“My family takes up the role to ground me as well as inspire many of my creations in which I try to find love and home within one’s family rather than one’s physical house. Discovering Canada’s great wealth of natural splendour has also stimulated my interest in painting landscapes, which is presently becoming the most prominent theme in my work. Capturing my personal thoughts and feelings along with the beauty in front of my eyes is the most important aspect to me.”

Eduard was born in 1969 in Ukraine. He immigrated to Canada in 1992 and settled in Toronto where he currently lives with his wife and two children. Since 1993, Eduard has run a home-based art studio where he creates his own art and instructs aspiring artists of all ages. His educational background consists of a BFA from the University of the city of Lvov (Ukraine) and a diploma in illustration from Sheridan College (Canada).

“Many of my clients HAVE mentioned that my work reminds them of stained glass. I often outline images in my work in thin dark lines. To me, it is one of the final steps in which I try to elevate the energy of the entire piece. Outlined, the colours become brisk and vibrant, the shapes gain a deeper personality.

Painting for me is the process in which some of my thoughts get a chance to become visible, a continuous journey of self-discovery and self-expression. My paintings are experimental as I strive to best represent a thought or a feeling that I am living through. Using mixed media I constantly try new techniques rather than remain stagnant in one place. My life’s works represent both change in technique and subject matter. My art is a journey in which I hope to find answers to some of life's most difficult and universal questions.”

EDUCATION

1997

Interpretive Illustration, Diploma of Applied Arts. Sheridan College, Oakville, Canada

1991

BFA, Bachelor of Applied Arts. Polytechnic University of Lvov, Ukraine

1987

Post-Graduate Certificate in Fine Arts. Mukachevo School of Fine Arts, Ukraine

EXHIBITIONS

2025 

Peace and Sunlight, Galerie NuEdge, Montreal, QC

2023

MINUTE OR 2, Galerie NuEdge, QC Canada

THING THAT HAPPENED, Galerie NuEdge, QC Canada

2021

Picture Perfect, Galerie NuEdge, Montreal, QC

May Promise, Galerie NuEdge, Montreal, QC

2012

Gallery On The Lake

2010

Gallery 533 Solo Art Exhibition “From One Man to Another”

1997

Manulife Centre Solo Personal Art Show sponsored by Carrot Magazine. Toronto

1995

Solo Personal Show in “Joe DiMaggio’s Wet Paint Café”. Toronto, Canada

Solo Personal Show in Russian Canadian Private Club. Toronto, Canada

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Air We Breathe, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke, ON

2023

WAYS OF SEEING, Crescent Hill Gallery, Mississauga, ON

2014

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibitions 

McMichael Annual Art Show 

2011

Wasaga Beach Group Art Show, Ontario

Solo Art Exhibition at The Gallery on the Lake-Buckhorn, Ontario

Toronto Art Expo Annual Exhibition. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

New York Art Expo Annual Exhibition. New York, U.S.A.

The Artist Project, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada.

2010

McMichael Autumn Art Sale, Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada

“Jeremy Bortz and Friends Exhibition”, Rotary Club, Toronto

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Nathan Philips Square

New York Art Expo Annual Exhibition. New York, U.S.A.

Toronto Art Expo Annual Exhibition. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2009

Group Art Exhibition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Group Exhibition “Color is My Day”, Distillery District, Arta Gallery

Cobourg Waterfront Juried Art Festival. Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

New York Art Expo Annual Exhibition. New York, U.S.A.

Toronto Art Expo Annual Exhibition. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2008

Toronto Art Expo Annual Exhibition. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2006

Espanola Triathlon Fund Raising Juried Art Show. Espanola, Ontario, Canada

2005

First Transkarpatian Art Auction. Uzgorod, Ukraine

2003

“New Way” Group Art Show of Ukrainian Artists. Kiev, Ukraine

2000

Group Exhibition Bernard Bethel Centre for Creative Living. Toronto, Canada

Mel Lastman Square “Fun Day at the Square” Art Show. Toronto, Canada

1994

Group Art Show, Sobot Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1993

Group Art Exhibition, Art Interiors Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Group Show of New Immigrants from Ukraine. Ukrainian-Canadian Art Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1991

Group Show, Safraim Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel

1990

Group Show of Ukrainian Surrealist Artists, Lutch Gallery, Mukachevo, Ukraine