Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

MFA: Yale University, School of Art
BFA: Rhode Island School of Design

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2005-2006   
Different Ways of Seeing: The Expanding World of Abstraction, September 3 – January 2, 2006, The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ

2005     
Landscape: 4 Artist’s Views, Artspace 129 Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Convergence: Paintings by Bohdan Osyczka Marko Shuhan Ilona 
Sochynsky, Zorya Fine Art, CT Exhibition Curated by Jeffrey Wechsler, Senior Curator 
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University

2004  
Seaside Dreams: Atlantic City Celebrates 150 Years, The Noyes Museum of Art, NJ
An Artist’s Perspective, East End Gallery, Margate, NJ

2003     
Reflections and Permutations, Ukrainian Institute of America,  NYC (solo)
Recent Acquisitions, The Noyes Museum of Art, NJ 

2002
Lois Richards Galleries, Greenwich, CT

2001
A Portrait of Two Communities: A Photographic Essay, The Noyes Museum, NJ (solo)

2000
Gallery of the UECC, Jenkintown, PA (solo)  

1999    
Women Artists of Atlantic County, Garden Pier, Atlantic City, NJ
Art At The Institute 1991-1996, Ukrainian Institute of America, NYC
Poetry: Installations and Performances Yara Arts Group, NYC 

1998     
Fall Invitational Art Exhibition, Ocean City Arts Center, Ocean City, NJ
Faculty Exhibition, Stockton College Art Gallery, Pomona, NJ

1997    
Women and Abstraction Atlantic Community College Art Gallery, Mays Landing, NJ

1996
Journey Into Abstraction: A Retrospective, Atlantic Community College Art Gallery, Mays Landing, NJ (solo)
Women Artists of Atlantic County, Garden Pier, Atlantic City, NJ

1995
Back Porch Cafe, Rehoboth Beach, DE (solo)
The Gallery at the Taj, Atlantic City, NJ

1994   
Ocean City Art Center, Ocean City, NJ (solo)

1992
Back Porch Cafe, Rehoboth Beach, DE (solo)

1991
Ukrainian Institute of America, NYC (solo)
TWG Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
Bienale-Renewal, State Museum of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine
Shades of Pastels, Maryland Pastel Society, Baltimore, MD

1990   
Styria Galleries Inc., Soho and Locust Valley, NY

1989
Back Porch Cafe, Rehoboth Beach, DE (solo)

1988
 Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL (solo)

1987        
Evergreen Gallery Inc., Spring Lake, NJ

1986
The Emerging Collector Gallery, NYC
Real Surreal, Olympia & York - Park Ave Atrium, New York, NYC

1985
Barbara Walter Gallery, NYC
New York City Partership, Inc., NYC

1984
Ukrainian Institute of America, NYC (solo)
Community Gallery, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY

1983
Corporate Art Directions, NYC
Weil & Company, NYC 

1982
RISD: Alumni Biennial Exhibition III, Wood Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

1981
Semaphore Gallery, NYC

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Zorya Fine Art. Greenwich, CT
The Gallery At Sagemore, Ocean City, NJ 1999-2005
Olive Tree, Stone Harbor, NJ
William Ris Galleries, Stone Harbor, NJ 2000-2001
Accent Gallery, Ocean City, NJ 1998-2000
Evergreen Gallery, Spring Lake, NJ 1997-98
The Gallery at the Taj, Atlantic City, NJ 1994-1996
Corporate Art Directions, NYC, 1983-1990

 PUBLIC ART 

COMMISSIONS

Ruth Newman Shapiro Cancer and Heart Fund 1998-2000

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
The Noyes Museum of Art, Portrait of Two Communities, 2001

A six month collaboration with the Noyes Museum of Art: An Artist & Designer works with area schools to create a multi-component community arts project. Using visual arts as a form of communication, middle school students from Hispanic and Asian communities in NJ were encouraged to explore their cultural values and shared aspirations. Thru the artist’s visits to local schools and instruction on graphic design children were inspired to create work for a poster project entitled “Me and My Community.”

Instruction by the Artist was also provided to both children and adults at the Museum in conjunction with the presentation of her photo essay documenting and reflecting these communities. 

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

Crafting Identity: Twelve Artists Interpret Their Cultural Roots, Ukrainian Institute of America, NYC, 2001

In this group show, twelve artists bring the historic tradition of craft and folk art squarely into the 21^st Century. Melding ancient techniques with contemporary aesthetics, the exhibition participants cast a fresh light on each of the diverse mediums in which they operate, from textile design to ceramics to silversmithing. Artists: Masha Archer, Boris Dudchenko, Nancy Weeks Dudchenko, Natalia Kormeluk, Lialia Kuchma, Dan Kvitka, Sohia Lada, Nina Lapchyk, Kateryna Nemyra, Zorianna Sokhatska, Valentin, Yotkov, Sofia Zielyk

 Flowers As Muse, Ukrainian Institute of America, NYC, 1999

With this exhibition the intent was to show the exuberance, forcefulness and beauty of flowers when they are the primary source of inspiration to artistic expression. This invitational including the work of five artists whose approaches to the subject matter are quite different but who share the exhilaration and joy of creating art when flowers serve as Muse. Intentionally this assembly of works comprises a rich variety of media: prints, oils, watercolors, drawings, pastels and sculptures. Artists: Nina Klymowska, Olga Maryschuk, Natalia Pohrebinska, Romana Rainey, Ilona Sochynsky, Martha Hirniak Voyevidka.

