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"Serhiy Kolyada got in hot water with Kyiv's art establishment with his ballpoint-on-construction paper productions, portraying Kyiv as a melancholy zone of shadows. Check out his Web site (www.kolyada.com) to see his nude or semi-nude women depicted against shadowy backgrounds of corporate slogans. It's art as social commentary: gutsy reflections on money, power and gender issues in Ukraine." (50 Great Things About Kyiv, KYIV POST, Oct 20, 2004) 1972 - Was born in Odessa, Ukraine 1973 - Moved with my parents to Berdyansk (a little town on the Azov Sea) 1979-1989 - Studied at secondary school and attended the drawing classes at the state art studio 1989 - Entered State University in Zaporizhzhya (Faculty of Foreign Languages) 1991 - Was excluded from the University for the taking place in democratic anti-communist regime compaigns. Then went to Sweden to ask the political asylum. In a month get the refusal ( it was the time when the putch failed in Moscow and Ukraine got the independence in few months ) and went back to Ukraine 1993 - Applied for the emigration to the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv (Ukraine) and got the refusal. Entered Teachers Training Institute in Berdyansk (home town) and continued my education 1997 - Finished the Institute and went to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine to make an artist career. Got acquainted with a lot of foreign diplomats and began to sell my art. At that time applied to a lot of Kyiv's galleries for an art-show and got the refusals because of the criticism of anti-human regime of president Kuchma 2001 - Had my art-shows at the residence of South African Ambassador Mr. Delarey van Tonder and at Kyiv International School (founded by Americans) and had a great success 2003 - My friend made the web-site for me. So people got the possibility to see my art on the Internet 2003 - Worked as an artist- illustrator in "Generalny Director" magazine 2004-2005 - Took part in the Orange Revolution which didn't bring the real democracy to Ukraine and real freedom to Ukrainians 2005 - All the Ukrainian galleries still refuse me to make my show 2005 - Art-show in State of the Arts Gallery (Sarasota, Florida, USA), Beeldkracht Gallery (Scheemda, Netherlands) 2006 - Art-show in cafe-club The Drum (Kyiv, Ukraine) 2007 - Art-show in Gogol-Fest (Kyiv, Ukraine) 2007 - 2009 - Worked as an artist- illustrator and PR manager in "Graal Collection" magazine 2008 - Art-show "Our Ukraine", Antin's Collection, Art-Foxtrot Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine) 2009 - took part in “Fine Art Ukraine” art fair with the “Troeshchina Chronicles” project in Ukrainian House in Kyiv-city, Ukraine. 2009 - took part in Makhno-Fest contemporary art festival in Hulyai- Pole- city, Ukraine. 2009 - took part in Gogol-Fest Contemporary Art Fair at “Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery” in Kyiv-city, Ukraine. 2009 - was one of the founders of Independent Artists Union “Freedom or Death”. 2009 - took part in “Art Kyiv Contemporary” with “The Death Match” project in Ukrainian House in Kyiv-city, Ukraine. 2010 - took part in “The Death Match” project in “Marginesy Gallery” in Ivano-Frankivsk-city, Ukraine. 2011 - took part in "Freedom or Death" Anarchy Art project at “Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery” in Kyiv-city, Ukraine. 2011 - took part in "Zhlob-Zhlobstvo-Zhlobizm" project of ANTIN'S GALLERY in Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art in Kyiv-city, Ukraine. 2011 - took part in “Art Kyiv Contemporary” with “Velyka Okruzhna or Welcome to Euro 2012” project in Mystetsky Arsenal in Kyiv-city, Ukraine. 2012 - took part in "Zhlob-Art" Art project at "Salo" art-restaurant in Lviv-city, Ukraine. 2012 - took part in "Welcome to Ukraine" Art show of Independent Artists Union Freedom or Death at "Tryptych-Art" Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.