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Artist Directory

Joyanne Rudiak

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Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: http://www.joyannerudiak.com
Biography

Joyanne is a singer/actor/coach who performs musical theatre, teaches a variety of acting, speech and musical theatre classes as well as cantors weddings/funerals for the Ukrainian Catholic Church. She is also a blogger (byzynerd.wordpress.com).

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Joyanne is available to perform Ukrainian folk/liturgical songs at special events with her duo partner Christina Csernyanski, as well as cantor regular/special church services. Joyanne runs workshops on public speaking and voice production (including singing), focusing on building confidence for emerging and professional artists, businesspeople, the religious and lay readers.

Ruta Youth Musical Ensemble

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Ruta Youth Musical Ensemble Contact: Alla Semenko Home Ukrainian National Federation Hall 10629 – 98 st Edmonton Ab T5H 2N6 home Cell Phone: 780-983-2011cell Work Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Ruta is a vocal, musical youth ensemble that sings and plays musical instruments at various cultural events in Edmonton, promoting Ukrainian culture and arts.

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Ruta Youth Musical Ensemble is available to perform at various events.

Ken Saik

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Home 26422A TWP Road 511 Spruce Grove Ab T7Y 1E8 home Cell Phone: 780-885-5598cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Ken is a retired senior high school teacher who writes poems, short stories and novels. Ken has read poems and short stories to groups. He leads 2 writers circles and teaches creative writing at Northgate Seniors center in Edmonton. Ken’s creative writing includes suspense/mystery, travel/romance and faith/family genres.

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Ken sells his books at several area farmers markets. His books are also available to purchase through his web site.

Robert Sawa

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Home 128 Kicora Hill NW Calgary Ab T3R 0A9 home Home Phone: 403-271-3665home Cell Phone: 403-461-6472cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Robert Sawa is a retired teacher. His art usually deals with some Ukrainian and Canadian rural themes using oil paints or photography. His paintings include historical settings and landscapes.

June Scraba- Mielnichuk

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Home 7305 – Saskatchewan Drive Edmonton Ab home Home Phone: 780-432-6765home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

June Scraba-Mielnichuk is a retired educator pursuing the field of photography. Her focus is capturing unique forms , vivid color, subtle blends, and images that intrigue the eye, including floral, abstract, travel and architectural forms. A tropical hibiscus, poppies unfolding, glasscapes, the terracotta’s of Mexico and compositional forms are part of her showings. Her summer 2014 show at the Pava Gallery was part of the The Works Festival and entitled Surfacescapes . Macro images were extracted from found forms were featured.

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June sells photographs and all occasion greeting cards.

Lyuba Seletska

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Home Edmonton home Home Phone: 780-999-7554home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
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Lyuba will demonstrate her art and is willing teach conduct workshops or teach a class.

Larisa Sembaliuk – Cheladyn

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Art by Larisa Home 11250-102 Street Edmonton Ab T5G 2E3 home Home Phone: 780-479-2813home Cell Phone: 780-984-8852cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: http://www.artbylarisa.com
Biography

Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn is a visual artist working predominantly in watercolours. She graduated from the University of Alberta in 1981 with her BFA in Art & Design. Since that time Larisa has become well known for her children’s book illustrations and her large scale exhibitions including “Flowers of the Bible”, “Baba’s Garden”, “Celebrating Women”, and “Dance Me…” (inspired by the works of Leonard Cohen).

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Larisa sells her paintings on-line, from her home studio and at festivals. Please call to book appointments to view art at Larisa’s home. Larisa will teach workshops and demonstrate techniques by invitation.

Valeriy Semenko

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Home 11538 – 86 st Edmonton Ab T5B 3J5 home Home Phone: 780-479-7616home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Valeriy is an painter and graphic designer. He works in watercolor, acrylic, gouache and oil. Valeriy also designs brochures, booklets, greeting cards and more.

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Valeriy sells his artwork. He is also available as a freelance graphic designer.

Jim Serediak

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Home Andrew Ab home Home Phone: 780-365-2449home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Jim is a guitar song writer who also plays the bandura and sings. He has cultivated a life-long interest in music by becoming a singer / songwriter / performer. Jim has also cultivated an interest in many different instruments including the bandura.

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Jim has various recordings and videos available via i-tunes and youtube.
Jim is available for performances.

Nicholai Shapka

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Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Nicholai is a talented Tsymbala player. He is available for solo performances to enhance your event.

