ABOUT

Naum Repkin was born in 1941. His childhood happened to be during the war period and post – war hungry and difficult times. All these influenced his character and formed his attitude towards people, especially to children. Naum Zakharovich takes care of children sincerely and touchingly. He is the only Ukrainian artist, who could establish the Foundation "Artist for Children". Due to this foundation disabled children can receive assistance for already 7 years.

Naum Zakharovich is a modest unpretentious person. All the fund, raised for his paintings at charitable exhibitions he gives the needy children.

An artist with active public position, Naum Zakharovich participates in country and region public life, asserts children rights for worthy life.

In 1999 Naum Repkin charitable exhibition took place in Uzhgorod. All funds raised were transferred to Disabled Children Rehabilitation Center.

In 2001, after floods in Transcarpahia, 20 tons of food and clothes from Holland Charitable Foundation "Dorcas" were distributed to the regions that suffer most from the flood. All the funds were raised from Repkin charitable exhibition.

In April 2002, funds raised from 6 personal exhibitions at Holland together with "Dorcas International" Foundation were transferred to fund the summer health camp in Hungary.

Naum Repkin is the author of Holocaust perished memorial. It has been erected in Uzhgorod on his funds.

God generously provide Naum Zakharovich not only with the gift to paint but with the gift to feel for people, as well as the gift of great human kindness. Talented artist, he devoted his art to lyric landscape. Refined colorist, he quietly invites you in the world of landscape in Carpathian land.

His teachers were outstanding masters: Anton Kashshai and Vasil Burch. But his major teacher was the Nature: he could hear and retell its enigmatic mysteries.

Naum Repkin is our contemporary, his art is unique, original and people need it.