Jon Pylypchuk (born 1972) is a

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painter and sculptor, living and working in

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. Born in

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, Canada, Pylypchuk studied in 1996 at the

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Summer School of Music and Art, New Haven, earned a BFA with Honors in 1997 at the

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. His work includes sculptures, paintings and drawings, and he has presented his art under the pseudonym Rudy Bust. He was a member of the

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known as The Royal Art Lodge (1996–2008) founded by Michael Dumontier, Adrian Williams, Neil Farber,

Marcel Dzama Marcel Dzama (born May 4, 1974) is a contemporary artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada who currently lives and works in New York City. His work has been exhibited internationally, in particular his ink and watercolor drawings. Education Dzama r ...

, and Drue Langlois, though Pylypchuk was only active in 1996 through 1998. Pylypchuk has shown internationally in both his solo career and in his collaboration with the Royal Art Lodge. His work has featured at galleries and museums including the

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, the

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, the

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in Los Angeles, the ZKM Museum in Germany, the

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in London, the

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in St. Petersburg, and the

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. He is represented by China Art Objects in Los Angeles, Friedrich Petzel in New York and Eric Hussenot in Paris. Pylypchuk with his friend opened an art gallery in downtown Los Angeles named Grice Bench in 2014.

References

External links

* Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf
Jon Pylypchuk, biography, bibliography, works
* Pylypchuk Studio Blo

1972 births Living people Artists from Winnipeg Canadian contemporary painters 20th-century Canadian painters Canadian male painters 21st-century Canadian painters Canadian male artists Canadian contemporary artists 20th-century Canadian male artists 21st-century Canadian male artists {{Canada-painter-stub