Oleg I. Drobotsky
Born in Verbovets, Lanovets district of the Ternopil region.
Studied at the Lviv National Academy of Arts in the Faculty of Decorative Arts.
In 2018 he joined the 2nd reserve hundreds of the Volunteer Ukrainian Corps.
Currently he continues his studies at the academy, is working on projects on the theme of the Russian-Ukrainian war in the east, one of which is dedicated to the defense of Donetsk airport.
The project was created on the grounds of Sergey Loiko's photo and materials collected by the airport defenses exhibited in many cities of Ukraine (Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lutsk, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Dubno, Berdychiv, Kiev, Chernihiv), took part in the charity exhibition "For fighters from artists" (Uzhgorod, Lviv, Kiev, Dnipro), participated in the exhibition "Ukrania Militarica". On January 15, 2019, an exhibition "AD/242. Donetsk. Airport" was opened within the framework of the project "Art beyond museums".
The artist is an active participant in nationwide plein air and contests.