 COLLECTIONS (partial listing)

Daria Hoydysh Endowment for the Arts
Dr. Yaroslav Leshko, Chair of Art History at Smith College
Morris Propp Foundation
The Noyes Museum of Art
Represented in many private collections 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ayers, Robert REVIEWS: National, Bohdan Osyczka, Ilona Sochysnky, Marko Shuhan, Zorya Fine Art, Greenwich CT, Art News,  (Summer 2005)

Saj, Christina,  REVIEW: Sochynsky's New Artworks, The Ukrainian Weekly,  (Dec 21, 2003)

McGarvey, Denise, Richard Stockton College Art Gallery Faculty Exhibition, Exhibition Catalogue, Pomona, NJ, (1998)

Saj, Christina, Ilona Sochynsky: A Journey into Abstraction, The Creative Woman, Volume XIII, No. 4, Winter (1993)

Sochynsky, Ilona, Excerpts from a conversation about myself, Svito-Vyd (International Arts and Literary Journal), New York-Kiev, (April-June1992) 

Bass Cope, Penelope, Paintings and more down by the shore, The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, (14 July 1989)

Gill, Brendan, Posters made possible by a grant from Mobil, Graphis Press Corp., Zurich, Switzerland, (1988)

Leshko, Yaroslav, Two Fascinating Alternatives: Joint  Exhibition of Rainey and Sochynsky, The Ukrainian Weekly, Jersey City, NJ (2 August 1987)

Hordynskyj, Sviatoslaw, Paintings of Ilona Sochynsky,Ukrainian Art  Digest , Philadelphia, PA, (Oct. 1985)

 Pevnyj, Bohdan, Art: Selective Viewing, Suczasnist , New York, NY (Jan 1985)

Teren-Yskiw, Theodore, On-Art Themes: Debut of Ilona Sochynsky at the Ukrainian Institute of America, Svoboda , Jersey City, NJ (9 Nov. 1984)

Pelenska, Oksana, BIENALE- RENEWAL LVIV 1991 of Ukrainian Painting, Exhibition  Catalogue,  Atlos Publishing, Lviv, Ukraine (1991)

Graphic Design USA:3, AIGA, Watson-Guptill Publications, NY,1982

DESIGN

Principal, Ilona Sochynsky Associates, NY
Owner of a design firm specializing in corporate communications, graphic identity programs, advertising campaigns, and signage. Assignments include the design of logos, posters, brochures, annual reports, interior signage, and exterior architectural graphics. Notable corporate clients comprise Mobil Corporation, Paine Webber, Bank of America, Museum of Modern Art, Yale University, Union Pacific, AMAX, SCM, and the Schubert Organization.

 AWARDS AND HONORS

"Miniature Art", Second Prize, Atlantic City Arts Center, Atlantic City, NJ -- 
     Juror, A.M. Weaver, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections, The Noyes Museum of Art
American Institute of Graphics Arts (AIGA): Communication Graphic Awards
New York Type Directors Club Award
Graphic Design USA:  3rd Annual Desi Awards
Graphic Design USA:  4th Annual Desi Awards
Merit Award in Painting, Women Artists of Atlantic County, Garden Pier, Atlantic City, NJ

 TEACHING
 College Level

Adjunct Professor, Arts and Humanities
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 1997-1998     
Adjunct Professor, Arts and Humanities
Atlantic Cape Community College, New Jersey, 1993-1996

Courses Taught: 
An Introduction to Desktop Publishing using PageMaker
Graphic Design I 
Description: Overview of art and design for visual communications, with emphasis on conceptual and technical study of typographic syntax and application. Problem-solving methods, verbal/visual conceptual skills, technique, and craft are developed through a series of problems which parallel the professional world. Assignments in typographic composition, logo design, sequential layout, type and image, symbols, and charts are given, utilizing computer and traditional design tools. 

WORKSHOPS

Circle of Hands, The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ 2000
Urban Youth Golf League of Atlantic City
Guided by the artist, 25 students (1st and 2^nd Grades) begin by tracing their hands and work toward drawing symbols that express their feelings of togetherness. The individual drawings will be combined to form a type of group signature symbolizing unity.

Graphic Design Workshop for Adults, The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ, 2000
This workshop focuses on how to approach a design project such as brochures, newsletters, advertising, posters, etc. that are attractively presented and invite reading. The artist leads participants in hands-on exercises to strengthen their design principles.

Artist as Catalyst, Texas Avenue Reeds Road Schools, Atlantic City & Absecon, NJ  2000
Approx. 200 students Middle Schools (grades 6 and 7) Artist works directly with 200 students involved on a consulting basis. Each student creates a poster (20" x 26") which depicts their community and includes an interpretive statement expressing the thoughts behind the work. The artist provides instruction and commentary on composition, typography and design while having direct interaction with students.

 MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

AIGA American Institute of Graphic Arts, NY - 1975-1985
Atlantic City Art Center, NJ         

Atlantic City Arts Commission, NJ

The Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce - 2001-2002
Ocean City Art Center, NJ - 1995-2000 
South Jersey Cultural Alliance, NJ
Ukrainian Institute of America, NYC - Exhibition Committee Member
Ukrainian Museum, NYC - Board Member - 1992-1998