Mykola Kut

Biography

MYKOLA KUT (Kutniakhov) was born in April, 1952 in Luhansk (Ukraine)In 1967 he graduated from art school and became a student of Luhansk Art College. He successfully graduated with an honor (Red Diploma). In 1974, after the military service, he started his studying in Kyiv State Art Institute, now the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. He studied in the monumental painting workshop. It was founded by the famous monumentalist Mykhailo Boychuk — a Ukrainian teacher and friend of a Mexican monumentalist painter Diego Rivera, whose traditions and heritage Mykola Kut followed at an early stage of his work. Since 1979 he is an active member of national and international exhibitions.In 1989 becomes a Member of the National Artist Union of Ukraine.Mykola Kut is a winner of many national and art awards:The Kyiv mayor “Honor Sign» — 2003 and 2007 Two “George the Victorious” orders of I and II degrees from the Kiev Patriarchate Ukrainian Orthodox Church in 2012 Honor of the Parliament of Ukraine of III degree, 2015 Laureate of the Kiev Artist Union of Ukraine «ARTIST», nomination: best monumental work in 2015 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts — Academy of Sciences and Arts «Union» S_Korolev since 2013