Ihor Podolchak

Was born in Lviv, Ukraine (USSR). Graduated in Lviv Academy of Fine Art in 1984 with distinction. Artist, creator of numerous projects in the field of visual art, winner of 25 international art exhibitions in Canada, USA, South Korea, Latvia, Poland, Norway, Spain, Ukraine. The artist's book "Jacob Bohme" was awarded as World's Best Book at International Frankfurt Book Fair. One of his 24 personal exhibitions was the first art exhibition ever to be held in space, at space station Mir in 1993. Artworks of Podolchak can be found in 26 museums and public collections worldwide. The premiere of the first feature film "Las Meninas" took place in the competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam (2008). The film has participated at 26 International film festivals worldwide in ten of them in the competition.