo exhibitions and sculpture:
2013 – “Odessa School. Traditions and Relevance”. Mystetskiy Arsenal. Kyiv, Ukraine.
2013 – “Odessa School. Traditions and Relevance”. Exhibition hall “Art Donbass”. Donetsk, Ukraine (catalog).
2009 – NT-Art Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine.
2004 – “Soviart” Gallery. Kiev, Ukraine.
2004 – Odessa Museum of Art. Odessa, Ukraine.
1998 – Odessa Museum of Art. Odessa, Ukraine.
1997 – Creation of the sculpture “The boy is coming”. Odessa, Ukraine.
1997 – Creation of the monument “Soldier of Afghanistan”. Odessa, Ukraine.
1996 – “Frapolli” Gallery (in collaboration with V. Tsyupko). Odessa, Ukraine.
1993 – Creation and installation of the monument to Ovid. Ovidiopol, Ukraine.
1993 – “Ariana” Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine.
1990 – Odessa Museum of Art. Odessa, Ukraine.
1988 – “Peter and Gavrik” – the monument to the heroes of V.Kataev product “Lone White Sail”. Odessa, USSR.
1983 – Installation of the monument of Alexander Gaidar in Iljichovsk, USSR.
1979 – The creation and establishment of the monument to the victims of the uprising Tatarbunar. Vilkovo, USSR.
1976 – Creation and installation of the sculpture for the fountain in the Palais- Royal, Odessa, USSR.
Selected group exhibitions:
2012 – Exhibition of the creative association “Mamai” dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the newspaper “Chornomorskі News”. Painting, drawing and sculpture. Odessa Literary Museum. Odessa, Ukraine.
2007 – Exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures of the creative association “Mamai”. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine.
2005 – “Ukrainian tree”. Exhibition of works by Ukrainian Artists. Central House of Artists. Kiev, Ukraine.
2004 – Third April Salon of the creative association “Mamai”. Marine Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine.
2004 – Group exhibition of Odessa Artists “Odessa School nowadays. Half of a century together.” Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine.
2003 – “The Light of the South”. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine.
2003 – Exhibition of the creative association “Mamai”. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine.
2003 – Exhibition of the private collection of M.Knobel. National Museum of Art. Kiev, Ukraine.
2002 – Ukrainian triennial sculpture “Kiev -2002”. National Museum of Art. Kiev, Ukraine.
2002 – Project of Odessa Artists “Media”. Marine Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine.
2002 – Second April Salon of the creative association “Mamai”. Marine Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine.
2002 – Exhibition of paintings of the creative association “Mamai”. Odessa Literary Museum. Odessa, Ukraine.
2001 – Painting Exhibition “Mamai”. State Scientific Library named after Gorky. Odessa, Ukraine.
2001 – Exhibition of paintings and graphics “Mamai” Odessa Literary Museum. Odessa, Ukraine.
2001 – Exhibition of graphic “Before Christmas”. State Scientific Library named after Gorky. Odessa, Ukraine.
2001 – Exhibition of works by Odessa Artists “Hand-Made Light” from the collection of Khmelnitsky Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art. Khmelnitsky, Ukraine.
2000 – “Before the Grate Day”. The exhibition of the creative association “Mamai”. Odessa Branch of Greek Culture Foundation. Odessa, Ukraine.
2000 – Exhibition “Small Experiment.” Exhibition Hall of the Odessa Union of Artists. Odessa, Ukraine.
2000 – International Sculpture Symposium. Museum of Art. Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine.
1999 – Exhibition “Reading Necherdu.” Odessa Literary Museum. Odessa, Ukraine.
1999 – Autumn Salon “High Castle”. Palace of Art. Lviv, Ukraine.
1999 – Participation in the exhibition “Sculpture of the XX century.” Exhibition Hall of the Artists’ Union. Kiev, Ukraine.
1999 – Ukrainian triennial “Sculpture – 99”. Exhibition Hall of the Artists’ Union. Kiev, Ukraine.
1999 – Artists informal way. Underground of the 60s-80s. From the collection of T. Basanets. “Most” Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine.
1998 – Exhibition of T. Silvash, A.Krivolap and M.Stepanov. “Karas” Gallery. Kiev, Ukraine.
1998 – “Kum ” and “Mamai”. Exhibition of creative associations. Palace of Art. Lviv, Ukraine.
1997 – Organization of the Symposium of stone “Illyichevsk -97- Illiada-97”. Dedicated to the memory of Vitaly Shishov. Illyichevsk Museum of Fine Art, Illyichevsk , Ukraine.
1996 – Exhibition of the creative association “Art Club -96”, “Choven”. Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art. Khmelnitsk, Ukraine.
