Photo by Susan Sabino
Born 1984 in Ukraine
Works and lives in Hudson, New York, USA
Recent interview "11 Questions for Artist Maryna Bilak" by Robert Tomlinson
CARE at Derfner Judaica Museum (postponed due to Covid19)
June 7- August 30, 2020
5901 Palisade Ave
Bronx, NY
Curator Emily O'Leary
Education
MFA in Painting, New York Studio School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture (USA)
2012-2014
Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic)
2008-2011
Certificate program, Balassi Bálint Hungarian Cultural Institute (Hungary)
2006
Master of Fine and Applied Arts, Institute of Art of Subcarpathian National University (Ukraine)
2002-2007
Courses and Art Marathons
Sculpture Marathon with Garth Evans, New York, (USA)
2016, September
Academic sculpture course with Leonid Lerman, New York, (USA)
2015
Sculpture course with Jock Ireland - Looking at the Figure, New York, (USA)
2014-2015
Sculpture Marathon with Garth Evans - Nonrepresentational Sculpture, New York, (USA)
2014, September
Relief and Fresco Marathon with Bill Tucker, Pamela Avril and Lee Tribe, New York, (USA)
2014, July
Sculpture Marathon with Bruce Gagnier - Figurative Sculpture, New York (USA)
2014, June
Awards
2010 - Award for significant professional achievement and high intellectual contribution to the cultural development
of Transcarpathia from:
Regional Department of Culture of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration,
Regional Association "Native Transcarpathia",
Creative Center and the International Council " Vizhy -3000”
2009 - Medal " Vizhy -3000" for significant contributions to the development of art in Transcarpathia.
2007 - Award for the significant creative achievement and promotion of arts from Carpathian Cultural Center, Ivano-Frankivsk
2005 - First Prize Medal in the genre of Fine Arts , XV Hutsul Festival
Scholarships
2014 - Scholarship from New York Studio School (USA)
2002-2007 - Full Time Scholarship from Institute of Art of Subcarpathian National University (Ukraine)
Collections
Mattatuck Museum, CT (USA)
Museum of Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute of Ferenc Rákóczi II, Berehovo ( Ukraine )
Hutsul Museum, Yasinia ( Ukraine )
Historical Museum "Palanok ", Mukachevo ( Ukraine )
Museum and Municipal Gallery, Serpukhov (Russia)
Collection of Institute of Balassi Balint, Budapest (Hungary)
Private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary,
Czech Republic, Japan and The United States of America
TV interview
2020 - NewsChannel 13 WNYT, Today's Women with Elaine Houston
Podcast
2019 - Maryna Bilak: Care at Hudson Hall, The Roundtable, WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Radio interview
2019 - Maryna Bilak discusses her show CARE with Joe Donahue on WAMC's Roundtable
2018 - Maryna Bilak talking about her show at John Davis Gallery.
Interviewed by Ellen Thurston and Tom DePietro.
section with Maryna at 1:08-1:38
2017 - Artist Maryna Bilak and her husband Maurice Haughton discuss
her traditional Ukrainian winter star sculpture and installation created for Hudson Winter Walk.
Interviewed by Ellen Thurston and Tom DePietro.
Publications
Articles
2020 - NYSS interview "Alumni Studio Visit: Maryna Bilak, MFA 2014"
2020 - "Tribute to a Departed Dear One" by Amy Biancolli, Times Union, January 23, 2020
2019 - "Working Against Time is at its Heart" by Tracey O'Shaughnessy, Republican American, October 1, 2019
2019 - "The Rural We: Maryna Bilak - CARE", Rural Intelligence, January 28, 2019
2019 - "Hudson-based Ukrainian artist Maryna Bilak exhibition at Hudson Hall", Hudson Valley 360, January 25th, 2019
2010 - "A Romanticist with a real view on life ,"Rachivshchina Star, June 5, 2010 , # 10-11 (67-68)
2007 - Article "The difference preservation of sacred architecture on both sides of the Carpathians",
New Life , 27.4.2007, # 17-18
2006 - "With Hutsul flavor", We and Garden Serpukhov , 28 September 2006
2006 – Beregovo was introduced to the art of Rachivshchina , Rachivshchina Star, January 28, 2006 , # 5-6
2006 - Tükör, Kárpát info, 2006 január 25
2006 - "To live means to create " Rachivshchina Star, June 17, 2006 , # 48-49
2003 - Csikó és festője, A Tisza eredetétől az ecsetig, 2003.september 28
2002 – “Dedicated to be an artist”, Rachivshchina Star, October 12, 2002 , # 81-82
2002 - "Creative world of Maryna Bilak " Rachivshchina Star , May 25, 2002 , 41-42
2001 - Vo svete je už známy, Dukla 2001 roka
Catalogs
2013 – Artists of Carpathian Huculshchina – a catalog of works and biographies of 37 artists
of Carpathian Region of Ukraine, published by Oleksandr Maslyanyk and Jyriy Bendak
2010 - Upbeat Paintings of Marina Bilak - personal catalog of paintings and works of poetry, published by " Lyra"
2006 – The Third International Symposium of Painting – a catalog of 20 artists from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and Italy.
