The Odesa Municipal Museum of Personal Collections named after O.V. Bleschunov has organized a new exhibition honoring the memory of the renowned painter and graphic artist Alexander Shkuropat (1964—2008). This year marks what would have been the artist's 60th birthday. In celebration of this milestone, fans have planned a documentary film titled «Alexander Shkuropat. Renaissance» alongside a memorial exhibition of paintings and graphics entitled «Renaissance».

Alexander Shkuropat began his artistic journey at the tender age of ten in a children's boarding school in Kiliya, Odesa region. His first solo exhibition was showcased in the summer of 1991, becoming a significant event for the locals. Journalist and researcher of the artist's work, Eduard Ratushnyak, notes that Shkuropat's subjects reflect «keen observations of life in a small Ukrainian village»: «These observations reveal hidden lives, evoking a spectrum of emotions».

In 1996 and 1997, Shkuropat participated in the first International Art Festivals «Classical Avant-Garde and Contemporary Art of Ukraine» in Kyiv, representing his city alongside other Odesa artists. His works have left a mark in galleries in Lviv, Zurich, Kyiv, Odesa, Vienna, and more.

At the «Renaissance» exhibition in the Bleschunov House, visitors can view paintings from the series «Odesa and Its Surroundings», «City of Fish», «My Ukraine», as well as private works created by the artist for himself. These pieces are being exhibited for the first time.

The exhibition is conceptually divided into four parts:
- the first hall «Students. Painting and Graphics. Exhibition Posters. Mid 80s – 90s of the 20th-21st century»;
- the second hall «Painting. 80s, 90s of the 20th – early 21st century»;
- glass display «Albums. Photos. Catalogs. Newspapers. Manuscripts»;
- portfolio «Drawings, Engravings. Mid 80s».

In addition to works from the «Renaissance» exhibition, the curators possess over 60 pieces by Alexander Shkuropat.

The exhibition will run from October 3 to October 27. Open days for the public are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 11 AM to 5 PM.