Oleg Illich Shupliak (; born 23 September 1967 in

Bishche Bishche (, ) is a village in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It belongs to Berezhany urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. First historical records date Bishche as far as to 1339. Until 18 July 2020, Bishche belonge ...

Ternopil Oblast Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capital (political), administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret (river), Seret, a tribu ...

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) is a Ukrainian artist living in

Berezhany Berezhany ( ; ; ; , ''Bzhezhani''/''Bzhizhani'') is a small List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It lies about from the administrative center of the oblast, Ternopil. Berezhany hosts the administr ...

. Son of

Nina Shupliak Nina Shupliak (; born 4 January 1939) is a Ukrainian master of folk painting. Mother of Oleg Shupliak and grandmother of Vitalii Shupliak. Biography Nina Shupliak was born on 4 January 1939 in the village of Rakhny-Poliovi of Tyvriv Raion of ...

, father of

Vitalii Shupliak Vitalii Shupliak (; born 23 February 1993 in Berezhany, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian artist who currently lives in Berlin.''Семенік, О.'Віталій Шупляк: «Для мене важливим є експеримент, гра з фо� ...

Life and works

He creates artistic works in

optical illusion In visual perception, an optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) is an illusion caused by the visual system and characterized by a visual perception, percept that arguably appears to differ from reality. Illusions come in a wide varie ...

, such as imaginative portrait heads named 'Hidden Images'. He uses painting, photography, graphics, illustration and animation. In 1991, he graduated the Architecture Department of the

Lviv Polytechnic National University Lviv Polytechnic National University () is a public university in Lviv, Ukraine, founded in 1816. According to the Times Higher Education, as of 2024, it ranks first as a technical institution of higher education and second among all instit ...

. Since 2000 he has been a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. He is the creator of the official logo of the 200th anniversary of the birth of

Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (; ; 9 March 1814 – 10 March 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist, and ethnographer. He was a fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts and a member of the Brotherhood o ...

Main exhibitions

*2020 - personal exhibition at the Centro Cultural Eduardo Úrculo (Madrid, Spain) About artist
// Oleg Shupliak. *2019 - personal exhibition at the Embassy of Ukraine in France (Paris, France) *2019 - personal exhibition in the cultural and information center of Ukraine in France (Paris, France) *2019 - personal exhibition "Native Land" at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine (Kyiv) *2019 - personal exhibition at the US Embassy in Ukraine (Kyiv) *2018 - personal exhibition "IMAGINARIUM" at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center "BACC" (Bangkok, Thailand) *2018 - personal exhibition at the Casa Museu Medeiros e Almeida (Lisbon, Portugal) *2018 - personal exhibition at the Royal National Palace (Mafra, Portugal) *2017 - personal exhibition in Museu Pio XII (Braga, Portugal) *2017 - personal exhibition at the Centro Nacional de Cultura, Galeria Fernando Pessoa (Lisbon, Portugal) *2017 - personal exhibition at the Muzeum Ziemi Lubuskiej (Zielona Gora, Poland) *2017 - personal exhibition in the museum in Petrovaradin Fortress (Novi Sad, Serbia) *2017 - International Exhibition at Grisolart Galleries (Barcelona, Spain) *2017 - personal exhibition in the gallery Arteria BCN (Barcelona, Spain) *2016 - personal exhibition in the house of Culture (Rivne) *2016 - personal exhibition within the festival "Ukrainian Spring" (Poznan, Poland) *2015 - 2016 - a series of exhibitions within the project "Christmas Vernissage" (Budapest, Hungary / Udine, Italy / Barcelona, Spain) *2015 - personal exhibition "IMAGINARIUM" (Poznan, Poland) *2014 - personal exhibition "DVOVZORY" in the society "Znannia" of Ukraine (Kyiv) *2013 - personal exhibition "Metamorphoses" (Vejle, Denmark) *2013 - personal exhibition "Dyvosvit" in the National Architectural and Historical Reserve"Ancient Chernihiv" (Chernihiv) *2013 - personal exhibition "Metamorphoses", gallery "N-prospect" (St. Petersburg, Russia) *2012 - personal exhibition at the Taras Shevchenko National Museum, (Kyiv) *2001-2011 - participant in group exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad *1994 - personal exhibition (Berezhany) *1994 - personal exhibition (Nottingham, Derby, England) *1991 - a collective exhibition of Ukrainian artists in the Ukrainian House (New York, USA) *1991 - personal exhibition (Berezhany)

Prizes and awards

*1996 - Second Prize in the Regional exhibition of Sacred Art (Ternopil) *2013 - Gold medal and a diploma laureate "For excellence in creating a unique style of Art". International Foundation "Cultural Heritage" (St.Petersburg) *2013 - First Prize in the Ukrainian open competition for the best design of a logo to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Taras Shevchenko *2014 - a regional award named after Mykhailo Boichuk for a significant contribution to the development of fine arts *2016 - Distinction of the President of Ukraine - anniversary medal "25 years of independence of Ukraine" *2016 - Awarded the title - "Honorary Citizen of Berezhany" *2017 - Honored Artist of Ukraine since *2018 - All-Ukrainian award named after Lepky brothers *2021 - Designer of the 5

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Works in collections

The works are in the collections of the

Taras Shevchenko National Museum The National Museum of Taras Shevchenko () is a museum in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, dedicated to the life and work of the painter and national poet, Taras Shevchenko. History The museum and its collection originated as part of an initiat ...

in Kyiv, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, the Ontario Scientific Center (Canada), the International Cultural Heritage Foundation (St. Petersburg), as well as in private collections in many countries.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shupliak, Oleh 1967 births Living people Ukrainian male painters People from Berezhany Lviv Polytechnic alumni