I have loved art since early childhood. My life has been tightly intertwined with it throughout all time, starting from my earliest memories.
It seems that it accompanies me, leading me by the hand and guiding me on the right path, opening the door to the beauty, and through the beauty to it's mysterios and Divine nature!
VITALIY SHTANKO
EDUCATION
1987/1997 - High School - Drogobych .UA. Diploma
1990/1995 - Art School - Drogobych. UA . Diploma
1997/1999- Federov print institute . Book illustration faculty - Lvov. UA
2000/2001 - International School of Illustration and Commix - Florence . Italy
2001/2003-2008/2010 - The Florence Academy of Art . Florence . Italy
EXHIBITIONS
2003 - International Festival of Contemporary Art .
San Remo . Italy Award winner.
2005 - International Festival . Ministry of Culture and Heritage of Rome .
First place winner . Rome. Italy
2005 - XXXII Edition of Contemporary Art . Organised by Art Circle “Il Quadrivio”
Honourable mention , silver medal winner . Catalog - Sulmona . Italy
2006 /2008 - XII-XIII Biennale of Sacred Art in “Stauros” Museum . Catalog . Isola di Gran Sasso -Italy
2009 - “Best Drawing of the Year” 2009-2010. Florence Academy of Art
2009/2010 - Work and study scholarship . Drawing instructor . Florence Academy of Art .
2009 - “Classical Realism” W.H. Patterson Fine Art Dealers.
Patterson Gallery. London, UK.
2010 - “The Florence Academy of Art Fifth Alumni Exhibition.”
“Best in the Show “ winner . Palazzo Corsini. Florence, Italy
2010 - “Best painting of the year” 2010-2011 Florence Academy of Art .
2010 - Commissioned to paint portraits of Florentine Cardinals by Florence Archbishop Francesco Bettori.
2012 -The Florence Academy of Art Sixth Alumni Show . Florence . Italy .
2012 - Galerie Michael , The Florence
Academy of Art Alumni Show - Beverly Hills . Los Angeles
2013- "Green Noise" Plain air in Ples, Ivanovo . Final Group Show - Russian Federation .
2013- Portrait Painting Workshop . Artist's studio . Florence. Italy.
2014- Art Renewal Center's Annual Exhibition .
Finalist.
2014- "Chiaro Scuro" The Florence Academy of Art Alumni Show . Richard Messey Foundation for Arts and Sciences .
Manhattan , New York .
2015- Art Renewal Center's Annual Exhibition .
Finalist.
2015- Florence Acdemy of Art Alumni Show .
MANA New York
2016- The shape of beauty. Florence Academy of Art group Show .
Pienza ,Italy .
2017- Beneficial auction . FFA . Salmagundi Club . New York .
2017 - "12x12" Art Show . MANA New York .
2018 - "On Paper" Art Show . MANA New York .
2018- Virtuoso & Belcanto . Musica e Colori . Church of SantaMaria dei Servi .
Lucca ,Italy.
2019 - "Il Quartetto" Group show . FAA.
Florence,Italy
2019 - Beneficial Auction . "On the Pallette"
Salmagundi Club .New York.
2019 - "Winter Collective" Group faculty show . FAA.
Florence , Italy .