About artist
Anatoliy M. Menkiv was born on May 11, 1967 in Dnipropetrovsk city, Ukraine. An award-winning artist, designer, art teacher and events curator.
He graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk State Art College (workshop of Grigory Cherneta) and the Ukrainian Academy of Printing (Lviv, Ukraine).
He is member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2019, the C-IDEA association (China) since 2017, the DUU (Designers Union of Ukraine) and “Society of Designers” International Association since 2004. Anatoliy also is co-founder and chairman of the DUU in Dnipro, co-founder and curator of annually design event – COW International Design festival (www.cow.com.ua).
Anatoliy is a socially active artist and event curator. He organize and carry out various actual social action, exhibitions and workshops. As the volunteer, he organized project “Art-Desant”. As part of the project, he teach painting for wounded soldiers in a military hospital, to help them get rid of the post traumatic syndrome and help to return to civilian life.
For his work Anatoliy was awarded many important awards including Honorary Medal “LEGE ARTIS”, Medal of “Defender of the Fatherland”, Medal For Service to the City of Dnepropetrovsk [Ukraine], Honorary Medal from the DUU for the powerful contribution he has made to the development of design in Ukraine, Gold Medal named after Alexander Rodchenko and other.
He also exhibited his works at many important exhibitions, biennial and triennial in more than 20 countries worldwide. Anatoliy’s artworks are in private collections, collections of galleries and museums in Ukraine, United States, Italy, Spain and other countries of the world.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 – «LIFE OF 13 DOORS», Museum of the history of Kamianske city (Kamianske, Ukraine)
2019 – «LIFE OF 13 DOORS» art project, Dnipro Art Museum (Dnipro, Ukraine)
2018 – «PERCEPTION», Museum of the history of Kamianske city (Kamianske, Ukraine)
2018 – «PERCEPTION», Dnipro Art Museum (Dnipro, Ukraine)
EXHIBITIONS
2019 – Ukrainian Fine Art: Modernity and Traditions, Art event [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2018 – Charming colors of the Dnipro, All-Ukrainian Fine Art Exhibition [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2018 – An exhibition of the works of the Repin Award [Chuguev, Ukraine]
2017 – Charming colors of the Dnipro, All-Ukrainian Fine Art Exhibition [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2017 – The International Arts and Design Exhibition [Turkey]
2016 – Love for three oranges, Blitz Festival of Contemporary Art [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2016 – Creative event dedicated to “City Day” [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2016 – Charming colors of the Dnipro, All-Ukrainian Fine Art Exhibition [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2015 – Dnipro Collider, The first festival of modern art [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2015 – Fine Art Exhibition at the exhibition center of the Union of Artists of Ukraine [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2015 – Charming colors of the Dnipro, All-Ukrainian Fine Art Exhibition [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2014 – The paths of Alexander Dovzhenko, art event [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2014 – Charming colors of the Dnipro, All-Ukrainian Fine Art Exhibition [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2009 – 4th Block, International Triennial of eco-poster [Kharkiv, Ukraine]
2008 – Tamga, International trademark and logo contest [Novosibirsk, Russia]
2008 – Exhibition of works at International Design Festival COW/2008
[Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraina]
2006 – New York festivals of advertising [New York, USA]
2006 – 4th Block, International Triennial of eco-poster [Kharkiv, Ukraine]
2006 – Exhibition of works at International Design Festival COW/2006
[Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraina]
2005 – Tokyo International mini-print triennial [Japan]
2005 – Exhibition of works at International Design Festival COW/2005
[Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraina]
2005 – Kiev International Festival of Advertising [Kiev, Ukraine]
2004 – Exhibition of works at International Design Festival COW/2004
[Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraina]
2004 – Kiev International Festival of Advertising [Kiev, Ukraine]
2003 – Concorso Internazionale ex libristico “Giubileo 2000″ [Italy]
2003 – Kiev International Festival of Advertising [Kiev, Ukraine]
2002 – Future Dotted, art exhibition [Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine]
2001 – National Festival “Designer day” [Kiev, Ukraine]
2001 – The International Festival of Graphic Arts, Cluj-Napoka [Romania]
2001 – 21th Mini Print International, Cadaques [Spain]
2001 – Wingfield Art & Music Festival [England]
2001 – L’Etang d’Art [France]
2001 – Taller Galeria Fort [Spain]
2000 – The 1st Cheju International Print Art Festival [Korea]
1999 – The Second International Mini-Print Biennial Cluj [Romania]
1999 – 19th Mini Print International, Cadaques [Spain]
1999 – Wingfield Art & Music Festival [England]
1999 – L’Etang d’Art [France]
1999 – Taller Galeria Fort [Spain]
1998 – 18th Mini Print International, Cadaques [Spain]
HONORS & AWARDS
2017 – «Lege artis» Honorary Award of the Union of Designers of Ukraine
2017 – Distinction «95 years to the Dnieper Military Hospital» for volunteering [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2016 – Medal from mayor of city «Defender of the Fatherland» for volunteering [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2014 – Medal «For services to the hometown» [Dnipro, Ukraine]
2012 – Medal from the Designer’s Union of Ukraine «For the development of design» [Kiev, Ukraine]
2012 – Design and Design International Award [Paris, France]
2012 – Letter of Appreciation from mayor of the city of Dnipropetrovsk, for big contribution in the preparation and holding festive events dedicated to the City Day [Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine]
2012 – Winner, Ukrainian Design: The Very Best Of /Industrial Design Competition [Kiev, Ukraine]
2011 – Diploma, International Design Olympic of CIS [Moscow, Russia]
2011 – Design and Design International Award [Paris, France]
2009 – Gold Medal named after Alexander Rodchenko and Diploma for outstanding contributions to the development of design / from «Society of Designers» International Association [Moscow, Russia]
2008 – The Ukrainian Designers’ Union /Honorable Diploma [Kiev, Ukraine]
2006 – Modern poster art. Encyclopedia of ecological tendency [Kharkiv, Ukraine]
2004 – Kiev International Festival of Advertising /Packaging design contest [Kiev, Ukraine]
2003 – Kiev International Festival of Advertising /Graphic design contest [Kiev, Ukraine]
2002 – The Second Prize of Governor, Art Exhibition in Art museum [Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine]
2000 – Letter of Appreciation, The 1st Cheju International Print Art Festival [Korea]