Sholtes Zoltan Ivanovich

Born in the village of Prikopa in Transcarpathia (Slovakia). In 1933 he graduated from the Uzhgorod art school, where he studied with I. Bokshay and A. Erdeli. In 1933, the artist’s first personal exhibition took place in Uzhgorod. Since 1945, he has become a permanent participant in republican, and since 1946, all-Union art exhibitions. Since 1946, Sholtes Zoltan Ivanovich has been a member of the Union of Artists of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1961, a personal exhibition took place in Kyiv. In 1965, Sholtes Z.I. becomes the chief artist of the production workshops of the Art Fund. In 1965-1972 headed the artistic council of the Art Fund of the Union of Artists of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1975, Sholtes Z.I. awarded the title Honored Artist of Ukraine. In 1988, a joint exhibition of Z. Scholtes and Honored Artist of Ukraine G. Gluck was held in Budapest. Works are in museum and private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Japan, Canada, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Germany, Holland.