Education:
Anatoliy graduated from art school in Odesa. He took individual painting lessons. “I did not study painting in an institution of higher education, classically, like everyone else, with one master who passed his technique and knowledge to them. I had many masters. That’s why I have my own idea of what art should be like”. In 1993-1994, he attended courses at Soros Center for Contemporary Arts in Moscow.
Creative path:
Anatoliy Gankevich began his professional artistic career in 1990 and later became one of the most prominent representatives of Ukrainian New Wave. As an artist, he became famous for creating paintings in a unique technique of mosaic imitation. Anatoliy has been directing for many years. He left a distinctive mark in the history of domestic video art.
1991 – creates the first video installation Purification. Presents at the exhibition of the same name (together with Oleg Migas) at Marat Guelman Gallery. Moscow, Russia
1992 – carries out the first painting project Communion. Presents at the exhibition of the same name (together with Oleg Migas) at the Central House of Artists (organizer: Marat Guelman Gallery). Moscow, Russia / at Odesa Fine Arts Museum. Odesa, Ukraine
1993 – performs the first performance Resuscitation of a Still Life at Odesa State Literature Museum. Odesa, Ukraine
From 1995 to 2005 he was engaged in directing cutscenes and music videos, as well as producing visual effects for film industry. The Gaze of the Sun trilogy, the first film of which was presented in 2020 at M17, is a return to cinema art after a break of more than 10 years.
Selected solo exhibitions:
2019
– Past Noses at the art space of Mironova Foundation (Mironova Gallery). Kyiv, Ukraine
2017
– Forever & After at M.gallery by ArtCult of ArtCult Foundation. Kyiv, Ukraine
– Subtle Grounds at Lavra Art Gallery. Kyiv, Ukraine
– Certain Conditions at HudPromo Art Gallery. Odesa, Ukraine
2014
– Soviet Mandala at Contemporary Art Center Winzavod. Moscow, Russia (also in 2013 at the 8th ART-KYIV Contemporary forum in Mystetskyi Arsenal. Kyiv, Ukraine)
2013
– Inflorescence at Frolov Gallery. Moscow, Russia
2012
– Explosion Conditions at Odesa Fine Arts Museum. Odesa, Ukraine / under the programme of The First Kyiv International Biennale of Contemporary Art ARSENALE 2012, at Taras Shevchenko National Museum. Kyiv, Ukraine / at Pechersky Gallery. Moscow, Russia
2011
– Flickering at HudPromo Art Gallery. Odesa, Ukraine / at Collection Gallery. Kyiv, Ukraine
1994
– Last Autumn, together with Andriy Kazandzhiy, at Gallery “School”. Moscow, Russia
1993
– Open Days, together with Oleg Migas, at New Space gallery. Odesa, Ukraine / at 1.0 Gallery. Moscow, Russia / at the opening of Soros Center for Contemporary Art in the National Art Museum of Ukraine. Kyiv, Ukraine
Collections:
Anatoliy Gankevich’s works are in the collections of the National Art Museum of Ukraine (Kyiv), Odesa Fine Arts Museum, The State Russian Museum (St. Petersburg), in private and corporate collections in Europe and the United States.