Aka Pereyma

Armenia "Aka" Bohumyla Pereyma was a Ukrainian-American artist working in Ohio, (1927–2013) who incorporated modern style and folk imagery tied to her Ukrainian roots in her painting and sculpture as well as being a master of the art of pysanky.

Biography Pereyma was born in Siedlce, Poland, the daughter of Ukrainian school teachers, Andrij and Paulina (Elijiw) Klym. In 1959, she and her husband relocated to Troy, Ohio. From 1960 to 1963, attended the School of the Dayton Art Institute, studying painting; in 1963–1964 focused on ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She received her BFA (sculpture) from the Dayton Art Institute in 1966. From 1970 to 1980, she was the artist coordinator for the Welding for Artists Program at the Hobart School for Welding Technology in Troy.

Exhibitions Peremya's work has been exhibited at the Ukrainian Museum, The Marian Library, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Troy-Hayner Cultural Center and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago. Her ceramic works are in the collections of the Kopychyntsi and Poltava (Ukraine) cultural centers.