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'''Christina Katrakis''' (December 16, 1980) is an International coordinator and curator, writer, Ambassador for the Foundation for [[United Nations]] [[Sustainable Development Goals|SDG]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-08 |title=Ukraine's military gains making aid logistics challenging for volunteers, refugees {{!}} Fox News Video |url=https://www.foxnews.com/video/6313494262112 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> International Political Coordinator for The Delahunt Group & BGR, International Investment Coordinator for the Andesite Blue LLC British Investment Fund, an official international coordinator<ref name="a42" /> of the [[Sustainable Development Goals|United Nations Agenda 2030 SDG Global initiative]]<ref name="a40" /> in partnership with the FFUN,<ref name="a41" /> and official international coordinator of [[UNESCO]] for the UNESCO Center of [[Bologna]],<ref name="a39"/> producer in Hollywood MO’z art pictures<ref name="a34"/> and Visionairemedia,<ref name="a33"/> an American artist (sculptor, painter) and writer. She has USA citizenship.
'''Christina Katrakis''' is an International coordinator and curator, writer, artist, Ambassador for the Foundation for [[United Nations]] [[Sustainable Development Goals|SDG]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-08 |title=Ukraine's military gains making aid logistics challenging for volunteers, refugees {{!}} Fox News Video |url=https://www.foxnews.com/video/6313494262112 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> in charge of the Humanitarian Aid Base FFUNSDG-HELP.UA in Vorokhta, Ukraine as an Ambassador for International Relations, Foundation for United Nations SDG. International Political Coordinator for The Delahunt Group & BGR, International Investment Coordinator for the Andesite Blue LLC British Investment Fund, an official international coordinator<ref name="a42" /> of the [[Sustainable Development Goals|United Nations Agenda 2030 SDG Global initiative]]<ref name="a40" /> in partnership with the FFUN,<ref name="a41" /> and official international coordinator of [[UNESCO]] for the UNESCO Center of [[Bologna]],<ref name="a39"/> producer in Hollywood MO’z art pictures<ref name="a34"/> and Visionairemedia,<ref name="a33"/> an American artist (sculptor, painter) and writer. She is a US citizen.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Katrakis was born in 1980, December 16, in a family of Anatoliy Kushch-Katrakis and Helen Pilkevich-Kushch. Her father is a well known sculptor, author of many historical monuments in the United States, Iran, Libya, Ukraine and Poland,<ref name="a9"/> residing in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her mother is an [[ethnographer]] and an [[art historian]].<ref name="a22"/>
Katrakis is the daughter of Anatoliy Kushch-Katrakis and Helen Pilkevich-Kushch. Her father is a well known sculptor and author of many historical monuments in the United States, Iran, Libya, Ukraine and Poland.<ref name="a9"/> He resides in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her mother is an [[ethnographer]] and an [[art historian]].<ref name="a22"/> She officially took the double second name Kushch-Katrakis because of the Greek legacy of her [[ancestors]], who were Cretan and [[Pontic Greeks]], who migrated long ago to Ukraine, according to her father.<ref name="a22"/>
She officially took the double second name Kushch-Katrakis because of Greek legacy of her [[ancestors]], who were Cretan and [[Pontic Greeks]], migrated long ago to Ukraine, according to her father.<ref name="a22"/>


Katrakis founded the International Academy of Arts in 2005<ref name="a1"/> which is now based in Munich, Germany.
Katrakis founded the [[International Academy of Art Palestine|International Academy of Arts]] in 2005<ref name="a1"/> which is now based in Munich, Germany.


