Artist Directory
Michael Hunter
Biography
Michael does traditional Carpathian style carving using a very fine tool and then paints the wood. This craft was learned from his Ukrainian baba and he has continued it for over 40 years.
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Michael sells his crosses, frames and boxes. Sometimes he also has wooden eggs available. Michael would be happy to demonstrate this are of carving.
Innisfree Ukrainian Dancers
Biography
The Innisfree Ukrainian Dancers is a small dance group ranging in ages from 4 to 15 years old. The club has been in existence for over 30 years.
Joyanne Rudiak & Christina Csernyanski
Biography
Joyanne and Christina have known each other since they were born, and have been singing together since then. They share a passion for the arts and for their Ukrainian culture, and have pursued careers surrounding these passions.
Both women have experience singing in choirs, duets and trios, as well as solo. They are available to cantor liturgies, funerals, weddings and other celebrations, as well as provide entertainment singing in ukrainian and english, both folk, and contemporary music.
Iryna Karpenko
Biography
Iryna’s art work is based on impressions from a mixture of different stories, songs and legends which surround our real and imagined, natural and cultural, historic and prehistoric lives. Some of the subjects derive from Ukrainian mythology and ancient fairytales. Others can be interpreted as an intricate combination of elements from different epochs and cultures.
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Iryna is selling her artworks and teaching Ukrainian Folk Art including Icons on glass and Ukrainian paper cut-out craft ‘Vytynanka’ as well as watercolor, pencil drawing, etc.
Dr Steven Kashuba
Biography
Dr Steven Kashuba is a writer of Ukrainian history. He is the author of “Once Lived a Village”, “Destination Gulag” and the soon to be released “To War Survive”.
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Dr Steven Kashubas’ book are available for sale at local book stores and directly from him. Dr Kashuba is available for presentations about his books.
Elsie Kawulych
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Elsie will do demonstrations and presentations on dove making, embroidery, pysanky and wheat weaving. Elsie also enjoys sharing information on mushrooms.
Korinnya Ukrainian Folk Ensemble
Biography
Korinnya Ukrainian Folk Ensemble has been entertaining around Calgary, Western Canada and Western United States since 1993. Korinnya mainly performs folk music but is also available to sing wedding or other religious ceremonies.
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Korinnya Ukrainian Folk Ensemble is available for performances year round.
Christina Koscielnuk
Biography
Christina started writing pysanky at an early age, taught by her mother and baba. She took a break while raising her family, but now writes almost full time. Christina finds writing pysanky relaxing and spends most of the winter on her writing.
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Christina is willing to demonstrate the art of writing pysanky. She also sells her work.
Myrna Kostash
Biography
Myrna is a full time writer of nonfiction books, essays, articles and radio documentaries.
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Myrna is available for public talks, panels and keynote addresses.
Ron Kostyniuk
Biography
Ron is currently a professor of sculpture at the University of Calgary (art Dept) and a practising artist.
Ron will teach and exhibit his art, and sells pieces as well.
Alexander Kozub
Biography
Alexander is a painter of realistic watercolors and landscapes. He paints the places and things that he loves and admires.
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Alexander teaches workshops and community art classes. His paintings are available for purchase.
Kvitka Red Deer Canadian Ukrainian Dance Club
Biography
Kvitka Red Deer Dance Club is a nonprofit organization maintaining and promoting Ukrainian culture through music and dance. They welcome dancers of all skill levels, ages 3 to adult, and Ukrainian heritage is not necessary.
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Kvitka dancers are available to provide entertainment, demonstrations, or stage performances for various venues, groups, or organizations upon request.
Halyna Lazurko
Biography
Halyna holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Calgary and A.R.C.T. in piano performance. She is active in the Ukrainian community as a choral director and accompanist for numerous concert performances.
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Halyna is available to provide piano accompaniments for signers, instrumentalists and dancers.
Olya Lisova Bociurkiw
Biography
Olya is a visual artist who specializes in Portraiture. Her work appears in private and public collections. Olya works in oils, but will also do portraiture drawings in full colour or monochrome.
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Olya is available for commissioned portraits.
Lloydminster Malanka Dancers
Raphael Lopatka
Biography
(1) Vocal, choral arrangements of Ukrainian Christmas carols.
(2) Instrumental arrangements of Ukrainian carols and folk music.
(1) Arrangements of Ukrainian Christmas carols in four-part harmony for choirs of mixed voices: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. The carols are harmonized in accordance with the practices of traditional, classical harmony and are printed in the style and form used by the publishers of church hymns.
Thirty-one of the more familiar carols have been printed in two separate volumes. The words and music in both volumes are the same. However, one volume has the words printed in the Ukrainian (cyrillic) script, while the other is a transliterated version, using the Roman (Latin) script.
(2) The instrumental arrangements consist of selected Ukrainian Christmas carols and of several selected Ukrainian folk songs. These are arranged for a variety of string ensembles.
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Raphael would be willing to explain any aspect of the work he has done more fully to anyone interested in it. Some topics of interest might be: the sources of the carols, the criteria that guided my selection of the carols to work on, and the harmonies he employed.
A proper presentation and explanation would require a suitable place, and a keyboard to demonstrate specific musical aspects with which we would deal.
Larysa Luciw
Biography
A Kindergarten teacher that enjoys photography, Larysa’s favourite things to take pictures of are abandoned homes and buildings
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Larysa sells copies of her photographs.
Lianna Makuch
Biography
Lianna Makuch is an actor, playwright, instructor and producer. She manages audience outreach and communications for events, and teaches theatre workshops for students of all ages. She is a founder, manager and teacher with Spark! Youth Camp and co-artistic producer with Pyretic Productions.
Lianna is a graduate of the BFA Acting Program at the University of Alberta. She is the playwright and principle performer of “Blood of our Soil.”
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Lianna is available as an actor/performer, producer, creator/playwright, theatre educator. She teaches workshops for students and adults, and does media promotion and event production.
Marango Pie
Biography
Marango Pie is a traditional Ukrainian music band with a contemporary feel.
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Marango Pie is available for concerts and performances.
Lisa McDonald
Biography
Following in the footsteps of her Babtsia, Malania Hontaryk, one of Edmonton’s renowned korovai’nytsi, Lisa can help you celebrate your wedding, anniversary, or special event with a korovai, korovaichyky, dough doves, rushnyky and more. Special orders and dietary restrictions are available.
You can see pictures in the korovai gallery, ask questions, learn wedding traditions and order online at http://www.korovai.com. Shipping world-wide available.
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You can see past work in their korovai gallery, ask questions and order online at http://www.nazdorovya.com/korovai.htm or on our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ukrainiankorovai
