Memorable members
of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine

Memorable members
of the NAA of Ukraine

The unforgettable members of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine are outstanding artists and scientists, members of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, who have forever engraved their names with golden letters in the history of Ukrainian and international art.

Each of the unforgettable academicians played a unique role in the formation, preservation and expansion of the national culture and art of Ukraine. Their legacy and contribution to the development of art and artistic science are extremely important both for Ukraine and for the whole world. Through their creativity, research and contribution to the development of Ukraine's cultural heritage, they have become undeniable symbols of Ukrainian art and science. The creative work of academics has become a valuable heritage that is preserved and passed on to future generations.

Below is a list of unforgettable members of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine:

А

Avdievskyi
Anatolii Tymofiiovych

(1933-2016)

Academician (until 2016)

Conductor, composer

Department of Musical Art

Apatsky
Volodymyr Mykolayovych

(1928-2018)

Corresponding member (until 2018)

Bassoonist, art critic

Department of Musical Art

B

Babayev-Kalnytsky
David Wolfowitz

(1943-2019)

Corresponding member (until 2019)

Actor

Drama Department

Barseghyan
Alexander S.

(1929-2011)

Corresponding member (until 2011)

Theater director

Drama Department

Bezgin
Igor Dmitrievich

(1936-2014)

Academician (until 2014)

Theater critic

Department of Art Theory and History

Belikov
Mikhail Alexandrovich

(1940-2012)

Academician (until 2012)

Film director, cameraman

Department of Cinematography

Biletsky
Platon Oleksandrovych

(1922-1998)

Academician (until 1998)

Art historian

Department of Art Theory and History

Bogutsky
Yuriy Petrovych

(1952-2019)

Academician (until 2019)

Cultural figure

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

Boroday
Vasyl Zakharovych

(1917-2010)

Academician (until 2010)

Sculptor

Department of Fine Arts

C

ChekanyukVilen Andriyovych

(1932-2000)

Corresponding member (until 2000)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Chembergy
Mikhail Ivanovich

(1944-2018)

Academician (until 2018)

Composer

Department of Musical Art

Chepelyk
Volodymyr Andriyovych

(1945-2021)

Academician (until 2021)

Sculptor

Department of Fine Arts

Cherkaskiy
David Yanovych

(1932-2018)

Corresponding member (until 2018)

Director and animator

Department of Cinematography

D

Danchenko
Serhii Volodymyrovych

(1937-2001)

Academician (until 2001)

Theater director

Drama Department

Derehus
Mykhailo Hordiovych

(1904-1997)

Academician (until 1997)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Dovgan
Borys Stepanovych

(1928-2019)

Honorary academician (until 2019)

Sculptor

Department of Art Theory and History

Drach
Ivan Fedorovich

(1936-2018)

Honorary Academician (until 2018)

Poet, screenwriter

Department of Cinematography

F

Fedko
Vladimir Petrovich

(1940-2006)

Corresponding member (until 2006)

Artist

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

G

Ganotskyi
Vasyl Leontiyovych

(1932-2023)

Corresponding member (until 2023)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Gerasimova-Persidska
Nina Oleksandrivna

(1932-2020)

Academician (until 2020)

Musicologist

Department of Art Theory and History

Golembievska
Tatiana Nikolaevna

(1936-2018)

Academician (until 2018)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Gontarov
Viktor Mykolayovych

(1943-2009)

Academician (until 2009)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Goryukhina
Nadiia Oleksandrivna

(1918-1998)

Corresponding member (until 1998)

Musicologist

Department of Art Theory and History

GrinishinMikhail Petrovich

(1921-2016)

Honorary academician (until 2016)

Composer, conductor

Department of Musical Art

Gubarev
Oleksandr Ivanovych

(1926-2021)

Academician (until 2021)

Graphic artist

Department of Fine Arts

Gurin
Vasyl Ivanovych

(1939-2018)

Academician (until 2018)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

H

Havrylets
Anna Oleksiivna

(1958-2022)

Corresponding member (until 2022)

Composer, teacher

Department of Musical Art

Hnatiuk
Dmytro Mykhailovych

(1932-2016)

Academician (until 2016)

Opera singer

Department of Musical Art

I

Ivakhnenko
Oleksandr Ivanovych

(1949-2014)

Corresponding member (until 2014)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Ihnashchenko
Anatolii Fedorovych

(1930-2011)

Honorary academician (until 2011)

Architect

Department of Fine Arts

Ilyenko
Vadym Gerasymovych

(1932-2015)

Corresponding member (until 2015)

Film director

Department of Cinematography

Ilyenko
Yuriy Gerasymovych

(1936-2010)

Academician (until 2010)