She comes from a family with a rich heritage and background: maternal grandfather – last king of Georgia and Armenia (Bagrationi and Dadiani royal lines) and royal prince of Lithuania ( Yagailo Gedimin royal line) – Simon Bagration Dadiani Gedimin Pilke, his grandmother on paternal line was Isabella de Savoy from royal family of Savoy kings of Piemonte and Sardinia. Maternal grandmother – the countess of Poland and Ukraine, granddaughter of countess Evelina Hanska the wife of Honore de Balzac. Paternal line: Father a sculptor Anatoliy Kushch (Katrakis), comes from a family of Cretan artists as well as his cousin Manos Katrakis, famous Greek actor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kush-Katrakis Khristina Anatliyvna - SCULPTURE SECTION - Sections - The Kiev Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine |url=http://konshu.org/en/section/sculpture/1767.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=konshu.org}}</ref>
Katrakis comes from a family with a rich heritage: maternal grandfather – last king of Georgia and Armenia (Bagrationi and Dadiani royal lines) and royal prince of Lithuania ( Yagailo Gedimin royal line) – Simon Bagration Dadiani Gedimin Pilke, his grandmother on paternal line was Isabella de Savoy from royal family of Savoy kings of Piemonte and Sardinia. Maternal grandmother – the countess of Poland and Ukraine, granddaughter of countess [[Ewelina_Hańska|Evelina Hanska]] the wife of [[Honoré de Balzac]]. Paternal line: Father a sculptor Anatoliy Kushch (Katrakis), comes from a family of Cretan artists as well as his cousin [[Manos Katrakis]], famous Greek actor.<ref name="konshu.org">{{Cite web |title=Kush-Katrakis Khristina Anatliyvna - SCULPTURE SECTION - Sections - The Kiev Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine |url=http://konshu.org/en/section/sculpture/1767.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=konshu.org}}</ref>


Christina became a model of the Berehynia statue on the Independence Monument in Kyiv, which was made by her father Anatoliy Kushch. The statue is made of cast bronze and weighs about 20 tons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gazeta.ua |date=2011-02-03 |title="Дівчина з пам'ятника схожа на мене" |url=https://gazeta.ua/articles/people-newspaper/_divchina-z-pamyatnika-shozha-na-mene/370592 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Gazeta.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
Christina became a model of the Berehynia statue on the [[Independence Monument, Kyiv|Independence Monument]] in Kyiv, which was made by her father Anatoliy Kushch. The statue is made of cast bronze and weighs about 20 tons.<ref name="Gazeta.ua">{{Cite web |last=Gazeta.ua |date=2011-02-03 |title="Дівчина з пам'ятника схожа на мене" |url=https://gazeta.ua/articles/people-newspaper/_divchina-z-pamyatnika-shozha-na-mene/370592 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Gazeta.ua |language=uk}}</ref>


At the age of ten, Katrakis moved to Chicago, the USA with her parents. Her father received an order to create a monument in Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gazeta.ua |date=2011-02-03 |title="Дівчина з пам'ятника схожа на мене" |url=https://gazeta.ua/articles/people-newspaper/_divchina-z-pamyatnika-shozha-na-mene/370592 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Gazeta.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
At the age of ten, Katrakis moved to Chicago in the USA with her parents. Her father received a request to create a monument in Chicago.<ref name="Gazeta.ua"/>


From 1992 to 1993, Katrakis studied at the English International Institute for Foreign Languages and Diplomacy in Washington.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tauvers Gallery - Katrakis Christina |url=https://www.tauvers-gallery.com/en/artists/manufacturer/view/14 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.tauvers-gallery.com}}</ref> From 1993 to 1994, she continued her studies at St. Nicholas Catholic School in Chicago. From 1993 to 1994, Katrakis also studied in parallel at the specialized school “Glen Eco” in Maryland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kush-Katrakis Khristina Anatliyvna - SCULPTURE SECTION - Sections - The Kiev Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine |url=http://konshu.org/en/section/sculpture/1767.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=konshu.org}}</ref>
From 1992 to 1993, Katrakis studied at the English International Institute for Foreign Languages and Diplomacy in Washington.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tauvers Gallery - Katrakis Christina |url=https://www.tauvers-gallery.com/en/artists/manufacturer/view/14 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.tauvers-gallery.com}}</ref> From 1993 to 1994, she continued her studies at St. Nicholas Catholic School. In Maryland, Katrakis concurrently attended the specialist school "Glen Eco."<ref name="konshu.org"/>


