Venus of Uzhgorod (artist‘s title)

Symbolic white marble sculpture of a women's torso was executed in 1995 by by good listed Ukrainian sculptor Bohdan Vasilievich Korzh (1952, Jablonec, Czech Republic - lived and worked in Uzhgorod / Trnscarpathia). Graduated from the Lviv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts (1978). Teachers in his specialty: D. Krvavich, I. Yakunin. Sculptor. His work is characterized by the revelation of human character and a successful plastic solution. He created sculptural portraits, memorial plaques, monuments, medals, small-scale sculptures, garden and park sculptures, and monumental sculptures. He worked as a teacher at the Uzhgorod School of Applied and Decorative Arts (since 1978); executive secretary (1985-1991); deputy chairman of the Transcarpathian organization of the Union of Artists of Ukraine (1992-1996); and simultaneously as a sculptor for the Transcarpathian Art Foundation (1985-2004). Participated in regional and national exhibitions (since 1976). Solo exhibitions were held in Uzhgorod (1992-1993, 1997, 2002, 2007), Kyiv (1996, 2005, 2007, 2009), Humenne, Medjilabortsy (1996), Presov (2001, 2006), and Budapest (2002, 2006). Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1985). Laureate of the I. Bokshay Regional Prize – A. Erdeli (1997, 2008).