Ihor Bortnyk
Ihor Bortnyk biography
Ihor Bortnyk is a Ukrainian artist known for his large-scale narrative paintings.
Summary of the artist
Bortnyk's paintings have been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions. His artworks are represented in numerous collections in Ukraine and around the world.
Biography of Ihor Bortnyk
The artist was born in 1940 in the Lviv region, Ukraine. From 1969 to 1974, he studied at Kyiv State Art Institute (1969–1974), attending the studio of O. Lopukhov and V. Zabashta.
In 1974, he moved to Ternopil, where he worked at the Ternopil Art and Production Combine. Since then, Ihor has participated in regional, zonal, and all-Ukrainian exhibitions.
His original paintings are held in regional local history and art museums, in museums in Pochaiv (Kremenets district) and Yaremche (Ivano-Frankivsk region), and in private collections in Italy.
Ihor Bortnyk’s Famous Paintings: Scale and Narrative
Bortnyk’s art is well-known for his large-format narrative worksFor instance, his three canvases — “Sappers,” “Bread for the Partisans,” and “Death Camp” — vividly portray episodes of the war in a narrative style, showing soldiers on the front lines, the daily life of civilians under occupation, and the suffering of prisoners in a concentration camp.
UFDA has digitized Ihor Bortnyk’s work, Dovbush's Retribution Against Lord Zolotnytskyi, from the collection of the Regional Communal Museum of Local History in Borshchiv, Ternopil Oblast. This work is now available for viewing in full resolution on the UFDA’s website.