From 1994 to 1998, she studied in Kyiv at the [[Shevchenko State Art School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tauvers Gallery - Катракіс Христина |url=https://www.tauvers-gallery.com/ua/artists/manufacturer/view/14 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.tauvers-gallery.com}}</ref> From 1996 to 1998, she also studied arts, art history and anatomy in Italy and France (Lorenzo di Medici' Academy in Florence and [[Sorbonne University]] in Paris). From 1998 to 2000, Katrakis studied at the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture in Kyiv.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Кущ-Катракіс Христина Анатоліївна - СЕКЦІЯ СКУЛЬПТУРИ - Секції - Киівська Організація Національної Спілки Художників Украіни |url=http://konshu.org/section/sculpture/1767.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=konshu.org}}</ref>
From 1994 to 1998, she studied in Kyiv at the [[Shevchenko State Art School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tauvers Gallery - Катракіс Христина |url=https://www.tauvers-gallery.com/ua/artists/manufacturer/view/14 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.tauvers-gallery.com}}</ref> From 1996 to 1998, she also studied arts, art history and anatomy in Italy and France (Lorenzo di Medici' Academy in Florence and [[Sorbonne University]] in Paris). From 1998 to 2000, Katrakis studied at the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture in Kyiv.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Кущ-Катракіс Христина Анатоліївна - СЕКЦІЯ СКУЛЬПТУРИ - Секції - Киівська Організація Національної Спілки Художників Украіни |url=http://konshu.org/section/sculpture/1767.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=konshu.org}}</ref>


In 2002, Christina received Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees from Arkansas State University. In 2003, she received a Master's degree from the same university. In 2005, Katrakis defended her thesis at the University of Memphis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadler |first=Marilyn |date=2009-12-01 |title=Explosive Talent |url=https://memphismagazine.com/Memphis-Magazine/December-2009/Explosive-Talent/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Memphis magazine |language=en-us}}</ref> From 2004 to 2006, Katrakis taught drawing, structural drawing/anatomy, painting, and watercolor at the University of Memphis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-02 |title=FEPN - European Festival of the Nude Photography - Arles |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105614/http://www.fepn-arles.com/2011/plus/katrakis-us.htm |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
In 2002, Christina received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees from Arkansas State University. In 2003, she received a Master's degree from the same university. In 2005, Katrakis defended her thesis at the University of Memphis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadler |first=Marilyn |date=2009-12-01 |title=Explosive Talent |url=https://memphismagazine.com/Memphis-Magazine/December-2009/Explosive-Talent/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Memphis magazine |language=en-us}}</ref> From 2004 to 2006, Katrakis taught drawing, structural drawing/anatomy, painting, and watercolor, defended her thesis, terminal degree in Arts and History (PHD equivalent) at the University of Memphis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-02 |title=FEPN - European Festival of the Nude Photography - Arles |url=http://www.fepn-arles.com/2011/plus/katrakis-us.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105614/http://www.fepn-arles.com/2011/plus/katrakis-us.htm |archive-date=2015-04-02 |access-date=2022-10-27 }}</ref>


During an interview with the CBC and in social media posts on January 31, 2022, an emotional Katrakis appealed to the West to send soldiers to fight 'shoulder to shoulder' with Ukrainians against Russia. She compared the situation of her fellow Ukrainians to that of the Jews in World War II, saying, 'Brothers and sisters - How is it to watch us die on New Year?! Are you ready to stand shoulder to shoulder against this universal terror or will you simply continue to watch us die defending You?!'
== Career ==


=== Coordinator ===
In different years, she acted as a coordinator of international projects.

She was the official international political coordinator of the [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]] lobbying firm "The Delahunt Group"; coordinator of The Orion Project, “The country within the country – Lefkadia”; international projects’ curator of the Centro per I’UNESCO di Bologna; official UNESCO coordinator; official international coordinator<ref>{{Cite web |last=Montanari |first=S. M. di Stefano |title=Home Page |url=https://www.unesco.bo.it/index.php |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Centro UNESCO Bologna |language=it-IT}}</ref> of the United Nations Agenda 2030 SDG Global initiative in partnership with the FFUN and official international coordinator of [[UNESCO]] for the UNESCO Center of Bologna, International Investment Coordinator Official International Investment Coordinator for the International [[Bond fund|Bond Fund]] located in London, UK with focus on Eastern European emerging markets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andesite Blue |url=https://andesiteblue.co.uk/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=andesiteblue.co.uk}}</ref>

