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Ukrainian Institute of America
2 East 79th Street · Corner of Fifth Avenue · New York, NY 10021 tel: 212-288-8660 · fax: 212-288-2918 · e-mail: ukrinst@sprintmail.com www.brama.com/uia |
March 18, 1999
Contact: Stephanie Charczenko
For Immediate ReleaseThe Ukrainian Institute of America, Inc., housed in a turn-of-the-century landmark mansion at 2 East 79th Street (corner of 5th Avenue), presents an exhibition of the art of the Ukrainian Easter Egg (Pysanka) on Wednesday, March 31st, 1999 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The art of the pysanka (from the Ukrainian verb pysaty, to write), dates back to pagan times, around 4,000 B.C., and the symbols on the colorfully decorated eggs were chosen for sun worship ceremonies. After the acceptance of Christianity in 988, the symbols on the eggs were adapted to represent Easter and Christ’s Resurrection.
ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY
Sofika Zielyk - Among some of the places that Sofika has demonstrated and has had her Easter Eggs on exhibit are: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History of New York City, The United States Senate Building, FAO Schwartz, B. Altman’s, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. She has also appeared on numerous T.V. shows: ABC Eyewitness News, ABC’s The Home Show, WNBC’s Good Morning Today New York, Capital Edition. Ms. Zielyk’s interviews have appeared in various newspapers and magazines: New York Newsday, The World and I, the Windham Journal. Her Easter eggs are on permanent display at the Ukrainian Museum in New York City and the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C.
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