Available works:
Peter Shostak - "Will Santa Claus have presents for all the children?"
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Peter Shostak - "You will like our play the best"
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Peter Shostak
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Peter Shostak was born and raised on a farm in northeast Alberta. His early interest in art inspired him to major in art at the University of Alberta. In 1969, he obtained a graduate degree in Art Education and then took a teaching position at the University of Victoria where he remained as Associate Professor of Art Education until 1979. He left teaching to pursue a career as an artist, devoting all of his time to painting and silkscreen printing.
Much of Shostak’s art reflects his memories of growing up on the prairies during the late forties and fifties. His early pioneer images of settlement in Western Canada (based on Ukrainian pioneer experiences) have been exhibited across Canada.
In 2003, Peter Shostak received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in recognition of his outstanding exemplary contribution to Canada. He also is the recipient of the Taras Shevchenko Medal, the highest honour awarded by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The Medal recognizes exceptional achievement in culture and the arts and is measured by the recipient’s level of excellence and initiative, body of work, peer recognition and the impact both within and outside the Ukrainian Canadian community.
Most major cities in Canada have repeatedly hosted exhibitions of Peter’s work over the past many years and he has completed numerous commissioned paintings and serigraphs for individuals, organizations and major corporations.
After living in Victoria for many years, Shostak now lives in Courtenay, BC, but frequently returns to his native Alberta to photograph and refresh his mental images of prairie life and the landscape.
Much of Shostak’s art reflects his memories of growing up on the prairies during the late forties and fifties. His early pioneer images of settlement in Western Canada (based on Ukrainian pioneer experiences) have been exhibited across Canada.
In 2003, Peter Shostak received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in recognition of his outstanding exemplary contribution to Canada. He also is the recipient of the Taras Shevchenko Medal, the highest honour awarded by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The Medal recognizes exceptional achievement in culture and the arts and is measured by the recipient’s level of excellence and initiative, body of work, peer recognition and the impact both within and outside the Ukrainian Canadian community.
Most major cities in Canada have repeatedly hosted exhibitions of Peter’s work over the past many years and he has completed numerous commissioned paintings and serigraphs for individuals, organizations and major corporations.
After living in Victoria for many years, Shostak now lives in Courtenay, BC, but frequently returns to his native Alberta to photograph and refresh his mental images of prairie life and the landscape.