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| field = [[Painting]]

| training = Kyiv Higher School of Applied Arts, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, [[Kyiv Art School]]

| movement = ~~Transcarpathia~~ Painting School

| movement = Painting School

| works = Carpathian landscapes, still lifes and portraits, “Portrait of Father” – Hryhoriy Usyk, “Carpathian Winter”, “Fir House”

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==Early life and education==

Stepan Usyk studied at the Kyiv Higher School of Applied Arts and the [[Kyiv Pechersk Lavra]]. He received his art education at the [[Kyiv Art School]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Театральна Культура Закарпаття |date=June 22, 2020 |title=УСИК Степан Григорович (1925–2001) |url=https://www.facebook.com/100070376047790/posts/%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87-1925-2001-%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%86%D1%8C-%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8F-16-%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%BD%D1%8F-1925-%D1%80/111055817322569/}}</ref>

Stepan Usyk was sentenced in the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] in 1954 by the Soviet regime for 5 years for “anti-Soviet agitation and Ukrainian bourgeois nationalism”. After his release, he graduated from the painting department of the Uzhhorod School of Applied Arts, where he defended his diploma work “Shevchenko-Kobzar”.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=627676876134350&set=a.579868400915198&locale=uk_UA |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> In particular, “Kobzar with a Guide”.

==Painting career==

The Ukrainian-centricity in Stepan Usyk’s works is most evident in the series of his works dedicated to the Great Kobzar — Taras Shevchenko and his outstanding creativity. In particular, in the works “Kobzar”, “Bread and Salt”.

Transcarpathian painters Yosyp Bokshay and Stepan Sigetiy had an important influence on Stepan Usyk’s works. Stepan Usyk is the author of Carpathian landscapes, still lifes and portraits,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Усик Степан Григорович {{!}} Галерея L-Art, Київ, Андріївський узвіз |url=https://lartgallery.ua/usik-stepan-grigorovich-u |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=lartgallery.ua |language=uk}}</ref> in particular: “Portrait of Father” – Hryhoriy Usyk, “Carpathian Winter”, “Fir House”.

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[[Category:20th-century Ukrainian painters]]

[[Category:People from Kyiv Oblast]]

[[Category:Painters]]

[[Category:Transcarpathian Painting School]]

Ukrainian painter (1925-2001)

Stepan Usyk (Ukrainian – Степан Григорович Усик) 1925-2001 – famous Ukrainian painter, member of Transcarpathian painter school. He was born on June 16, 1925, in village Studenyky, Kyiv region, died on September 11, 2001, in Uzhhorod.^[1]

Stepan Usyk

Born	(1925-06-16) June 16, 1925 (age 100)
Died	September 11, 2001 Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Education	Kyiv Higher School of Applied Arts, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Kyiv Art School
Known for	Painting
Notable work	“Kobzar”, “Bread and Salt”, Carpathian landscapes, still lifes and portraits, “Portrait of Father” – Hryhoriy Usyk, “Carpathian Winter”, “Fir House”
Movement	Transcarpathian Painting School

During World War II Stepan Usyk was sent by fascist occupiers on forced labour to Germany. He was one of two who come back from 14 forcibly sent people who survived this horror and returned home.

Early life and education

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Stepan Usyk studied at the Kyiv Higher School of Applied Arts and the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. He participated in the reconstruction of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and in the restoration of the St. Sophia Cathedral of Kyiv; in particular, he personally covered 15 kg of gold leaf on the domes of the St. Sophia Cathedral of Kyiv, founded by Yaroslav the Wise, father of the Anne de Kyiv, Queen of France in 1051-1060. He received his art education at the Kyiv Art School.^[2]

Stepan Usyk was sentenced in the USSR in 1954 by the Soviet regime for 5 years for “anti-Soviet agitation and Ukrainian bourgeois nationalism”. After his release, he graduated from the painting department of the Uzhhorod School of Applied Arts, where he defended his diploma work “Shevchenko-Kobzar”.^[3] In particular, “Kobzar with a Guide”.

Stepan Usyk is also the author of paintings dedicated to the wooden churches of the Carpathian region, which are part of the heritage of humanity, recognized by UNESCO. In particular, the painting “Church of the Intercession in Kostryno”.^[5]

Stepan Usyk’s paintings are in museums and private collections in Ukraine, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, USA and other countries.