Halyna Mazepa

Halyna Mazepa also known as Halyna Mazepa de Koval (9 February 1910 – 30 June 1995) was a Ukrainian and Venezuelan modern artist, illustrator, and ceramist. She was the daughter of Isaak Mazepa, the Prime Minister of Ukrainian People’s Republic (1919).

Early life and education Halyna Mazepa was born on 9 February 1910 in St. Petersburg. Her father was Isaak Mazepa, best known as the Prime Minister of Ukrainian People’s Republic. Her mother was Natalia Synhalevych, a bacteriologist and teacher.

In 1915, Mazepa’s family settled in Katerynoslav (now Dnipro, Ukraine). They stayed in Katerynoslav until 1920 when they had to immigrate to Lviv. In 1921, Mazepas moved to Kalisz and in 1923, the family moved to Prague. In the 1930s she began painting, illustrating Czech and Ukrainian books, magazines and postcards and designing theatrical and ballet costumes. The same year she visited Paris where she met her future husband Volodymyr Koval.

In 1965 and 1973, Mazepa travelled through Western Europe.

Halyna Mazepa died on 30 June 1995 in Caracas, Venezuela.

In 1986, Mazepa's work “Churun Meru” received a special award from the jury at the 5th International Book Illustration Contest in Nome, held by UNESCO.