On May 1, 2023, the opening of Mykhailo Rudenko’s personal exhibition “... and this is what I live for!” was held at the “Art Space” Exhibition Center of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design. Ivan Gryshchenko, Rector of KNUTD, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine opened the exhibition and introduced the artist to a large audience of friends, guests, students, and inspired art connoisseurs. In the words of the Rector, we heard the pride in the talented scientists of our team and confidence that art is a treasure of the nation.

Ivan Gryshchenko is congratulating the author of the exhibition

Mykhailo Rudenko began his speech with words of gratitude to the Rector, his colleagues, and friends. The artist’s words were extremely emotional and insightful.

Mykhailo Rudenko is speaking about art, his role, students, and Ukraine

The exhibition was visited by Oleksandr Beliansky – a Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Honored Artist of Ukraine, Professor, Head of the Department of Drawing at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Restoration of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture.

Oleksandr Beliansky expresses his admiration for the artist’s work

Maryna Kolosnichenko, Professor of KNUTD, also congratulated the author and the University.

Maryna Kolosnichenko is congratulating the artist

After the warm words and wishes from Maryna Kolosnichenko, the guests were greeted by Bohdan Podhaniuk, a second-year master student at the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music.

Musical greeting from Bohdan Podhaniuk

Many colleagues and true friends came to congratulate the author, and greetings were heard from the foreign colleagues:

Wu Xuebin, Dean of the East-West Academy of Fine Arts in Guangzhou, China, and Honorary Professor of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture of Ukraine and the University of Decorative Arts

Video greeting from Fidesz König, a famous Hungarian painter, President of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Academician of the Hungarian Academy of Arts

Mykhailo Rudenko expressed his sincere gratitude to the Rector Ivan Gryshchenko, his colleagues, friends, and his wife.

“Beauty will save the world!” said the author of the canvases, “Beauty warms the soul” – it was read in the eyes of the visitors of the exhibition.

More about the exhibition and photos

04.05.2023