1000 Years of Ukrainian History

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March 29, 2022
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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1000 Years of Ukrainian History

Join us for a visual presentation of the history of Ukraine as depicted on stamps, postal history, and maps of Ukraine and the world. Andrew will trace the history of Ukraine from its ancient roots in Kyivan Rus’, through the formation of the Cossack Hetmanate, the modern 1918 independence period, and the contemporary period of Ukraine’s independence from 1991.

A media technology specialist, artist and educator, Andrew Oleksiuk taught in the Interactive Arts and Media department at Columbia College Chicago and the Art and Technology Studies department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He received his BA in Digital Media from Columbia College Chicago in 1991 and completed his MFA in 2010 in Electronic Visualization and New Media Arts at the University of Illinois at Chicago. A Ukrainian-American Chicago-based artist, Andrew creates art in network operations centers, research libraries, artists' studios, post offices and public spaces. Andrew currently holds the position of Media Technology Specialist at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. He is the Secretary of the Illinois Postal History Society and the Chicago Philatelic Society and he is the Education and Beginners chair for World Stamp Show Boston 2026.