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The Ukrainian Way of the Cross: Wartime Watercolors by Danylo Movchan

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9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET In Person Marian Library Gallery, 300 College Park, Dayton, Ohio

Ukrainian iconographer Danylo Movchan turned to watercolor as a means of immediate and emotional expression during wartime. This exhibit in the Marian Library Gallery features over 20 of his paintings, on loan from John A. Kohan’s Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection.

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Calendar 2027-02-09T09:00:00 2027-06-11T16:00:00 America/New_York The Ukrainian Way of the Cross: Wartime Watercolors by Danylo Movchan Ukrainian iconographer Danylo Movchan turned to watercolor as a means of immediate and emotional expression during wartime. This exhibit in the Marian Library Gallery features over 20 of his paintings, on loan from John A. Kohan’s Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection. Marian Library Gallery, 300 College Park, Dayton, Ohio
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Exhibit Hours

Visit between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday from Feb. 9 through June 11 when the Marian Library is open to the public. 

Closed on University holidays.

What to Expect and Helpful Tips

This exhibit is a self-guided experience. It features 21 watercolors by Danylo Movchan. The exhibit is on loan from John A. Kohan's Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection.

Plan Ahead

  • Know your route by reviewing directions and parking information for Roesch Library. 
  • Familiarize yourself with the the building layout and location of restrooms, elevators and accessible spaces by viewing these floor maps ahead of your visit.
  • Changing tables are available on the first, second and seventh floors.
  • Plan to arrive at least an hour before closing time. Please see the Exhibit Hours tab for more information.
  • Consider also visiting the Stuart and Mimi Rose Gallery on the first for to see the exhibit Carl Dixon: A Witness in Wood.

Group Visits

It is helpful for our staff to know when large groups plan to visit. Please email marianlibrary@udayton.edu or call 937-229-4214 to inform the staff of your chosen date and time. Our staff will be able to provide important information such as bus drop off locations, parking and tips for navigating the exhibits with groups.
Two watercolors by the artist. Left self portrait that is a red head with a gold cross to the side. Right a crucifixion scene.
About the Artist

Danylo Movchan was born in 1979 in Lviv, Ukraine. The son of an art restorer, he learned the art of icon-making, while helping his father uncover monastery frescoes painted over in the Communist era. He finished his studies at the Sacred Art Department of the National Academy of Arts in Lviv in 2006. Movchan works in a spare, unadorned style rich in signs and symbols but with spontaneous, water-laden brushstrokes He avoids realistic details, elevating the conflict in Ukraine into a cosmic struggle between good and evil.