Natalia KONONOVA

education:
1969–1973 – Technical School of Decorative Arts, Kyiv, Ukraine
1976–1981 – Ivan Fedorov Printing Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine (Book design, Illustration)

occupation:
1978-1982 – Central Television, Kyiv, Ukraine – type designer, set designer
1980-1992 – Ukrainian Publishing Houses – book designer, illustrator
1992-2003 – Marvol Museum, Cape Town, South Africa – artist consultant, interior decorator
2007-2016 – production designer for television films, Kyiv, Ukraine

major exhibitions:
1990 – “Exhibition of Contemporary Ukrainian Art” – Center for East European Art, Marvinsholm, Sweden
1991 – “New Wave”, Soft Line Gallery, New York: USA
1994 – “Reconciliation”, Potchefstroom, South Africa
1998 – “5 Years in South Africa”, Marvol Museum, Cape Town, South Africa
2002 – “Nostalgia”, solo exhibition, Cape Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2005 – “Light of Icons”, solo exhibition, Cape Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

Alexander KONONOV

education:
1967–1972 – Institute of Foreign Languages, Kyiv, Ukraine (English/French)
1976–1981 – Ivan Fedorov Polygraphic Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine (Book design, Illustration)

occupation:
1976-1991 – Ukrainian Publishing House – book designer, illustrator, art editor
1992-2003 – Marvol Museum, Cape Town, South Africa – director, curator, lecturer
2006-2016 – production designer for television films, Kyiv, Ukraine

major exhibitions:
1984 – “The Art of the USSR Font”, UN, New York, USA
1990 – “Exhibition of Contemporary Ukrainian Art”, Center for East European Art, Marvinsholm, Sweden
1991 – “Kinesis”, Fribourg, Switzerland
1991 – “Monotypes”, GATT Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
1991 – “Flight”, CERN Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
1991 – “Utopia Without Illusions”, Contrast Gallery, Fribourg, Switzerland
1991 – “New Wave”, Soft Line Gallery, New York: USA
1994 – “Reconciliation”, Potchefstroom, South Africa
1998 – “5 Years in South Africa”, Marvol Museum, Cape Town, South Africa
2000 – “Cape Town I Love”, solo exhibition, Cape Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2003 – “Landscapes of the Brain,” Third Eye Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2003 – “The End of the Earth – Cape Town,” Soviart Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2005 – “Capescapes,” Rosenhof, Cape Town, South Africa