Ivan
Ivanovich Loboda

Born 1926 in the village of Small Klenci the Poltava region in 1957 he graduated from Kyiv art Institute. Member of the Union of artists of the USSR. Honored artist of Ukraine since 1976. One of the best and famous portraitists in the Ukraine 2nd half of the twentieth century. Lives and works in Ivano-Frankivsk. His works are in the collections of the Western Ukrainian museums and in private collections of politicians from Western Ukraine and in the collection of V. A. Yushchenko.

Born in the village of Mali krynky, Poltava region. In 1957 he graduated from the KHI, where he studied with V. Puzyrkov and A. Shovkunenko. The member of Union of artists since 1962, Honored artist of Ukraine since 1976. Participant of numerous Republican and all-Union art exhibitions. For his activity was awarded the Honorary diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (1986). Lives and works in Ivano-Frankivsk. In August 2008, Ivano-Frankivsk HMM, which houses many works by the artist held a personal exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of his creative activity .