Ivan Khandon

Ivan Khandon (; 10 June 1911 – 22 June 1989) was a Ukrainian painter, public figure, and participant in the Ukrainian liberation movement. He was a member of the OUN.

Biography Ivan Khandon was born on 10 June 1911, in Korchyn (now Skole Hromada, Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine).

He had a secondary education. He was active in Ukrainian sports and educational organizations, including "Plast", "Sokil", "Ridna Shkola", and "Prosvita".

In the 1930s, he joined the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. While serving in the sapper troops of the Polish army, he gained the necessary experience that helped him become the OUN's combat referent in Korchyn. Later, he became a member of the OUN's county leadership. He was arrested multiple times by the Polish police. In 1933 and 1936, he served two prison sentences in Lviv and Stryi.

In 1974, he graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Remote Public University of Arts.

Posthumously, thanks to the efforts of his family, Khandon's works were presented at group and solo exhibitions in Lviv (1989, 1991, 1993, 2006, 2011, 2016

A memorial plaque in honor of Ivan Khandon has been installed in his native village.