Stefaniia Shabatura
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Stefaniia Shabatura | |
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Стефанія Шабатура | |
 Shabatura in 2011 | |
| Born | 5 November 1938 Iwanie Złote, Poland (now Ivane-Zolote, Ukraine) |
| Died | 17 December 2014 (aged 76) Lviv, Ukraine |
| Alma mater | Lviv Institute of Applied and Decorative Art |
| Known for | Rugs, human rights activism |
| Style | Kilim, tapestry |
Stefaniia Mykhailivna Shabatura (Ukrainian: Стефа́нія Миха́йлівна Шабату́ра; 5 November 1938 – 17 December 2014) was a Ukrainian textile artist and human rights activist. First acquiring attention as a creator of tapestries and kilim rugs, she later became a member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group and spent several years imprisoned on charges of anti-Soviet agitation.
Stefaniia Mykhailivna Shabatura was born on 5 November 1938 in the village of Ivane-Zolote,[1] then part of the Second Polish Republic.[2] Her mother was Hanna Shabatura, a painter.[3] Her father, Mykhailo Hnatovych Shabatura, was a soldier in the Polish and Red armies,[2] dying during World War II.[3] Shabatura stated that her family was likely Cossacks from eastern Ukraine based on their surname.[1]
Shabatura graduated from art school in 1961, followed by the Lviv Institute of Applied and Decorative Art (now part of the Lviv National Academy of Arts) in 1967.[4] Following her graduation, Shabatura's tapestries and kilim rugs were widely displayed at art exhibitions, and she acquired prominence.[5] She was a member of Mykhailo Kosiv's Lviv branch of the Artistic Youths' Club, and printed samvydav.[3] At this time, she became acquainted with other members of the growing Ukrainian dissident movement, such as Olena Antoniv and Bohdan Antkiv.[1] She became a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine in 1969.[6]
Shabatura's dissident activism began in 1970, following the arrest of Valentyn Moroz. She was part of a group of artists and writers that condemned Moroz's arrest and demanded to be allowed to observe the trial.[4]