Pamela Shapka

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Home Phone: 780-974-2235home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Pamela writes ukrainian easter eggs, pysanky. She also enjoys the ukrainian painting style of Petrikivka. Pamela does henna and face painting.

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Pamela is available for instruction of both pysanka and petrikivka in a workshop setting as well as private classes and school. Pamela is also available for demonstrations of her craft.

Lyrissa Sheptak

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Home Edmonton Ab home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Lyrissa is a historian and writer by training and education and is available to undertake projects that involve these specializations. She is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. Lyrissa is also passionate about the folk art form of writing pysanky. It was Lyrissa’s mother who taught her and she has been writing herself for 36 years.

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Lyrissa teaches the art of pysanka writing in schools to children as young as kindergarten. She has instructed church and seniors groups as well and is available for demonstration and instruction as she loves to share the art form with anyone who is willing to learn!

Peter Shostak

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Home 3273 Kent Place Courtney BC V9N 9X4 home Home Phone: 250-898- 8718home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: http://www.petershostak.com
Biography

Much of Shostak’s art reflects his memories of growing up on the prairies during the late forties and fifties. Two publications, When Nights Were Long and Saturday Came But Once A Week, reveal some of his personal history. In 1997, he collaborated with Vancouver writer, David Bouchard, on the book Prairie Born. His latest book Hockey…under winter skies was released in the fall of 2000.
Shostak’s most ambitious project, to which he devoted five years of painting, was completed in 1991 with the unveiling of his series “For Our Children”. These fifty large oil paintings, which portray early pioneer settlement in Western Canada (based on Ukrainian pioneer experiences), have been exhibited across Canada. All fifty paintings, along with background stories gleaned from Shostak’s many years of research, are reproduced in the coffee table book For Our Children. In the introduction to this book, W.D. Valgardson states, “In his life and his art, Peter Shostak depicts what it means to be Canadian. He honours the memory of all our past lives.”

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Most major cities in Canada have repeatedly hosted exhibitions of Shostak’s work over the past several years and he has completed many commissioned paintings and serigraphs for individuals, organizations and major corporations.
Shostak originals and seriographs are available for sale.

Shumka School of Dance

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Shumka School of Dance Contact: Peter Eeles Work 10515 – 111 st Edmonton Ab T5H 3E8 work Work Phone: 780-455-9559work Work Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: http://www.shumka.com
Biography

Since 1989, our mandate has been to offer a high quality Ukrainian dance training program that provides dancers with a strong background in traditional and contemporary Ukrainian dance. This is achieved through curriculum-based training and stage performance experiences. We strive to create a fun yet educational Ukrainian dance environment with the highest priority placed upon developing the required skills of technique and performance. Shumka School instructors are among the most knowledgeable and experienced dance instructors in Canada.

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We have 4 performances throughout the year: winter performance, spring performance, and two Ukrainian dance festivals. Performances and demonstrations available upon request.

Joyce Sirski-Howell

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Home 7627 – 42 Ave Edmonton Ab T6K 0Y1 home Home Phone: 780-462-2480home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Joyce teaches classes in various embroidery techniques, specializing in Ukrainian embroidery. She teaches Ukrainian baking for Christmas and Easter and will make a korovai.
More recently, Joyce has taken an interest in repurposing textiles. As well, she is documenting cookbooks printed / published by Ukrainian organizations in Canada.

Alicia and Stephen Slusarchuk

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Home Edmonton home Home Phone: 780-472-2029home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Alicia and Stephen are traditional tsymbaly (dulcimer) performers specializing in traditional folk music.

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Alicia and Stephen are available to perform at events big or small: concerts, seniors homes, weddings, festivals, corporate events or private functions.

Orest Soltykevych

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Home Edmonton home Home Phone: 780-953-6671home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Orest is the conductor of the Verkhovyna Choir. He is also the announcer/producer of the classical choral and vocal music program called “Raising Voices” on CKUA Radio.

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Orest is available for choral workshops.

Lida Somchynsky

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Home Edmonton home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Lida Somchynsky is a freelance writer. She is also working on a collection of short stories. Lida has written for various publications.

Tanya Sotnikow

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Home Calgary Ab home Cell Phone: 403-852-8248cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Tanya paints in oil and egg tempura.

Harvey Spak

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Home Box 636 Mundare Ab T0B 3H0 home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Harvey has written, directed and edited a number of short films and documentaries. He is a writer of poetry and now enjoys writing icons.

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