=== Producer ===
Katrakis made the film "UltraViolet Light".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-06 |title=The last film of the muse, lover and colleague of many of geniuses was filmed by Ukrainian team. {{!}} Divaki production |url=https://divaki.com.ua/en/news/the-last-film-of-the-muse-lover-and-colleague-of-many-of-geniuses-was-filmed-by-ukrainian-team/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |language=en-GB}}</ref> She worked as a producer in Hollywood MO’z art pictures<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kristina Katrakis – MO'z Art Pictures |url=https://shawnthompson.tv/kristinakatrakis/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> and Visionairemedia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHRISTINA KUSHCH KATRAKIS – Visionaire Media New World |url=https://visionairemedia.com/christina-kushch-katrakis/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> She was the producer of the Visionairemedia documentary film "Believe".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Американцы снимут фильм о “железной леди” Тимошенко |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2019/03/11/7208872/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Украинская правда |language=ru}}</ref> She's a senior International Producer in Visionaire Media (Los Angeles/New York), Archer Films Corporation (Los Angeles/London/Sydney) and Mo'z Art Pictures (Los Angeles/Palm Springs).<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHRISTINA KUSHCH KATRAKIS – Visionaire Media New World |url=https://visionairemedia.com/christina-kushch-katrakis/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> Katrakis is a producer and project coordinator at Archer Films Corporation (Los Angeles, London, Sydney).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kristina Katrakis – MO'z Art Pictures |url=https://shawnthompson.tv/kristinakatrakis/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Curator ===
Katrakis has curated numerous international events, exhibitions, fairs and presentations. She has worked with Christie’s Fine Arts Auction, MacDoughall's Art Auction, Art Huston, Moscow World Fine Art Fair, FIAC Paris, [[TED (conference)|TEDx]], Slik – Pale de Tokyo Paris, Berlin Fashion Week, Art Monaco and Art Miami.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kush-Katrakis Khristina Anatliyvna - SCULPTURE SECTION - Sections - The Kiev Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine |url=http://konshu.org/en/section/sculpture/1767.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=konshu.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Милосердя і мистецтво: мисткиня Христина Катракіс, посланець ООН у сфері культури, проведе аукціон у Львові - 6 Березня 2013 - Блог новин - Личаківська районна організація ТЧХ м. Львова |url=http://lviv-redcross.at.ua/blog/2013-03-06-1287 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=lviv-redcross.at.ua}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CHRISTINA KUSHCH KATRAKIS – Visionaire Media New World |url=https://visionairemedia.com/christina-kushch-katrakis/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=KATRAKIS CHRISTINA |url=https://www.apollonia-art-exchanges.com/en/katrakis-christina/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.apollonia-art-exchanges.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Charity ===
She is a “Freedom to Create” World Peace Prize Winner and an Official Ambassador for the Foundation for United Nations for International Relations [[SDG]] (Sustainable Development Global Project).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simona |title=UKRAINE EMERGENCY: HELP US TO HELP WAR VICTIMS |url=https://www.foundationforunitednations.org/component/zoo/ukrainian-emergency-help-us-to-help-war-victims.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.foundationforunitednations.org |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, Katrakis with American artist [[David Datuna]] founded the ‘Art4Changes’ awareness and aid campaign, raising funds to combat the Coronavirus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noise11.com |date=2020-04-27 |title=Art4Changes Welcomes The Work of Robert Graves To The Project |url=https://www.noise11.com/news/art4changes-welcomes-the-work-of-robert-graves-to-the-project-20200427 |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Noise11.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Participation in exhibitions as a painter==
==Participation in exhibitions as a painter==


