Vaisberg Matviy

(born 1958)

One of the most famous Ukrainian painters of our time, graphic artist and book illustrator. Born in Kyiv. Member of the All-Ukrainian Creative Union of Artists BJ-ART. Author of illustrations for works of Sholom Aleichem, J. Ortega y Gasset ("Essays on Spain"), C. G. Jung ("Memories. Dreams. Reflections"), S. Kierkegaard ("Fear and Trembling"), F. Dostoevsky ("The Possessed"). He has participated in over 50 solo and group exhibitions, including at the National Museum of Art (1997, 2012), the Berlin Wall Museum, the Ukrainian Institute of America (New York, 2014), the European House (London, 2014) and many others. The works are stored in the National Art Museum of Ukraine, the Museum of Modern Art in Odesa, the National Museum "Kyiv Art Gallery", the Gaon Jewish State Museum in Vilna (Vilnius), in the National Art Museum of Ukraine and many others. In 2014, the Magnes Museum (Berkeley, California) acquired 12 works by Matviy Vaisberg.
The dramatic events of 2014 for Ukraine were embodied in a project called "The Wall. 28.01 - 08.03.2014", it was immediately presented in Kyiv, followed by a large-scale project "Maidan. Road to Freedom", presented around the world. A retrospective exhibition by Matviy Vaisberg entitled “The Human Factor” was held at the National Art Museum of Ukraine in 2019. During the exhibition, the artbook "Painting" was presented. The album included more than 500 works, covering 44 years of the artist's creative life.
In 2020, a personal exhibition was held at The Khanenko Museum in Kyiv, to which a catalogue was published.
The artist's works have been sold at auctions such as Shapiro Auctions (New York), Phillips and Dukat and Goldens (Kyiv). The artist's work has been sold at auctions such as Shapiro Auctions (New York), Phillips, as well as Dukat and Goldens (Kyiv).
In 2022 the painting "ZSU Angel" by Matviy Vaisberg was successfully sold at a charity auction, organised by the Dukat Auction House and the Serhiy Prytula Foundation. Works by Matviy Vaisberg are stored in museums and private collections in Ukraine, Italy, Germany, the USA, Great Britain, Israel, Lithuania and other countries around the world.