Igor Stepanyk is a Ukrainian contemporary artist whose practice is centered on painting within the field of conceptual art. His academic background in sacred art has shaped a visual language rooted in symbolism, archetypal imagery, and layered narratives. His work explores themes of identity, corporeality, memory, psycho-emotional states, equality, and the relationship between humans and nature.

Stepanyk graduated from the Department of Sacred Art at the Lviv National Academy of Arts in 2012. His academic training in monumental and sacred art—including fresco, mosaic, and stained glass—has profoundly influenced his artistic practice, forming a visual language grounded in symbolism, archetypal imagery, and layered composition.

In 2008, he completed a professional artistic exchange in New York, USA, where he worked in artists’ studios and participated in a studio-based exchange with American artists.

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Education

2012 — MA, Department of Sacred Art, Lviv National Academy of Arts, Ukraine.

2008 — Professional Artistic Exchange Program, New York, USA. Studio practice and artistic exchange with American artists.

2006 — Emmanuel Mysko Junior Academy of Arts.

Solo Exhibitions

2023 – “PORTRAITS” – The Collector’s house, Belgium, The Antwerp

2023 – “PORTRAITS” – GALLERY KV, Netherlands, The Hague

2023 – “PORTRAITS” – Taras Shevchenko Nationale Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine

2022 – “TOGETHER” – Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine

2022 –  PERFORMANCE, Exhibition preview “TOGETHER”, Lviv, Lviv National Philharmonic , Ukraine

2022 – “ADAM” – ORNAMENT ART SPACE, Kyiv, Ukraine

2022 – Exhibition preview ADAM ” THE CREATION” – ART SPACE E.Kuleby, Kyiv, Ukraine

2017 – “And they fly” – Lubert Castle, Lutsk, Ukraine

projects, outdoor exhibitions, group exhibition projects

2023 -Plein air. Exhibition. Ladantsi, Ukraine.

2022 -“Skovoroda” Art Residence. Exhibition. Korsaki Museum of Modern Art

2022 – Plein air. Exhibition. Ladantsi, Ukraine.

2021 – Plein air. Exhibition. Ladantsi, Ukraine.

2020 – Рlein air Exhibition. Lesya Panchyshyn Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.

2009 – “He and She” exhibition project with a performance of the union of three art schools of Ukraine. Museum of Ideas, Lviv, Ukraine

2009 – Plein-air exhibition of the First international icon-painting plein-air Novitsa. Lviv Ethnographic Museum, Lviv Ukraine

2009 – Plein-air exhibition of the First international icon-painting plein-air Novitsa. Krakow, Poland

2009 – Plein-air exhibition of the First international icon-painting plein-air Novitsa. Lublin, Poland

2009 – Plein-air exhibition of the First international icon-painting plein-air Novitsa. Warsaw, Polan

2009 – Plein- air exhibition of the First International Icon Painting Plein Air in Nowica, Poland.

2008 – Icon painting exhibition creative association “Cactus” Grifon Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine