Bodnar-Balahutrak, Lydia (b. 1951)

Found 1 Works by this Artist

Fire and Ice

(b. 1951)

Houston, TX

Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak completed her undergraduate art studies at Kent State University, studied at the Corcoran School of Art and received her Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she moved to Houston in 1977, where she continues to live and work. An IREX grant enabled her to travel to Ukraine for the first time in 1991; five years later she visited the Chornobyl Zone. These trips marked turning points in her creative work and world view. Her current work continues to explore narrative and cultural metaphor by combining collage, text, and figuration. Since 1991, the artist has participated in several national and international exhibitions and been awarded artist residencies in France, Ukraine, and U.S. venues. Her work can be found in museum and private collections in the USA and Europe, including The Museum of South Texas and Oxford University. A monograph focusing on her art from 1979-2001 was published in 2005. A solo exhibition of her work, planned for 2022-2023, will open at the National Museum in Lviv, Ukraine, and travel to art venues in Chernivtsi, Lutsk, Kyiv, and Kharkiv . Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak has taught studio drawing and painting at the University of Houston – Clear Lake and the Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.