Film director

Department of Cinematography

K

Kalyuta
Vilen Oleksandrovych

(1930-1999)

Corresponding member (until 1999)

Cinematographer

Department of Cinematography

Karamanov
Alemdar Sabitovich

(1934-2007)

Honorary academician (until 2007)

Composer

Department of Musical Art

Khmelnytsky
Oleksandr Anatoliyovych

(1924-1998)

Corresponding member (until 1998)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Khutsiev
Marlen Martynovych

(1925-2019)

Foreign member (until 2019)

Film director

Department of Cinematography

Koval
Oleksandr Ivanovych

(1959-2018)

Corresponding member (until 2018)

Film director, cinematographer

Department of Cinematography

Kovalchik
Jerzy

(1930-2018)

Foreign member (until 2018)

Art historian

Department of Art Theory and History

Kolessa
Mykola Filaretovych

(1930-2006)

Academician (until 2006)

Composer, conductor

Department of Art Theory and History

Kolodub
Lev Mykolayovych

(1930-2019)

Academician (until 2019)

Composer

Department of Musical Art

Kotliarevsky
Ivan Arsenovych

(1941-2007)

Corresponding member (until 2007)

Musicologist

Department of Musical Art

Kotorovych
Bogodar Antonovych

(1941-2009)

Corresponding member (until 2009)

Violinist, conductor

Department of Musical Art

Krivolapov
Mykhailo Oleksandrovych

(1936-2020)

Academician (until 2020)

Art historian

Department of Art Theory and History

Kuznetsov
Vladlen Mykolayovych

(1931-2014)

Academician (until 2014)

Screenwriter, journalist

Department of Cinematography

Kurbanov
Sukhrob Usmanovych

(1946-2016)

Foreign member (until 2016)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Kushnirenko
Andrii Mykolaiovych

(1933-2013)

Corresponding member (until 2013)

Conductor, composer

Department of Musical Art

L

Lashchenko
Anatolii Petrovych

(1941-2007)

Corresponding member (until 2007)

Art historian

Department of Art Theory and History

Leader
Danylo Danilovych

(1917-2002)

Academician (until 2002)

Stage designer

Drama Department

Lopukhov
Alexander Mikhailovich

(1925-2009)

Academician (until 2009)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Lyashenko
Ivan Fedorovich

(1927-1998)

Academician (until 1998)

Musicologist

Department of Musical Art

M

Majuga
Yuriy Mykolayovych

(1931-2022)

Academician (until 2022)

Actor

Drama Department

Meisler
Frank

(1929-2018)

Honorary academician (until 2018)

Sculptor

Department of Fine Arts

Maksymenko
Mykola Antonovych

(1924-2016)

Honorary academician (until 2016)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Mashchenko
Mykola Pavlovych

(1929-2013)

Academician (until 2013)

Film director

Department of Cinematography

Melnikov
Zhan Oleksandrovych

(1936-2021)

Corresponding member (until 2021)

Actor, director

Drama Department

Mysko
Emmanuel Petrovich

(1929-2000)

Academician (until 2000)

Sculptor

Department of Fine Arts

Mychka
Zoltan Fedorovych

(1949-2017)

Honorary academician (until 2017)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Miliaeva
Lyudmila Semenivna

(1925-2022)

Academician (until 2022)

Art historian

Department of Art Theory and History

Muravsky
Pavlo Ivanovych

(1914-2014)

Honorary academician (until 2014)

Conductor

Department of Musical Art

MuratovaKira Georgievna

(1934-2018)

Academician (until 2018)

Film director

Department of Cinematography

N

Neledva
Halyna Oleksandrivna

(1938-2017)

Honorary academician (until 2017)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Novikov
Anatolii Hryhorovych

(1927-2017)

Academician (until 2017)

Actor, director

Drama Department

O

Ovsiychuk
Volodymyr Antonovych

(1924-2016)

Corresponding member (until 2016)

Art historian

Department of Art Theory and History

Ogrenych
Mykola Leonidovych

(1937-2000)

Corresponding member (until 2000)

Opera singer

Department of Musical Art

Oleksenko
Stepan Stepanovych

(1941-2006)

Academician (until 2006)

Actor

Drama Department

Olender
Viktor Petrovych

(1941-2020)

Corresponding member (until 2020)

Film director

Department of Cinematography

Oliynyk
Borys Ilyich

(1935-2017)

Honorary Academician (until 2017)

Poet

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

Omelchenko
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych

(1938-2021)

Honorary Academician (until 2021)

Political figure

Department of Art Theory and History

P

Pavlyshyn
Stefaniia Stefanivna

(1930-2021)

Honorary academician (until 2021)

Musicologist

Department of Musical Art

Palkin
Vyacheslav S.

