His work was influential to the French avant-garde and many modern artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Gauguin’s art became popular after his death; partially from the efforts of art dealer Ambroise Vollard who organized exhibitions of his work late in his career, as well as assisting in organizing two important posthumous exhibitions in Paris. Many of his paintings were in the possession of Russian collector Sergei Shchukin as well as other important collections.

He was an important figure in the Symbolist movement as a painter, sculptor, print-maker, ceramist, and writer. His bold experimentation with color led directly to the Synthetist style of modern art, while his expression of the inherent meaning of the subjects in his paintings, under the influence of the cloisonnist style, paved the way to Primitivism and the return to the pastoral. He was also an influential proponent of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms.

Art school, Kyiv
Art and industry college, Kyiv
Technology institute of light industry, Kyiv

PERSONAL AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1996 – “Paradganov and his friends”;
1997 – personal exhibition at museum-house of Ivan Kavaleridze;
1999 – personal exhibition at “M” ’ gallery;
1999 – personal exhibition at Ievgen Zavarzin’s gallery;
2001 – personal exhibition at “Sribni dzvony” ’ gallery;
2002 – personal exhibition at “Liberti” ’ gallery, Odesa;
2006 – personal exhibition at “Liberti” ’ gallery, Odesa;
2010 – accessories’ exhibition at “ART 14” ’ gallery;
2012 – participation in “Ukrainian new art textile” at Contemporary art museum, Kyiv;
2013 – participation in “Beginning from traditions”, Ukrainian museum of New York.

ОСВІТА

Художня школа. Київ
Художньо-промисловий технікум. Київ
Технологічний інститут легкої промисловості. Київ

УЧАСТЬ У ВИСТАВКАХ

1996 – участь у виставці «Параджанов та його коло»;

1997 – персональна виставка у будинку-музеї Івана Кавалерідзе;

1999 – персональна виставка у галереї «М»;

1999 – персональна виставка у галереї Євгена Заварзіна;

2001 – персональна виставка у галереї «Срібні дзвони»;

2002 – персональна виставка у галереї «Ліберті», м. Одеса;

2006 – персональна виставка у галереї «Ліберті», м. Одеса;

2010 – виставка аксесуарів у галереї «АРТ-14»;

2012 – участь у виставці «Новий арт-текстиль України» у Музеї сучасного мистецтва, м. Київ.

2013 – участь у виставці «Виходячи з традицій», Український музей Нью-Йорка.