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UNWLA BRANCH 78 HOSTS "A GLIMPSE OF ETERNAL TRUTHS” AN EXHIBIT OF ICONS BY DARIA B. HULAK-KULCHYTSKY by Christine Paclawskyj The icon teaches Christian truth: it is a theology in images. - Egon Sendler Byzantine icons and iconographers arrived in Ukraine with the introduction of Christianity. An indigenous Studio of Icon Painting was established at the Kyiv Cave Monastery and its influence was felt over all of Rus'. Two well-known painters from that studio were Hryhoriy and Olympiy. In later centuries, very active schools of iconography also existed in Peremyshl and Lviv. The icon came to Ukraine after weathering the stormy iconoclastic controversy in the Byzantine empire over the visible representation of God and His kingdom and the dogma relating to the person of Jesus Christ. Our people embraced it with love and respect. Its familiar structured composition suggests an interior aspect, the invisible and divine. The icon is part of our religious and culture heritage, an integral part of Eastern Divine Liturgy. Icons are used in baptismal ceremonies; parents bless with them their children about to be married. One artist who has brought the ancient tradition of iconography to the United States is Daria B. Hulak-Kulchytsky, former member of UNWLA Branch 78. Now living in Ohio, Ms. Kulchytsky and her husband, Yuriy, resided in the Washington area from 1966 to 1970 and were active members of the Ukrainian community. On Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and April 16, 2000, UNWLA Branch 78 hosted a reception and exhibit of icons by Daria B. Hulak-Kulchytsky. A total of 31 icons, including Holy Mother of Ukraine, Jesus and Mary, Pantocrator, Miraculous Icons of Zarvanytsia, Pochaiv and Korsun, Blessed Virgin of Borshchiv, Our Lady of Perpetual Help and others were exhibited at the event which was held at the Holy Family Shrine Parish Center in Washington, DC. Recognized by the Governor of Ohio as an educator of excellence and achievement in 1999, Ms. Kulchytsky taught science at the St. Josephat Ukrainian Catholic School in Parma for twenty years. Both her undergraduate and graduate careers are in biology. A gifted artist, her focus on iconography developed after she attended courses in Ukrainian culture and art at the Ukrainian Free University in Munich. Professor Volodymyr Yaniv's lectures on Ukrainian church art and its development were instrumental in Ms. Kulchytsky decision to study iconography. Through the efforts of Bishop R. Danyliak of Toronto, Ms. Kulchytsky was introduced to the eminent Master Iconographer and Studite monk, Rev. Yuvinaliy Mokrytsky, whose icons decorate St. Sophia 16 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЧЕРВЕНЬ 2000 Christine Paclawskyj, Daria Kulchytsky, Motria Sloniewsky, and Lidia Yarosewych at exhibit opening. Icon. Madonna and Child. Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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