Victor Sydorenko was born in Kazakhstan in a family of the victims of Stalin’s regime repressions to Polish mother and Ukrainian father. Since the age of 8 had a keen interest in painting and since 10 - in photography.

In 1979 graduated from the Kharkiv Art and Industry Institute with honours (class of Prof. B. Kosarev, winner of the USSR State Prize).

In 1981 started post-graduate studies at the USSR Academy of Arts creative workshops, supervised by the USSR Academy of Arts academician, the People’s Artist of the USSR, winner of the USSR state prizes Prof. S. Grigoriev.

Professional activity

Since 1997– Vice-President of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine 

Since 2001 – Founder and Director of the Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine 

Since 2002  – Professor of  Kharkiv Academy of Design and Arts National Artist of Ukraine

Academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine , PhD in Arts.

Personal exhibitions (elected):

2015 - «Metanoya»,Palace of Arts, Lviv/Ukraine.

2014 - «Projections». – Central House of Artists. «Maysternya» gallery. Kyiv/Ukraine

2013 

- «Practicing Enthusiasm», Triptych Art Gallery, Kyiv/Ukraine

- «Projections», Bottega Gallery, Kyiv/Ukraine

- "Reflection into the Unknown", Yermilov Center, Kharkiv/Ukraine

2012

- «Immersion», Bottega Gallery. Kyiv/Ukraine

- «Levitation», Black Square gallery. Miami/USA

2011 - «Levitation», National Academy of Arts of Ukraine

2010 – «Millstones of  Time», “Black Square”, Miami, USA

2010 –  " Levitation",Taiss Gallery , Paris, France

2009 – «Depersonalization», «Plaza Athénée’s», Paris, France

2009 – «Levitation», National Art Museum of Ukraine; «Art Kyiv» International Art Festival, National Art Center “Ukrainian House”, Kyiv (catalogue)

2009 – «New Ark», «Collection Gallery», Kyiv, Ukraine

2008 – " Authentification", Taiss Gallery Paris, France (catalogue)

2006– «Authentification», Lavra gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine (catalogue)

2004 – “Millstones of Time”, National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv

2003 – Lora D. Art gallery, Chicago, USA

2003 – “Millstones of Time”, 50th Venice Biennale, (catalogue, CD-Rom)

2002 – Soviart gallery, Kyiv

2000-2001 – “Aral cycle”, Maysternya gallery, Kyiv

1999 – Lillie, France (catalogue)

1998 – Pendleton Art Centre, Cincinnati, USA

1997 – Municipal Gallery, Kharkiv

1996 – State Fine Arts Museum of Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata

1995 – Picture Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine

1993 –  National Museum of Fine Arts , Kyiv

1992 – Fine Arts Museum, Kharkiv

1989 – "The Aral Sea", Artist House, Kharkiv

Group exhibitions (elected):

2015

-"The Art for Life", Mystetsky Arsenal. Kyiv/Ukraine

-"Paper. World.Art", Mystetsky Arsenal. Kyiv/Ukraine

 «The Conversations in 100 years», Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv/Ukraine

«The place to be», Art-space InterContinental Kiev,Kyiv/Ukraine

2014

– IX Art-Kyiv Contemporary 2014, Mystetsky Arsenal, Kyiv/Ukraine

– «Motherland» art project ,Alexandr Korobchinsky Art center, Odessa/ Ukraine.

– «Premonition: Ukrainian Art Now», Saatchi gallery, London/UK

– «Ukrainian Landscape. Beyond despair», Mystetsky Arsenal, Kyiv/Ukraine

– «According to Forbes». – «Spiritual Treasures» Museum of Ukraine. Kyiv/Ukraine

–«The exhibition of the contemporary Ukrainian art». –«Saatchi Gallery». London/UK

– Fine Art -2013, V Ukrainian Treinnial, Central House of Artists, Kyiv/Ukraine

– Pulse New York Art Fair, Black Square Gallery, Miami/USA

– Art Wynwood, Black Square Gallery, Miami/USA

– "Grand and Great", Mystetsky Arsenal, Kyiv/Ukraine

2012

– Art Kyiv Contemporary, Mystetsky Arsenal. Kyiv/Ukraine

– " Myth: Ukrainian Baroque".-National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv/Ukraine

