An exhibition of the famous Kropyvnytskyi artists Serhii Shapovalov, Merited Artist of Ukraine, and Anatolii Shapovalov, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, was presented within the events dedicated to Town Day. The artists were awarded the honorary distinction “Of Merit” of the 2nd degree of the City Council of Kropyvnytskyi on the occasion of the 265th anniversary of Kropyvnytskyi.
    Shapovalov Serhii Havrylovych was born on May 15, 1943, in the village of Inhulo-Kamianka, Novhorodkivka district, Kirovohrad region.
Graduated from Kyiv State Art Institute, now the National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture, specialization Painting (1974), pedagogues – People’s Artists of Ukraine T.M.Holembiievska and V.V.Shatalin.
    Worked as a painter in Kirovohrad Art and Industrial Studios of the Art Fund of Ukrainian SSR (1974-1989). A member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1989). A laureate of the Regional Award in Fine Art and Study of Art named after Oleksandr Osmerkin in the nomination “national tradition” (2006). In 2008 was honored with the title of “Merited Artist of Ukraine”. In 2011 was represented at the Town Board of Honor in the nomination “The best Worker of Culture”.
    Exhibiting activity began in 1981. A participant of numerous town, regional, all-Ukrainian, and foreign exhibitions – all-Ukrainian art exhibition “Picturesque Ukraine” (1986-2019), all-Ukrainian art exhibition “Our time – our space” (2008), International biennale “Impreza-89” Ivano-Frankivsk, art exhibition “New York. Inter-EXPO 2002” the USA, art exhibition “Russian house” Berlin, Germany (2002), art exhibition “Art of Ukraine” Moscow, Russia (2002). Personal exhibitions: in Kropyvnytskyi – in the art gallery (1991), the Regional Universal Scientific Library named after D.I.Chyzhevskyi (1998). O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum (2002, 2011, 2014), the Regional Art Museum (2003, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2018), in other cities – in Kyiv in the National Taras Shevchenko Museum (2010), in Guadalajara, Spain (2004). The works by the artist are kept in the Directorate of the Exhibitions of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, Kirovohrad Regional Art Museum and O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum, Izmail and Pereyasliv-Khmelnytskyi Art Museum, private collections in Ukraine and abroad.
    In his creative work prefers realistic manner, artistic genres of still life and landscape. Worked are made in pastose painting, which is a peculiar style of the artist. At the current exhibition, more than thirty paintings created in different years are shown; among them are picturesque town landscapes, filled with love for the unique architecture of its historical center. The artist is called Poet of steppe rainbow because his works are filled with colorful rainbow and impress viewers with the expression and optimism.
    Shapovalov Anatolii Havrylovych was born on January 11, 1949, in the village of Adzhamka, Kirovohrad district, Kirovohrad region.
Graduated from Kyiv State Art Institute, now the National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture, specialization Painting (1976), pedagogues – People’s Artist of the USSR V.H.Puzyrkov and People’s Artist of Ukrainian SSR, Merited Worker of Culture A.O.Plamenytskyi.
    Worked as a painter in Kirovohrad Art and Industrial Studios of the Art Fund of Ukrainian SSR (1976-1997). A member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (2012). A laureate of the Regional Award in Fine Art and Study of Art named after Oleksandr Osmerkin in the nomination “national tradition” (2014).
    A participant of town, regional, all-Ukrainian, and foreign art exhibitions, including – all-Ukrainian “Art-Kyiv” (2007), “Picturesque Ukraine” (2009, 2019), “Artist Day 2009”, “Christmas-2011”, “Plein-air exhibition” within the National Art Festival “Kropyvnytskyi” (2018) and foreign “Art Expo New York” (2002). The artist’s paintings are presented at international art auctions “Christie’s South Kensington. The Interiors Sales” in Great Britain (since 2006). Personal exhibitions are constantly exhibited in the museum and galleries in Ukraine – in Kropyvnytskyi (2009, 2011, 2014, 2019), Mykolaiv (2015), Odesa (2016), Sumy (2016), Mariupil (2017), and also Great Britain in London (2016). The works are kept in Kirovohrad Regional Art Museum, O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum, and the Museum of Musical Culture named after K.Shymanovskyi in Kropyvnytskyi, private collections in Ukraine and abroad.
    A theme range of the artist comprises genres of traditional classical visual art – landscape, still life, portrait, genre painting made with a high level of excellence.   Landscape motifs of the Kirovohrad region are especially worshiped. The compositions on everyday themes reproduce bright moments of modern life. Very often, friends and family of the painter, the artist’s wife Tetiana and son Denys, become the characters of the paintings. But the main topic of the paintings is his native house in Adzhamka village, where he creates wonders of art. Washed out roads turn into bright, colorful spring paintings, vegetables and pastry, plates and old jugs turn into elegant, aristocratic, filled with the spirit of elevation still lifes. Flowers in his works sound with cheerful music and fill with positive emotions allowing to live unforgettable feelings of Ukrainian steppe scents. These more than 10 compositions are exhibited at the current exhibition.