The exhibition presents works by a well-known Kirovograd artist, a member of the National Union of artists of Ukraine Felix Polonskyj within the framework of the initiated by the museum art project of the series of art exhibition “Laureates of A.Osmerkin regional award in the sphere of art and history of art”.
   Felix Mykhaylovych Polonskyj was born on January 1, 1941 in the village of Khmeliove, Malovyskivs’ki district, Kirovograd region. Member of the National Union of artists of Ukraine (1994).
   Laureate of Regional Award named after Yuri Yanovs’kyj (1970) and Regional Award in fine arts and study of art named after Alexander Osmerkin in the nomination “national tradition” (2007). Was awarded Certificates of Merit of the Ministry of culture of Ukraine (2004) and of Kirovograd regional council (2011).
   Graduated with honours from the Painting Department of Ivanivsk State Art College, Russia (1968), instructors: M.Elysejkin, S.Troyitskyj, I.Kalashnikov.
   Worked as a designer of Kirovograd department of Odessa manufacturing and advertising enterprise (1962-1964) and as a designer of Kirovograd art-manufacturing workshops of Art Fund of Ukrainian SSR, since 1991 of Kirovograd art-manufacturing workshops of Kirovograd organization of the Union of artists of Ukraine (1969-1994).
   Participant of regional, all-Ukrainian and foreign art exhibitions – “Exhibition of works by Kirovograd artists in Tolbukhino, Bulgaria” (1978), “Picturesque Ukraine” (1991-2005), “To the 50th anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy” (1991), “Famishment 33” (1993), “Sport in fine arts” (1998), “To the 60th anniversary of the Union of artists of Ukraine” (1998), “Autumn showroom” (1993,1994,2000), “To the 70th anniversary of the Union of artists of Ukraine” (2008), “Colourful Ukraine” (2013). Personal exhibitions: in Kirovograd – in the art showroom (1993, 1999), Regional Art Museum (2002,2004, 2006, 2011) and abroad – in Wuppertal, Germany (1999).
   Artist’s works are kept in the Directorate of exhibitions of the Ministry of culture of Ukraine, Kirovograd Regional Art Museum, O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum, private Ukrainian and foreign collections. Gives preference to the realistic style of painting, art genres of landscape and portrait.
   46 paintings of recent years are presented at the current exhibition. Among them – portraits of famous men of letters and cultural workers, and close people, vivid flowers still lifes and numerous landscapes of Kirovograd region, full of love to the native land.