Hello, my name is Helen Kishkurno. I studied at the Kharkiv State Art College, then at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art for the specialization “Restoration of easel and monumental painting”. Now I am restoration faculty’s teacher at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art, postgraduate of the art’s theory and history faculty.
I am Member of the National Artists' Union of Ukraine since 2005. Participant of the national and foreign exhibitions. There are my works in the private collections of Ukraine, in distant and near foreign countries.
Having restorer’s education, I am an artist by vocation: I paint landscapes, still-lifes, portraits. Most of all I can be inspired by nature and people, so different and unlike. And to my mind, a painter may show him worth to the utmost, express his qualification and his God-given talent extent just in the portrait genre. Indeed, it is very important not only to show formal resemblance that is incredibly difficult in its own right, but express mood, make a disclosure on person’s inner world.
Color, spirit and emotional plenitude are very important for me in painting! Besides, I really like when picture brings light and sun!

You can find my artworks on kishkurno.com/index_en.html

Shortly about myself:

- Was born on May 5, 1976 in the city of Kharkiv (Ukraine);

- from 1993 to 1999 studied at the Kharkiv State Art College, art-pedagogical faculty, at academician G.S.Korobov, Y.L. Diatlov, graduated with honor;

- from 1999 to 2004 studied at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art, faculty “Restoration of easel and monumental painting”, graduated with honor;

- a participant of regional, national and foreign exhibitions since 1999;

- a winner of the contest “Young person of the year 2002» in the category “Education, culture and art”;

- In 2005 a Scholar of Kharkiv Regional state administration in the culture and art field in the category “Art” named after S.I. Vasilkovskiy (Talented creative youth);

- a member of the Artists' National Union of Ukraine since 2005. Creative category – a painter.

- passed Master's degree program at the Kharkov academy of design and art, faculty Master, restorer-researcher;

- a teacher at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art, faculty of Restoration of easel and monumental painting;

- making a number of portraits for the National gallery of the outstanding Ukrainians’ portraits “The Ukrainians in the world”, exhibited in the Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine;

- a post-graduate of the art’s theory and history faculty since 2009.

Exhibitions:

1999

* All-ukrainian exhibition „Picturesque Ukraine” (Cherkassy, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the 155 anniversary of Ilya Repin birth (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian autumn salon (Kyiv, Ukraine).

2000

* All-ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the 2000 anniversary of The Nativity (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2001

* All-ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the Artist Day (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2002

* All-ukrainian exhibition „Picturesque Ukraine” (Donetsk, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the Artist Day (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
*
Personal exhibition „Sunny Sloboda Ukraine”, Humanitarian Centre of KRTU (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2004

* Exhibition of ukrainian art “Unruly colours” within the bounds of cultural programme of Olympic games (Athens, Greece);
* All-ukrainian exhibition „Picturesque Ukraine” dedicated to the Artist Day (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian Christmas exhibition (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2005

*
Personal exhibition within the bounds of Art Exhibition of Young Artists (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian Christmas exhibition (Kyiv, Ukraine).

2006

* All-ukrainian exhibition „Picturesque Ukraine” (Kyiv, Ukraine).

2007

* Exhibition of instructors and students of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (“AVEC” gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine);
*
Personal exhibition „The path of inspiration” (gallery „Maestro”, Kharkiv, Ukraine);
*
Personal exhibition «There, where light» in the showroom of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2008

* Annual Christmas exhibition in the Artist House (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* 10th exhibition of art works of instructors, collaborators and students of Kharkiv’s academies (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2009

* Exhibition dedicated to the International Women's Day in the Artist House (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* Participation in the creation of permanent exposition of the National gallery of portraits of outstanding ukrainians (Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine);
* Exhibition „Petrivka’s colours” (Petrivka, Kharkiv region);
* Exhibition „Perceive your country” in the Poltava’s Art museum (Poltava, Ukraine);
* All-ukrainian Christmas exhibition (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

2010

* Exhibition of Ukrainian art in the gallery 'Nuovo Spazio' (Udine - Venice, Italy).

2011

* Exhibition „Spring kaleidoscope” in the gallery „Maestro” (Kharkiv, Ukraine);
* Exhibition „Sunny day” in the Ilya Repin’s Art-memorial museum (Chuhuiv, Ukraine);
* Exhibition „Charisma in paints” in the galleries „Soborna” and 'Pecherska' (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Catalogues:

2003 - Catalogue „Kharkiv’s artists”.

2004 - Catalogue „My native Kharkiv”.

2008 - Catalogue „Creative Kharkiv”.