Renowned Lviv ceramic artist Hanna Drul has passed away
On July 23, after a long and serious illness, Lviv artist Hanna Drul passed away. She was a creator of decorative ceramics and sculpture, and a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and the International Academy of Ceramics.
In 1979, she graduated from the Ivan Trush Lviv School of Applied Arts, and in 1984, she graduated from the Lviv Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts (her instructors included Karlo Zvirynskyi, Petro Markovych, and Emmanuil Mysko). Starting in 1987, she worked at the Lviv Experimental Ceramics and Sculpture Factory. From 1998 to 2001, she headed the ceramics section of the Lviv branch of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
Since 1987, she has exhibited her works at national and international exhibitions. Solo exhibitions were held in Lviv (1989, 2000, 2006, 2013, 2015 jointly with Iryna Marko, 2020, 2022), Krakow (1996, 2003–2004), Chernivtsi (2014), and Odesa (2016).
Selected works are held in the collections of the National Museum-Reserve of Ukrainian Pottery in Opishnia, the Ceramics Museum in Bolesławiec (Poland), museums in Munich (Germany), Kraków, Wrocław (Poland), Toronto (Canada), as well as in private collections.
Among his notable works of decorative ceramics are:
- “The Crowd,”
- “The Land of Fools,”
- “Dialogue,”
- “Men’s Pastimes,”
- “The Victim’s Greed,”
- “The Heir,”
- “Galician Women,” and others.
Hanna Drul was the recipient of numerous awards and prizes.
Hanna Drul’s art extended far beyond the boundaries of applied art. Her works were always dedicated to humanity—to people’s aspirations, beliefs, contradictions, and place in the world. The artist combined depth, irony, and aesthetic expressiveness in her works.
“I have always been inspired solely by people. People remain my primary focus—their aspirations, preferences, goals, and faith. They are the driving force of progress and the creators of civilization; they are artists and the authors of masterpieces. Humans have the capacity to love and to sacrifice themselves. And at the same time, they are the cause of environmental and social catastrophes; their innate aggression is a catalyst for wars. And then the question arises: is this still a human being? I don’t have an answer; I’m asking the question,” said Hanna Drul during one of her exhibitions at “The Green Sofa.”
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