Valeriy Basanets (born January 11, 1941, Brody, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a Ukrainian artist. One of the active participants in the nonconformist movement (underground) of Odessa, a regular exhibitor of “apartment” exhibitions. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (since 1970). One of the founders of the National Association of Artists (1993). Honored Artist of Ukraine (2009).
In 1963 he graduated from the Odessa Art School. Works in the fields of painting, graphics, sculpture.
In the 1960s he joined a group of young informal artists. In 1993 he became one of the founders of the group “Boat”, in 1998 he was one of the founders of the creative association “Mamai”.
Since 1966 he has been participating in art exhibitions. In 1980 and 1999, Basants’ personal exhibitions took place in Odessa.
Selected personal exhibitions:
2009
Exhibition of paintings. NT-Art Gallery, Odessa, Ukraine
2004
Within the framework of the Odessa Anomaly project. Soviart Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2004
Painting by Valery Basants. White Moon Gallery, Odessa, Ukraine
2002
Valery Basanets. Exhibition of graphic works. Lviv Museum of Ethnography, Lviv, Ukraine
2000
Valery Basanets Painting, sculpture, graphics. White Moon Gallery, Odessa, Ukraine
1999
Odessa Art Museum, Odessa, Ukraine
1980
The first personal exhibition. Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Odessa, USSR
Selected group exhibitions:
2013
“Odessa non-figurative – 3”. Odessa Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Odessa, Ukraine
“Odessa school. Traditions and relevance. ” Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine
“Odessa school. Traditions and relevance. ” Art-Donbass, Donetsk, Ukraine (catalog)
“Bebelya, 19. Apartment exhibitions”. NT-Art Gallery, Odessa, Ukraine (catalog)
“Bebelya, 19. Apartment exhibitions”. Within the framework of the IV Fine Art Ukraine project Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine (catalog)
2012
“Odessa non-figurative”. Another exhibition. Exhibition hall of the Odessa regional organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine.
“Self-portrait”. From the collection of A. Dmitrenko. Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Odessa, Ukraine
Exhibition of the creative association “Mamay” to the 95th anniversary of the newspaper “Black Sea News”. Painting, graphics, sculpture, cockroaches. Literary Museum. Odessa, Ukraine
2011
“Odessa non-figurative”. Exhibition hall of the Odessa regional organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine
2010
All-Ukrainian Triennial “Painting-2010”. Exhibition Hall of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv. Ukraine.