Petro Magro

Russian and Ukrainian museums as well as in private collections in the UK, USA, Germany, Italy,The Netherlands, Israel, Canada and Belgium. He has had three solo shows in the British Isles since 1992 and the painting Going to Church received the accolade of being rated as the best painting in Liverpool in 1998.
“[Magro] is essentially a lyrical artist who finds the poetry in everyday life… All is peace and calm. The painter’s skill with perspective allows him to solve the timeless problem of rendering wide open spaces within the confines of canvas.” Dr. Tetyana Honcharenko.
“Petro Magro’s practice is rooted in tradition of Russian Realism… The issues of “typicality” and national identity were both crucial and fraught with Sotsrealist discourse. Stalin’s statement that Soviet art should be “socialist in form, national in character” became a slogan repeated by Soviet critics even in the decades after his death…” Dr. Pat Simpson, Borderlands.

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Born 22nd June, 1918, Dnipropetrovsk

		Born 22nd June, 1918, Dnipropetrovsk At the age of 22, Petro Magro graduated from Dnipropetrovsk Art College, a school well known for its high regard for realism in all its forms, with a particular focus on drawing and painting. After active service in the Second World War, in 1948 Magro began to participate in various exhibitions at a local, national and international level. Well known for his landscapes, in 1964, Magro was accepted into the Union of USSR Artists and in 1996 received the title of an Honoured Artists of Ukraine and more recently, the People’s Artist of Ukraine (the highest achievement award in the country) in 2004. Now a highly regarded and distinguished artist, Magro’s paintings can be found in

	Russian and Ukrainian museums as well as in private collections in the UK, USA, Germany, Italy,The Netherlands, Israel, Canada and Belgium. He has had three solo shows in the British Isles since 1992 and the painting Going to Church received the accolade of being rated as the best painting in Liverpool in 1998. “[Magro] is essentially a lyrical artist who finds the poetry in everyday life… All is peace and calm. The painter’s skill with perspective allows him to solve the timeless problem of rendering wide open spaces within the confines of canvas.” Dr. Tetyana Honcharenko. “Petro Magro’s practice is rooted in tradition of Russian Realism… The issues of “typicality” and national identity were both crucial and fraught with Sotsrealist discourse. Stalin’s statement that Soviet art should be “socialist in form, national in character” became a slogan repeated by Soviet critics even in the decades after his death…” Dr. Pat Simpson, Borderlands.