
Volodymyr Budnikov
Was born in 1947. Lives and works in Kyiv.
In 1965 he graduated from Taras Shevchenko State Art School, in 1971 - from Kyiv State Art Institute, (Tetyana Yablonska's studio).
He is a member of the National Artists' Union of Ukraine since 1975.
Volodymyr Budnikov is a Honored Artist of Ukraine, professor of the National Ukrainian Academy of Arts. In 1998 he was awarded with the title "Artist of the Year" and "Zolotyi Peretyn" award at the III International Art Festival in Kyiv. The artist's works are in public and private collections in Austria, Germany, the USA, Japan and Balkan countries.
Selected Exhibitions
2017
Realism? ,Ya Gallery Art Center,Kyiv
2011
Paper Wars, LITEXPO, within Art Vilnius 2011
Boys and Girls, with Vlada Ralko, Ya Gallery art center, Kyiv
Feel! Abstract Art vs Contemporary Music, Ya Gallery art center, Dnipropetrovsk, curated by Pavlo Gudimov
2010
Clouds, Bottega Gallery, Kyiv
"Landscapes. Retrospective 1968 - 2008", Museum of Russian Art, Kyiv
2009
Miniart, Ya Gallery art center, Kyiv, curated by Pavlo Gudimov
Paradise, Bottega Gallery, Kyiv
Landscapes, Museum of Russian Art, Kyiv
2007
Hunting, Ya Gallery art center, Kyiv
Сlassic motive, Karas Gallery, Kyiv
2006
New Works, Karas Gallery, Kyiv
2004
Painter's Pleasure, Karas Gallery, Kyiv
2003
Endless Voyage, Karas Gallery, Kyiv
2002
Landscape, Centre for Contemporary Art "Soviart", Kyiv
2001
Drawings, Lavra Gallery, Kyiv
Painting, gallery "In der Gerbgruben", Burgenland, Austria
2000
Retrospective, Gallery L-Art, Kyiv
1999
Objects, Centre for Contemporary Art “Soviart", Kyiv
1998
Gesture and painting, Karas Gallery, Kyiv
Oasis, Exhibition Hall of the National Artists' Association of Ukraine, Kyiv
Non-Figurative Art Biennale, Kyiv
1997
Retrospective, exhibition hall EEG, Berlin, Germany
Kunst Melle, Berlin, Germany
Wia Regia-97, Erfurt, Germany
Kyiv - Odense - Toulouse, painting exhibition, Kyiv
1996
White in White, Exhibition Hall of the National Artists' Association of Ukraine, Kyiv
“Ukrainian Avant-garde 1910 - 1996", Painting Exhibition, Odense, Denmark
1995
Gallery Pallet, Kleve, Germany
Gallery Kunst - Brucke, Berlin, Germany
Secret of Life, Gallery Alipiy, Kyiv
Painting Exhibition, Palace Egermann, Burgenland, Austria
1994
Painting Exhibition, Gallery Intercontinental, Berlin, Germany
1993
Painting Exhibition, Gallery Loggia, Hilton, Vienna, Austria
Painting Exhibition, Gallery Raissa, Erfurt, Germany
Painting Exhibition, Gallery "K. d'Eparne", Toulouse, France
1992
Painting Exhibition, Gallery "Inselstrasse, 13", Berlin, Germany
1991
Painting Exhibition, Gallery "Handeswerbend", Vienna, Austria
Painting Exhibition, Cultural Centre, Bonn, Germany
1990
Painting Exhibition, Exhibition Hall of the National Artists' Association of Ukraine, Kyiv
Painting Exhibition, Exhibition Hall of the Artists' Association of the USSR,Moscow
Painting Exhibition, House of the USSR Culture and Science, Berlin, Germany