Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn is an accomplished Canadian artist. Her works are in private and corporate collections throughout North and South America, Australia, and Europe. Welcome to artbylarisa.com.

Waiting Backstage

 Dance has always been a source of inspiration for my paintings. this month, in honour of the "dance festival season" I am featuring my dance series.

Flowers

I have always been inspired to draw and paint flowers. Orchids, Peonies, and especially Poppies have continued to flow from my brushes onto the page.

Click Here to see more Floral Images

Larisa's Art Blog

Pouring Paints

Posted - 22 May 2013

While continuing to work with watercolour I have recently started to experiment with a pouring paint technique.

CLICK HERE - for a step by step Demonstration.






Student Art Blog


For the last 5 years I have been teaching Art211 Illustration at The Kings University college.
This year we started a 'Tumblr' featuring student works.

Posted - 10 March 2013

Graphic Novel Assignment

Each student was asked to illustrate a portion of a story in a “Graphic Novel” format.

The story is “Bread Like Mom Used to Bake” by Danny Evanishen.

Each student was illustrated in their own style and choice of medium



  CLICK HERE - to see the latest post

 

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 “Torn Dreams”

“…men, women, and children who – not because of anything they had done

but only because of where they had come from

– found themselves behind Canadian barbed wire.”

~ Lubomyr Luciuk


I have been haunted by those words and often fear  that history may repeat itself if we do not make known how unjustly new Canadians were rounded up as ‘enemy aliens’ and put in concentration camps between 1914-1920.

Research has begun on a new, large collection of paintings and multi- disciplinary production based loosely on the life of Steve Cheladyn – a watchmaker from Ukraine, who was arrested and imprisoned at the Castle Mountain Internment camp outside Banff, AB.



For more information on the Canadian WWI Internment CLICK HERE

SUMMER FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

This summer I am focusing on spending time in the studio, creating new works.
Therefore, I will not be personally attending the many annual
Ukrainian Festivals across Canada. Richard Stefanyshyn, from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan has graciously offered to exhibit my work at his "Ukreations" Booth at the following festivals:
 

April 18 – 21 Saskatoon PFE Showcase
April 26-28 North Battleford Dance Festival
May 11 Foam Lake Veselka festival
May 11 Saskatoon Vesna festival
May 30 – June 1 Regina Mosaic Festival
July 5,6,7 Vegerville Pysanka Festival
Aug 2,3,4 CNUF, Dauphin
Aug 15, 16, 17 Folkfest, Saskatoon
August 24 Ukraine Day in the Park, Saskatoon

Please visit Richard’s booth and check out my latest works.

You are also welcome to order on-line.

CLICK HERE to visit the on-line gallery.

Video

"Ukrainian Canadian Visual Artists"

To celebrate 120 years since the first immigration of Ukrainians to Canada, Larisa created a slide show featuring the works of over 40 Ukrainian-Canadian artists.  The video was initially commissioned by UCC and was first shown at "Ukrainians on the Hill" in Ottawa, October 2011. Background music by John Stetch,
Vasyl Popadiuk and Evan Osinchuk.


To View the video CLICK HERE

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click here to view all available artwork

Displays and Publications

For several years now I have been working with the Kule Folklore Centre at the University of Alberta. The latest project has been a display focusing on the history of Ukrainian Immigration to Canada. Part 1 – “Journey to Canada” is currently on display at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village.

CLICK HERE- for More information.

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"An Ensemble of Colour"


How the painting was created - An interview with Larisa   CLICK HERE



"Creating An Ensemble of Colour has been one of the most rewarding projects that I have worked on to date.  Featuring a glimpse of a magnificent wardrobe of Ukrainian dance costumes that have been worn over the past 40 years, the finished piece is over 16 feet wide and is the largest single image that I have ever produced. "    ~ Larisa

Large Pints are sold out

Now Available in a small size!

Click here for more information and to see the full image







Larisa's artwork is also available at the following locations:

Edmonton

Ukrainian Bookstore
sales@ukrainianbookstore.com
(780) 422-4255

Kamena Gallery
kamena@shaw.ca
(780) 944-9497


Art By Larisa
artbylarisa@shaw.ca
(780) 479-2813



Vegreville

Sharron's Frame Shop

5019 50 St

780-632-6766

 


Winnipeg

Oseredok
(204) 942 0218

Saskatchewan

Ukcreations
www.ukreations.ca

Quebec// Ontario

www.yevshan.com