Smile, 2017
Vadym Mykhalchuk

He was born in 1971 in Kyiv in the family of a serviceman. 

1982–1986 – the period of studying at the Kyiv Children's Art School № 3. 

1995–2000 – the period of studying at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, specialty – Art Critics. 

1999–2002 – the period of studying at the National Academy of Culture and Arts Management, specialty – Management of Organisation.

 2008–2010 – the period of studying at the National Academy of Culture and Arts Management, specialty – Art Criticism and Arts Expertise, Teacher of Art Science Subjects, Master Degree. 

2013 – PhD in Art Criticism, National Academy of Culture and Arts Management.

 2015 – Associate Professor of Art Criticism Expertise Department, National Academy of Culture and Arts Management. 

2016 – Honoured Artist of Ukraine. 

2016 – the Silver Medal of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. 

2017 – Honorary Professor of Shenzhen University of Technology (Guest Professor of Shenzhen Technology University), PRC. 

2018 – the Medal of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. 

2019 – the Full Knight of the Order of Saint Equal Apostle Prince Volodymyr the Great for services to the revival of spiritual forces in Ukraine. 

Since 2016 – the professor of Art Criticism Expertise Department of National Academy of Culture and Arts Management.

Participation in Exhibitions

All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition, dedicated to the 65th Anniversary of KhONSHU, Kharkiv, 2003

 • All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «Autumn–2004», Kyiv, 2004 

• All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «My Akin Kharkiv», Kharkiv, 2004

 • All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «Picturesque Ukraine», Kirovograd, 2005

 • All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «Artist's Day», Kyiv, 2005 • All-Ukrainian Art Christmas Exhibition, Kharkiv, 2005–2006

 • All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «Modern Ukrainian Landscape», Poltava, 2006 

• All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «Picturesque Ukraine», Odessa, 2006

 • All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «My Ukraine», Kyiv, 2006

 • All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «Artist's Day», Kyiv, 2006

 • All-Ukrainian Art Christmas Exhibition, Kharkiv, 2006

 • All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «Christmas-2008», Kyiv, 2007–2008

 • Art Exhibition «Positive Positions of Peter Boyko», Ukrainian Fund of Culture, Kyiv, 9–19 February 2011 (project curator)

 • ART-EXPO UKRAINE Art Project, Ukrainian House, Kyiv, 7–17 March 2011

 • All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «20 Years of Independence», Kyiv, 2011

 • All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «Artist's Day», Kyiv, 2011 • Exhibition «Delirium of Peter Boyko», Odessa, Literature Museum, 12–25 April 2012 (handler, exhibition catalogue editor, “Morning Guest" and “Utah News" TV programs guest) • Anniversary Art Exhibition «25 Years of the Ukrainian Fund of Culture», Kyiv, 11–21 April 2012

 • Solo Exhibition of Painting «The Metaphysics of Time», the Golden Hall of Ukrainian Fund of Culture, Kyiv, 20–29 September, 2013 

• All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition dedicated to the 85th Anniversary of Chingiz Aitmatov's Birthday, Kyiv, 2013

 • The Art Exhibition for the 45th Anniversary of the Kyiv Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine «Art in Space and Time», Kyiv, 25 April – 11 May 2014, Central House of the Artist

 • Solo Exhibition of Painting «Funny Pictures. Vadym Mykhalchuk», the Golden Hall of Ukrainian Fund of Culture, Kyiv, 2–19 April 2015

 • All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition «Picturesque Ukraine», Chernihiv, 2015 • The “Epoch" Auction №27, lot №142 “Flowers for Maths Teacher" (catalogue), Kyiv, 2016 

• All-Ukrainian Exhibition-Competition of Fine and Decorative-Applied Art of International Fund of National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, 2016

 • The First International Forum of Chinese-Ukrainian Artists (booklet), Harbin, China, 20-27 December 2016

 • The “Epoch" Auction №28, lots №125, 126 “Veronica. Watermelon and Champagne", “Black Coffee" (catalogue), Kyiv, 2016

 • The “Golden Section" Auction №33, lot №7 “Pink Birches" (catalogue), Kyiv, 2017 

• All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition “Abstract Painting of Ukraine", Kyiv, 2017 • All-Ukrainian Painting Exhibition “Rendezvous", Dalian (Port-Arthur), China, 2017

 • Exhibition of Ukrainian and Chinese artists (catalogue), Harbin, China, 2017

 • The “Give the Fairy Tale to a Child" Charity Auction in the Kyiv History Museum (catalogue), lots №57, 56 “Social Life", Kyiv, 2017

 • The “Epoch" Auction №30, lot №149 “Red Dress" (catalogue), Kyiv, 2017

 • The ceremony of the All-Ukrainian “The Best GRspecialist of the Year" Award (booklet), Kyiv, Fairmont Grand Hotel, 2018

 • The “Epoch" Auction №31, lot №122 “Andrew's Descent" (catalogue), Kyiv, 2018

 • The “Golden Section" Auction №40, Underground Contemporary, lot №52 “Kyiv. Andrew's Descent" (catalogue), Kyiv, 2018

 • Solo Painting Exhibition “Past and Future», Kyiv, National Academy of Culture and Arts Management, 2018

 • Painting Exhibition “Churches of Ukraine", Kyiv, Orthodox Theology Academy, 2019

 • The “Ducat" Auction in the framework of charity dinner to support The Ukrainian Red Cross (catalogue), lot №22 “Summer Day", Kyiv, 2019