– Context Art Miami, with «Black Square» Gallery. Miami/USA

– «MIA, Miami International Art Fair». Miami/USA

2011

– «Galerie Albert Benamou». Paris/France

– XI International EuropeanFestival of Nude Photography. Arles/France

– «Art Moscow». – With «Black Square» gallery. Moscow/Russia

– «ХХ Years of Presence». – Modern Art Research Institute. Kyiv/Ukraine

– Art Kyiv. – «Galerie Albert Benamou» in the National Cultural-Art and Museum Complex «Mystetskyi Arsenal». Kyiv/Ukraine

2010

– «Art Kyiv Contemporary». – «Galerie Albert Benamou». Kyiv/Ukraine

– «ArtHamptons». – With «Mironova Gallery». New-York/USA

– «Olive seed». – M17 Contemporary Art Center. Kyiv/Ukraine (catalogue)

– «Scope Art Show Basel». – With «Mironova Gallery».Basel/Switzerland

– «RESTART (Stars of Ukrainian contemporary art)». – Modern Art Research Institute, DymchukArtPromotion. Kyiv/Ukraine

– «Platform Ukraine», «Art Paris». – «Taiss» gallery. Paris/France (catalogue)

– «Scope Art Fair New York». – With «Mironova Gallery». New-York/USA

– «Art Chicago». – With «Mironova Gallery». Chicago/USA

– «Art Palm Beach». – With «Mironova Gallery». Palm Beach/USA (catalogue)

– «National Art Club». – «Mironova Gallery». New-York/USA

2009

– «Art Paris». – With «Taiss» gallery. Paris/France

– «Conversation». – «Acqualina, Miami International Art Fair». Miami/USA (catalogue)

– «Myth Creators». – «Gogol Fest». – «Mystetskyi Arsenal»; Art Kyiv International Art Festival, International Convention Center «Ukrainian House». Kyiv/Ukraine (catalogue)

– «Contemporary Art». – Phillips Auction. London/UK (catalogue)

2008

– «Kyiv–Paris – Ukrainian Art Today» project. «Yearning for the Immensity». – Kyiv National Museum of Russian Art. Kyiv/Ukraine (catalogue)

– «Depersonalization». – Public spaces in Kyiv, Kharkiv/Ukraine

2007, 2008

– Gogol Fest. – «Mystetskyi Arsenal». Kyiv/Ukraine (catalogue)

2007

– «Traverse Video», X International Video Festival. Toulouse/France (catalogue)

2006

– «Eastern Neighbors», International Art Festival. – Cultural Center «Babel». Utrecht/Netherlands (catalogue)

2005

– «Now», V International Art Festival in Magdeburg/Germany (catalogue). Best Project award

2004

– «Farewell to Arms». – «Mystetskyi Arsenal». Kyiv/Ukraine (catalogue)

– «ARTIADE – Olympics of Visual Art». Athens/Greece

– «Faster than History». – Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA. Helsinki/Finland (catalogue)

2003

– «Eurographic–2003». – «Lavra» gallery. Kyiv/Ukraine

– «Blood: Lines and Connections». – Museum of Contemporary Art. Denver/USA

2002

– «Art of Nations» (1992–2002). – Central House of Artists. Moscow/Russia, (catalogue)

– «Art of Ukraine». Beijing/China

COLLECTIONS

National Art Museum of Ukraine. Kyiv/Ukraine

Kharkiv Art Museum. Kharkiv/Ukraine

Dnipropetrovsk Museum of Art. Dnipropetrovsk/Ukraine

Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA. Helsinki/Finland

Izmail Municipal Gallery. Izmail/Ukraine

Ministry of Culture and Arts of Ukraine. Kyiv/Ukraine

Yale University School of Art. New-Haven/USA

Presidential Palace. Almaty/Kazakhstan

Private collections in Ukraine and worldwide