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* 2002 Exhibit after [[Minoan culture]], as a senior graduate, Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA<ref name="a17"/>
* 2002 Exhibit after [[Minoan culture]], as a senior graduate, Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA<ref name="a17"/>
* 2004 "Moments of life", "Elisavetgrad" exhibition, Kirovograd, Ukraine.<ref name="a2"/>
* 2004 "Moments of life", "Elisavetgrad" exhibition, Kirovohrad, Ukraine.<ref name="a2"/>
* 2008 Personal exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe.<ref name="a10"/>
* 2008 Personal exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe.<ref name="a10"/>
* 2010 "Neo-Symbolism: Bridges to the Unknown”, Chicago, IL, USA.<ref name="a15"/>
* 2010 "Neo-Symbolism: Bridges to the Unknown”, Chicago, IL, USA.<ref name="a15"/>
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* 2011 Personal exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe.<ref name="a20"/>
* 2011 Personal exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe.<ref name="a20"/>
* 2011 “Arising” exhibition, Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe.<ref name="a24"/>
* 2011 “Arising” exhibition, Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe.<ref name="a24"/>
* 2013 “Art World”, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, Europe.<ref name="a23"/>
* 2013 “Art World”, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Europe.<ref name="a23"/>
* 2013 “Moments of Time”, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, Europe.<ref name="a30"/>
* 2013 “Moments of Time”, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Europe.<ref name="a30"/>
* 2014 “Ultra Violet Light”, with Igor Kalinauskas.<ref name="a3"/><ref name="a13"/>
* 2014 “Ultra Violet Light”, with Igor Kalinauskas.<ref name="a3"/><ref name="a13"/>
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== Private life ==
== Private life ==
Christina Katrakis is married to Roman Kudlay, producer, top manager and international project coordinator. Together they have a son, Mark Roman Kudlay.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gadd |first=Chris |title='What can I do?': Former Memphis artist in Ukraine aiding refugees, Nashville filmmaker joined |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/dickson/2022/07/21/ukraine-refugees-aided-former-tn-artist-nashville-filmmaker-helped/10098066002/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref>
Christina Katrakis is married to Roman Kudlay. They have a son.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gadd |first=Chris |title='What can I do?': Former Memphis artist in Ukraine aiding refugees, Nashville filmmaker joined |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/dickson/2022/07/21/ukraine-refugees-aided-former-tn-artist-nashville-filmmaker-helped/10098066002/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="a1">{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalacademyofarts.com/about-us/about-the-founder.html|title=About the Founder|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a1">{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalacademyofarts.com/about-us/about-the-founder.html|title=About the Founder|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a2">{{cite web|url=http://elisavetart.com/exhibitions/32/mgnoveniya-zhizni.html|title=Moments of life|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a2">{{cite web|url=http://elisavetart.com/exhibitions/32/mgnoveniya-zhizni.html|title=Moments of life|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a3">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-omR2TnLWEg|title=Igor Kalinauskas – BBC|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a3">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-omR2TnLWEg|title=Igor Kalinauskas – BBC|website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a5">{{cite web|url=http://kiev.vgorode.ua/news/dosuh_y_eda/56539/|title=Brad Pitt's favorable person had brought an Exhibit to Kyiv|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a5">{{cite web|url=http://kiev.vgorode.ua/news/dosuh_y_eda/56539/|title=Brad Pitt's favorable person had brought an Exhibit to Kyiv|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a9">{{cite web|url=http://sculptor.kiev.ua/|title=Anatoliy Kushch|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a9">{{cite web|url=http://sculptor.kiev.ua/|title=Anatoliy Kushch|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
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<ref name="a11">{{cite web|url=http://gazeta.ua/articles/culture-newspaper/_zonu-namalyuvala-pislya-smerti-sina/415661?mobile=true|title=I've painted "Zone" after my son's death|date=December 22, 2011|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a11">{{cite web|url=http://gazeta.ua/articles/culture-newspaper/_zonu-namalyuvala-pislya-smerti-sina/415661?mobile=true|title=I've painted "Zone" after my son's death|date=December 22, 2011|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>


<ref name="a13">{{cite web|url=http://igor-kalinauskas.com/ultraviolet-project|title=Ultra Violet light project – Dali, Picasso, Warhol and I|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a13">{{cite web|url=http://igor-kalinauskas.com/ultraviolet-project|title=Ultra Violet light project – Dali, Picasso, Warhol and I|accessdate=March 25, 2015|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203235306/http://www.igor-kalinauskas.com/ultraviolet-project|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="a14">{{cite web|url=http://www.fepn-arles.com/2011/plus/katrakis-us.htm|title=Learn more about the artist|accessdate=March 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105614/http://www.fepn-arles.com/2011/plus/katrakis-us.htm|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="a14">{{cite web|url=http://www.fepn-arles.com/2011/plus/katrakis-us.htm|title=Learn more about the artist|accessdate=March 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105614/http://www.fepn-arles.com/2011/plus/katrakis-us.htm|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="a15">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/art-talk-chicago/2010/06/neo-symbolism-bridges-to-the-unknown-at-the-ukrainian-institute-of-modern-art/|title=Neo-symbolism: Bridges to the Unknown at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="a15">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/art-talk-chicago/2010/06/neo-symbolism-bridges-to-the-unknown-at-the-ukrainian-institute-of-modern-art/|title=Neo-symbolism: Bridges to the Unknown at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
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<ref name="a34">{{cite web|url=https://shawnthompson.tv/kristinakatrakis/|title=MOz Art Pictures - Christina Katrakis|accessdate=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="a34">{{cite web|url=https://shawnthompson.tv/kristinakatrakis/|title=MOz Art Pictures - Christina Katrakis|accessdate=December 9, 2019}}</ref>


