The most comprehensive digital encyclopedia of Petrykivka painting
Master biographies, an artwork catalog, books, archival materials and research on a tradition inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
History of Petrykivka painting
From folk house painting in the Dnipro region to the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List
Fascinating facts about Petrykivka painting
Dozens of surprising facts about a tradition over a century old
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Hundreds of works from museum and private collections
Masters of Petrykivka painting
Biographies and creative paths — from the founders to contemporary artists
What is Petrykivka painting
Petrykivka painting is a Ukrainian decorative and ornamental folk art that emerged in the 19th century in the village of Petrykivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. It is characterized by floral motifs — flowers, berries, leaves, and birds — executed directly with a brush, without a preliminary sketch, in a free improvisational manner. In 2013, Petrykivka painting was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Read the full history of Petrykivka paintingKey figures of Petrykivka painting
Tetiana Pata
Corypheus and one of the founders of classical Petrykivka painting
Nadiya Bilokin
A classic of Petrykivka painting and one of the first original masters
Vasyl Sokolenko
One of the most important master innovators and patriarchs of Petrykivka painting
Fedir Panko
Leading classicist, reformer and teacher of Petrykivka painting
Andriy Pikush
Leading modern master, reformer and public figure of Petrykivka painting
Halyna Nazarenko
The most famous, most active and sought-after modern master of Petrykivka painting
Masterpieces of Petrykivka painting
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Petrykivka today
News, exhibitions, events
Ukrainian refugee group holds cultural festival
A Ukrainian refugee community organizes a cultural festival featuring Petrykivka painting and other traditional crafts to preserve heritage and connect with local communities abroad.
Ukrainian artist's Dallas exhibit blends beauty, resilience
A Ukrainian artist brings Petrykivka painting to Dallas, with an exhibition that pairs the decorative tradition's beauty with stories of resilience amid wartime displacement.
Petrykivka Garden and Cities of the War
Philadelphia's Mural Arts presents a public art project bringing Petrykivka painting to American urban space, weaving Ukrainian decorative tradition with imagery of cities affected by war.
Petrykivka Painting: Political Implications of Cultural Heritage in Ukraine
An academic ethnological study examining how Petrykivka painting functions not only as decorative tradition but as a site of cultural and political meaning in contemporary Ukraine.
Petrykivka painting is a decoration tradition originating from the South-East of Ukraine
An in-depth feature about the history, symbolism, and contemporary state of Petrykivka painting as one of the most recognizable elements of Ukrainian cultural heritage.
Worldwide unknown Petrykivka
A documentary feature exploring why Petrykivka — a UNESCO-listed Ukrainian decorative art — remains relatively unknown beyond Ukraine, and meeting the masters who continue the tradition today.