Галина Стельмащук • Марія Гарасовська-Дачишин

CONTENT A WORD TO THE READER 8 CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE IN HER NATIVE LAND: TOWN OF OLD SAMBIR, VILLAGE SEBECHIW, LVIV 10 THE PATH TO ART: STUDIES AT THE ART ACADEMY OF KRAKOW BEGINNING OF HER CREATIVE ACTIVITY IN EUROPE 16 THE AMERICAN PERIOD OF ARTISTIC CREATIVITY: WITH UKRAINE IN HER MIND AND IN HER ART 24 Мotifs of Ukrainian folk art in the day-to-day genre 25 Stylistic traits in portraits 34 National iconographic characteristics in the artist’s «Ukrainian Madonna» 48 Flowers – a living source of inspiration for the artist 60 The Ukrainian identity in landscape paintings 70 Graphic artworks 94 Exhibitions 98 Public work 112 AFTERWORD 118 TITLE INDEX 142