Fedir Krychevskyi was a Ukrainian artist and educator, one of the founders and the first rector of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts.

He was born in 1879 into a feldsher's (rural medical assistant's) family. Due to limited financial means, the children had to pave their own way in life. Fedir excelled in a four-year school and wished to study painting, a passion supported by Count Vasyl Kapnist. At the count’s estate, Fedir gained exposure to a gallery of Cossack portraits, a collection of paintings and graphics, and a rich library, where he began copying Ukrainian portraits.

In 1896, the young artist enrolled in the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. Later, in 1903, he was admitted to the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, where he joined the studios of Ilya Repin and Dmytro Kardovsky. However, due to health issues and financial hardship, he had to leave his studies temporarily. He returned home, taught himself painting, and worked extensively outdoors, later resuming his formal education.

From 1913, Krychevskyi worked in Kyiv, teaching at an art school (1913–1917) and, starting in 1914, serving as its director. In 1917, he took part in establishing the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and was chosen as its first rector, dedicating all his energy and organizational skills to fostering the Academy’s development. He later taught at the Kyiv Art Institute.

In June 1939, Krychevskyi and his brother Vasyl were both awarded the degree of Doctor of Art Studies. In 1940, they also received the title of Honored Art Workers of the Ukrainian SSR, making them the first in Ukraine to hold these distinctions.

Krychevskyi did not create works on Soviet themes. Most of his works are preserved in the National Art Museum of Ukraine.