Mykhailo Brozhol. Citizens

They have gathered together.

They are united by a shared atmosphere of anticipation and inner conflict under the pressure of the outside world.

Faces and figures dissolve into the half-darkness, becoming part of a single, oppressive space.

They stand close to one another, yet there is no genuine connection between them.

Anxiety, oppression, and anticipation unite people more strongly than any ideas.

A sense of confusion and human vulnerability in the face of uncertainty permeates the scene.

What awaits these people?

What can be said about one’s place in society, freedom, and human dignity?

The world stands on the threshold of profound change.

Mykhailo Pavlovych Brozhol (born June 6, 1955, Rubizhne) is a renowned Ukrainian painter.

He graduated from the Kharkiv State Art and Industrial Institute (1976–1981), where he studied under B. Kolesnyk and S. Chernychenko. A member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1989, he is recognized as a master of symbolic painting. His work most frequently explores the genres of the nude and still life.

Brozhol’s paintings are characterized by a generalized drawing style and vivid coloration that conveys the dynamism of life.

His solo exhibitions have been held in Kharkiv (1991, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2005, and 2013), Tel Aviv (1991), Baltimore (1995), Philadelphia (1996, two exhibitions), and Karlsruhe and Ettlingen (1997).

Since 1985, he has participated in republican, national, Soviet-era, and international exhibitions. His works are held in museums and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Exhibition Opening: June 5, 2026, at 6:00 PM.

Gallery RA,
32 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street,
Kyiv, Ukraine.