Oleh Loshniv
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Oleh Loshniv | |
|---|---|
| Олег Лошнів | |
| Born | 24 November 1887 |
| Died | after 1934 |
| Alma mater | Kraków Academy of Arts, Vienna Academy of Arts |
| Occupations | Painter, graphic artist, and educator |
Oleh Loshniv (Ukrainian: Олег Лошнів; 24 November 1887 – after 1934) was a Ukrainian painter, graphic artist, and educator. He was the author of the coat of arms of the West Ukrainian People's Republic.[1][2]
Oleh Loshniv was born on 24 November 1887, in Ternopil.[3]
He studied at the Ternopil Ukrainian Gymnasium. In 1907, he graduated from the Kraków Academy of Arts (his specialized teacher was Teodor Axentowicz), and later from the Vienna Academy of Arts. Until 1930, he studied at the Oleksa Novakivskyi Art School, where he attended drawing lectures.[3]
From 1916, he was a set designer for the Ukrainska Besida Theatre.
In the 1920s, he worked as a teacher of evening drawing courses at the Lviv Ukrainian Academic Gymnasium. In 1933, in Lviv, he became a member of the editorial board of the art almanac "Karby".
He died after 1934.
