O.Ya. Parkhomenko

Serhii Vasylovych Riabchenko was a Ukrainian graphic artist and a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR starting in 1959. Born on June 1, 1923 in the city of Oleksandria (now Kirovohrad region, Ukraine), Riabchenko participated in World War II and was awarded orders and medals. In 1947, he entered the Odesa Art School. His teachers in the specialty were L. Muchnyk, M. Poplavskyi, and M. Mutselmacher. After graduating from the school in 1953, he made his debut at the republic exhibition. Starting in 1956, he participated in foreign exhibitions, and starting in 1957, in all-Union exhibitions. He worked in the field of easel graphics in the techniques of drawing, etching, linocut, lithography, and watercolor. Riabchenko is recognized as one of the leading graphic artists of Ukraine. His main works include the series of etchings and linocuts "Landscapes of Odesa" (1954 to 1961), the series of lithographs "Navy Fleet" (1959 to 1960), the series of linocuts "Legendary Heroes of War" (1963 to 1965), and others. He died on June 27, 1992 in Odesa. The artist's works are kept in the National Art Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv, the Odesa National Art Museum, and in many other museums of Ukraine.