1995 – “Hutor -2” Khmelnitsk – Lviv. Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art. Khmelnitsk, Ukraine. The National Museum. Lviv, Ukraine.
1994 – Exhibition of the creative association “Choven”. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine.
1994 – “Painting and Sculpture” at the international conference “Kandinsky in the Odessa artistic life.” State University. Odessa, Ukraine.
1994 – “The Roots of Memory”. Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Ukrainian society “Prosvita” in Odessa. Odessa Literary Museum. Odessa, Ukraine (catalog).
1993 – III International Biennial “Impreza – 93”. Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine (catalog).
1993-1994 – “Hutor”. National Art Museum of Ukraine. Kiev, Ukraine. National Museum. Lviv, Ukraine.
Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art. Khmelnitsk, Ukraine.
1993 – Participation in the “Ukrainian modernity”. Central House of Artists. Kiev, Ukraine.
1991 – II International Biennale ” Impreza -91 .” Ivano -Frankivsk, Ukraine ( catalog).
1991 – Biennial “Renaissance 91″. The National Gallery. Lviv, Ukraine ( catalog).
1990-1991 – ” Ukrainian artists from Odessa” . Lviv – Chernivtsi – Khmelnitsk -Ternopil , Ukraine.
1990 – “Dzherela” exhibition of the Contemporary Art in the context of the national space culture. Regional Museum. Odessa, Ukraine.
1990 – Exhibition of Ukrainian Art of 60s – 80s.”Soviart” Gallery. Kiev, Ukraine.
1989 – Republican exhibition of small sculptures. Central House of Artists. Kiev, USSR .
1989 – Republican exhibition of ceramics. Simferopol Art Museum. Simferopol, USSR.
1989 – Exhibitions of works of the creative association “Shlyah”. Lviv – Ivano-Frankovsk-Ternopil, Khmelnitsk- Odessa, USSR.
1988 – “Symposium of Sculpture.” Exhibition Hall of the Artists’ Union. Odessa, USSR.
1988 – All-Union exhibition, devoted to the Day of Cosmonautics . Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. Kiev, USSR.
1987 – Republican and All-Union exhibitions dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the October Revolution “The Torch”. Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. Kiev, USSR .
1987 – Exhibition of muralists. Exhibition Hall of the Artists` Union. Odessa, USSR.
1986 – Exhibition of small sculptures. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, USSR.
1986 – Participation in sculpture workshops in Trostyantsi town and Bush village (Vinnitsa region), USSR.
1982 – “M.Stepanov, V.Krishtopenko, S.Charkin.” Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, USSR.
1980 – The third regional exhibition of arts and crafts. “Triton” Gallery. Odessa, USSR.
1978 – Republican exhibition “From Artists to children.” Exhibition Center. Moscow, USSR.
1977 – All-Union Exhibition of small sculptures. Central Exhibition Hall. Moscow, USSR .
1977 – Republican exhibition “Soviet Sport”. Exhibition Center. Kiev, USSR.
1976 – Creation and installation of the monumental work “The Birth of the wheel” (in collaboration with S. Hudol). Dnepropetrovsk, USSR.
1975-80 – Informal apartment exhibitions. Odessa – Moscow, USSR.
1975 – All-Union exhibition in the open air “Sculpture and Flowers”. Moscow, USSR.
1974 – The first exhibition of sculptures of Uzbekistan – “Motherhood”.
1974 – The first exhibition of arts and crafts. Exhibition Hall of the Artists` Union. Odessa, USSR.
1973 – “Under the sky.” Union exhibition dedicated to the 50thanniversary of civil aviation. Kiev, USSR.
1971 – Republican exhibition “Flowering Ukraine.” National Museum of Decorative Art of the Ukrainian SSR. Kiev, USSR .
1970 – Republican exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Komsomol. National Museum of Decorative Art of the Ukrainian SSR. Kiev, USSR .
1968 – Regional exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary since Lenin birth. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, USSR.
1967 – Participated in the regional art exhibition dedicated to 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, USSR.
Author of the following monuments:
“Afghan- soldier.” Odessa, Ukraine.
“Ovid “. Ovidiopol, Ukraine.
“Peter and the Gavrik.” Odessa, USSR.
“The Birth of the wheel.” Dnepropetrovsk, USSR.
“Arkady Gaidar .” Illyichivsk, USSR.
“Victims of the Tatarbunar rebellion.” Vilkovo, USSR.
Museums with collection of works:
Gallery of Kyiv- Mohylanskaya Academy. Kiev, Ukraine.
Museum of Contemporary Art “Soviart .” Kiev, Ukraine.
Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine.
Odessa Literary Museum. Odessa, Ukraine.
Museum of Art. Ivano -Frankovsk, Ukraine.
Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art. Khmelnitsk, Ukraine.
Numerous private collections in Ukraine and abroad.