Editor and compiler
2013 - Ivan Doroban - Carpathian’s Painter
Illustrations
2012 – Carpathian Bells - a book of songs and poetry by Hanna and Magdalina Kedyk
2006 – Vinshunok - a book of poetry by Hanna Tomenyuk
Residencies
2006 - Falvak Kultúrájáért Alapítvány (Foundation for the Culture Villages), Aranyosapati (Hungary)
2003 - Falvak Kultúrájáért Alapítvány - Foundation for the Culture Villages, Szeged (Hungary)
2002 - Bardejovske Kupele, Bardejov (Slovakia)
Selected Exhibitions
2019 - Caring Hands (solo), Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT (USA)
2019 - Care (solo), Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House, Hudson, NY (USA)
2018 - Buon Fresco/Fresh (solo), John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY (USA)
2018 - Resident Alien, Green County Council on the Arts (GCCA), Catskill, NY (USA)
2017 - Picturing the Sublime, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, NY (USA)
2017 - Co-LabLab, Green County Council on the Arts (GCCA), Catskill, NY (USA)
2017 - ACT I, Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House, organized by September Gallery, Hudson, NY (USA)
2016 - After Tiffany (solo), Long Island City Arts Open, 6th annual art festival, New York Stage of Mind, New York (USA)
2016 - Making Continuity Contemporary:
Eastern Europe in New York at Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection at Hebrew Home at Riverdale, New York (USA)
2015 - Looking and Being Seen (solo), Long Island City Arts Open, 5th annual art festival, New York (USA)
2014 - MFA graduation show at New York Studio School (solo), New York (USA)
2014 - The Edge, two person show with Sophy Lee, New York Studio School, New York (USA)
2013 - Goodbye Paradise, two person show with Fukuko Harris, New York Studio School, New York (USA)
2011 - European-Hungarian House Gallery, Beregovo (Ukraine)
2011 - European-Hungarian House Gallery, Beregovo (Ukraine)
2011 – Bratislava School for Gifted Children Exhibition Gallery, Bratislava (Slovakia)
2010 – Untitled, two person show with Janos Ivan Doraban, Gyorgy Palace Painting Gallery, Pijterfolvo (Ukraine)
2008 - The Fourth International Symposium of Painting, Municipal Gallery, Odessa (Ukraine)
2008 – Duality, Tourist Center Gallery, Beregovo (Ukraine)
2007 - Sacral Architecture, three person show, Carpathian Cultural Center, Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine)
2006 - XVI Hutsul Festival, House of Culture, Pechenizhyn (Ukraine)
2006 – The Third International Symposium of Painting, Yasinia (Ukraine)
2006 - With Hutsul Flavor, two person show with Janos Ivan Doraban, Museum and Exhibition Center, Serpukhov (Russia)
2006 - Hit with a Flower, Institute of Balassi Balint Gallery, Budapest (Hungary)
2006 - Motherhood as It Is (solo), Carpathian Cultural Center, Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine)
2006 – Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute of Ferenc Rákóczi II Exhibition Gallery,
two person show with Janos Ivan Doraban, Beregovo (Ukraine)
2005 - XV Hutsul Festival, Regional State Administration Hall, Rakhiv (Ukraine)
2005 – Two Generations, two person show with Janos Ivan Doraban, Onion Gallery, Mokko (Hungary)
2004 - Intersection of Cultures, two person show with Janos Ivan Doraban,
The Hungarian House of Culture, Budapest (Hungary)
2003 - Symphony of Carpathian Mountains,
two person show with Janos Ivan Doraban, Castle "Palanok ", Mukachevo (Ukraine)
2002 – First Step (solo), Regional State Administration Hall, Rakhiv (Ukraine)
2002 – Ukranian-Ruthenian Culture Festival, Skanzen Center, Svidnik (Slovakia)
2001 – Summer Solnok Art Festival, Municipal Gallery of Solnok city (Hungary)
2001 – Bardejovske Kupele Exihibition Hall, Bardejov (Slovakia)
2001 - Three Voices, three person show, Svidnik City Gallery, Svidnik (Slovakia)