Having lived in Hudson for over ten years now, Ukrainian-born Maryna Bilak has forged a deep connection to the Hudson Valley region and its vibrant ecosystem brimming with diverse wildflowers. She has also found a profound similarity between the climate and flora of her Ukrainian hometown and that of the Hudson Valley. In order to find a sense of belonging, she searched for an emotional bridge between her past experience of living in the Carpathian Mountains and her present inspiration while hiking the scenic Hudson area. This quest resulted in Maryna developing a body of work using fresco techniques, which embraces her love of wildflowers. These pieces will be on show at the exhibition, Wildflower Riviera: Celebrating the Hudson Valley’s Flora.
Dates/Times:
- Opening reception: Thursday, January 29, 6pm
- Exhibition: January 29 – February 27 (during library hours, except when room is in use)
Additional library programs connected to Maryna and her work:
- Fresco Painting Workshops: Wednesday, February 18, 5:30 – 7:30pm & Wednesday, February 25, 5:30 – 7:30pm
- Studio Tours for workshop participants
- Cooking Up Community: Monday, February 9, 6pm
Location: Hudson Area Library Community Room
Registration: Registration is required for the Fresco Painting Workshops, due to limited capacity. To register, email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101.
Maryna Bilak is an artist based in Hudson, New York. She received MFA degrees from Transcarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, in fine and applied art, and from the New York Studio School, New York, New York, in painting. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is in many permanent collections including the Mattatuck Museum, Connecticut, Derfner Judaica Museum, New York, Museum of Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute of Ferenc Rákóczi II, Berehovo, Ukraine, Historical Museum “Palanok,” Mukachevo, Ukraine, Museum and Exhibition Center, Serpukhov, Russia, and Collection of Institute of Balassi Balint, Budapest, Hungary. She has had one-person exhibitions at Hudson Hall, John Davis Gallery, and other regional New York exhibition spaces. Bilak lives and works in Hudson with her husband and their daughter.