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Halyna Koszarycz was born in Ukraine. She lived in Venezuela prior to coming to Montreal in 1965, where she completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Concordia University, specializing in Studio Art. She paints in what she describes as a “modern figurative fragmentation style,” in which the division of the canvas is related to […]

Erin Haugen is a multidisciplinary artist currently living in St. Paul, Alberta. Erin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree with a major in Ceramics from the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD) in Calgary, AB. Since graduating, she has focused on painting and writing Pysanky while she has moved across western Canada […]

Sixty years ago, Roman Soltykewych and a group of fellow devotees of Ukrainian choral music founded the Dnipro Male Chorus whose primary concern was to promote and perpetuate the finest elements of Ukrainian choral music. In 1971, Dnipro became a mixed choir, and in 1974, with the addition of an orchestra and dance troupe, the […]

The Diamonds Band consists of Craig Repchuk- Accordion, Keyboards, and Vocals; Ben Christiani- Violin; Rick Chomyn- Lead / Rhythm Guitars and Vocals; Ihor Nedoshytko, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Accordion and Vocals. The band has been performing for 15 years throughout Alberta. The Diamonds Band is known far and wide for their snappy polkas, dreamy waltzes, beautiful […]

Dennis Peter Yowney was born, with his twin David, in Athabasca, Alberta. He completed a heavy-duty mechanic ticket at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton. From there he went on to receive his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, majoring in painting and sculpture. Currently, he holds […]

Natalka Evanishen was born Natalka Hawrysh in 1912 near Hafford, Saskatchewan. Her mother, Efymia Kinash, had immigrated to Canada in 1893 and her father, Ivan Hawrysh, came ten years later. They farmed south of Hafford, presently the only town in Canada with Ukrainian on the street signs. Natalka owned and operated the Music and Book […]

Axios Men’s Ensemble is an all-male chorus that was founded in the spring of 2003 under the direction of Boris Derow. The group predominantly sings liturgical music in churches in Edmonton and the surrounding area. In 2015, the choir spearheaded the recording of a liturgical composition by Fr. John Sembrat OSBM conducted by Michael Zaugg, […]

Originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Annie (née Halapatz) Lyzaniwski is now retired and living in Calgary. Anne has always had a love of Ukrainian arts and culture and has been involved in the Ukrainian community all of her life. During the years her children were growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, parents were responsible for […]

«Ще в середині 90-х побачила в журналі окарину й захотіла спробувати зробити. Багато експериментувала, поки дійшла до сьогоднішніх результатів. Ліплю з закарпатської та угорської глини. Символіку знаходжу в старовинних народних в і зерунках України та Центральної Європи, але інтерпретую їх по-своєму. Узори видряпую голкою вручну по ще не випаленій полірованій поверхні. Тобто, наші окарини – […]

Alyona Blyznyuk was born in Kyrovohrad (Kropyvnytski), Ukraine. She and her family moved to Edmonton, Alberta in 2002, when Alyona was 12. Ever since she was little, she loved beating and creating jewelry. As time passed, her hobbies grew into something bigger, which led her to create Foros Jewelry. Her pieces are made using high-quality […]