(1935-2008)

Corresponding member (until 2008)

Conductor

Department of Musical Art

Penderetsky
Krzysztof

(1933-2020)

Foreign member (until 2020)

Conductor, composer

Department of Musical Art

Pylypiuk
Vasyl V.

(1950-2017)

Honorary Academician (until 2017)

Photographer and artist

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

Pylypchuk
Rostyslav Yaroslavovych

(1936-2014)

Academician (until 2014)

Theater critic

Drama Department

Poritskaya-Gritza
Sofia Yosypivna

(1932-2022)

Corresponding member (until 2022)

Folklorist, musicologist

Department of Musical Art

R

Revutskyi
Valeriyan Dmytrovych

(1910-2010)

Foreign member (until 2010)

Theater critic

Drama Department

Ryzhykh
Viktor Ivanovych Ryzhykh

(1933-2021)

Academician (until 2021)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Rogok
Volodymyr Ivanovych

(1946-2020)

Academician (until 2020)

Conductor

Department of Musical Art

Ruban
Valentyna Vasylivna

(1940-2014)

Corresponding member (until 2014)

Art historian

Department of Art Theory and History

S

Samotos
Ivan Mikhailovich

(1933-2016)

Honorary academician (until 2016)

Sculptor

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

Shatalin
Viktor Vasilyevich

(1926-2003)

Academician (until 2003)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Shevchenko
Yuriy Valentynovych

(1953-2022)

Corresponding member (until 2022)

Composer

Drama Department

Shpara
Ihor Petrovych

(1936-2016)

Academician (until 2016)

Architect

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

Serdyuk
Les Oleksandrovych

(1940-2010)

Corresponding member (until 2010)

Actor

Department of Cinematography

Sedak
Ihor Mykytovych

(1923-2009)

Honorary academician (until 2009)

Architect

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

Skoblikov
Alexander Pavlovich

(1929-2005)

Corresponding member (until 2005)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Skoryk
Myroslav Mykhailovych

(1938-2020)

Academician (until 2020)

Composer, conductor

Department of Musical Art

Smolyarova
Oleksandra Zakharivna

(1925-2014)

Corresponding member (until 2014)

Actress

Drama Department

Solomukha
Anton

(1945-2015)

Foreign member (until 2015)

Artist, photographer

Department of Fine Arts

Stanishevsky
Yuriy Oleksandrovych

(1936-2009)

Corresponding member (until 2009)

Theater critic

Drama Department

Stankevich
Mykhailo Yevstakhiyovych

(1948-2017)

Corresponding member (until 2017)

Art historian

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

Storozhenko
Mykola Andriyovych

(1928-2015)

Academician (until 2015)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Stupka
Bohdan Sylvestrovych

(1941-2012)

Academician (until 2012)

Actor

Drama Department

T

Tarabarinov
Leonid Semenovich

(1928-2008)

Corresponding member (until 2008)

Actor

Drama Department

Theodorakis
Mikis

(1925-2021)

Foreign member (until 2021)

Composer

Department of Musical Art

Tymoshenko
Oleg Semenovych

(1932-2010)

Academician (until 2010)

Conductor

Department of Musical Art

Tsvirkunov
Vasily Vasilyevich

(1917-2000)

Academician (until 2000)

Film critic

Department of Cinematography

V

Verba
Ihor Ivanovych

(1932-2004)

Honorary academician (until 2004)

Art historian

Department of Art Theory and History

Virsta
Temistokl

(1923-2017)

Honorary academician (until 2017)

Art historian, artist

Department of Art Theory and History

Voevodin
Vyacheslav Vasylovych

(1938-2009)

Corresponding member (until 2009)

Accordionist, conductor

Department of Musical Art

Voznytskyi
Borys Hryhorovych

(1926-2012)

Corresponding member (until 2012)

Art historian

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

Y

Yablonska
Tatiana N.

(1917-2005)

Academician (until 2005)

Painter and illustrator

Department of Fine Arts

Yakutovych
Heorhii Viacheslavovych

(1930-2000)

Academician (until 2000)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Yakutovych
Serhii Heorhiiovych

(1952-2017)

Academician (until 2017)

Artist

Department of Fine Arts

Yezhov
Valentyn Ivanovych

(1927-2010)

Honorary academician (until 2010)

Architect

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

Z

Zavarov
Alexey Ivanovich

(1917-2003)

Corresponding member (until 2003)

Architect

Department of synthesis of plastic arts

Zapasko
Yakym Prokhorovych

(1923-2007)

Honorary academician (until 2007)

Book scholar

Department of Art Theory and History

Znoba
Valentyn Ivanovych

(1929-2006)

Academician (until 2006)

Sculptor

Department of Fine Arts