<ref name="a35">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/FreedomToCreate/photos/a.159701344059123/159704364058821/?type=3&theater|title=Freedom to Create - The Zone|accessdate=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
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Christina Kushch Katrakis
Portrait of Christina Kushch Katrakis
Christina Kushch Katrakis
Born
Christina Marie Kushch

Kyiv, Ukraine
NationalityAmerican
Known forAmbassador for the Foundation for United Nations SDG, International Political Coordinator for The Delahunt Group & BGR (Washington D.C.), International Investment Coordinator for the Andesite Blue LLC British Investment Fund (London), official international coordinator of the United Nations Agenda 2030 SDG Global initiative in partnership with the FFUN and official international coordinator of UNESCO for the UNESCO Center of Bologna,[1] painting, curatorship, philanthropy,producer in Hollywood MO’z art pictures[2] and Visionairemedia[3]
Awards“Freedom to Create” Global Award for ‘The Zone’ series of works, 2010[4]
Websitekatrakis.com

Christina Katrakis is an International coordinator and curator, writer, artist, Ambassador for the Foundation for United Nations SDG,[5] in charge of the Humanitarian Aid Base FFUNSDG-HELP.UA in Vorokhta, Ukraine as an Ambassador for International Relations, Foundation for United Nations SDG. International Political Coordinator for The Delahunt Group & BGR, International Investment Coordinator for the Andesite Blue LLC British Investment Fund, an official international coordinator[1] of the United Nations Agenda 2030 SDG Global initiative[6] in partnership with the FFUN,[7] and official international coordinator of UNESCO for the UNESCO Center of Bologna,[8] producer in Hollywood MO’z art pictures[2] and Visionairemedia,[3] an American artist (sculptor, painter) and writer. She is a US citizen.

Early life and education

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Katrakis is the daughter of Anatoliy Kushch-Katrakis and Helen Pilkevich-Kushch. Her father is a well known sculptor and author of many historical monuments in the United States, Iran, Libya, Ukraine and Poland.[9] He resides in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her mother is an ethnographer and an art historian.[10] She officially took the double second name Kushch-Katrakis because of the Greek legacy of her ancestors, who were Cretan and Pontic Greeks, who migrated long ago to Ukraine, according to her father.[10]

Katrakis founded the International Academy of Arts in 2005[11] which is now based in Munich, Germany.

Katrakis comes from a family with a rich heritage: maternal grandfather – last king of Georgia and Armenia (Bagrationi and Dadiani royal lines) and royal prince of Lithuania ( Yagailo Gedimin royal line) – Simon Bagration Dadiani Gedimin Pilke, his grandmother on paternal line was Isabella de Savoy from royal family of Savoy kings of Piemonte and Sardinia. Maternal grandmother – the countess of Poland and Ukraine, granddaughter of countess Evelina Hanska the wife of Honoré de Balzac. Paternal line: Father a sculptor Anatoliy Kushch (Katrakis), comes from a family of Cretan artists as well as his cousin Manos Katrakis, famous Greek actor.[12]

Christina became a model of the Berehynia statue on the Independence Monument in Kyiv, which was made by her father Anatoliy Kushch. The statue is made of cast bronze and weighs about 20 tons.[13]

At the age of ten, Katrakis moved to Chicago in the USA with her parents. Her father received a request to create a monument in Chicago.[13]

From 1992 to 1993, Katrakis studied at the English International Institute for Foreign Languages and Diplomacy in Washington.[14] From 1993 to 1994, she continued her studies at St. Nicholas Catholic School. In Maryland, Katrakis concurrently attended the specialist school "Glen Eco."[12]

From 1994 to 1998, she studied in Kyiv at the Shevchenko State Art School.[15] From 1996 to 1998, she also studied arts, art history and anatomy in Italy and France (Lorenzo di Medici' Academy in Florence and Sorbonne University in Paris). From 1998 to 2000, Katrakis studied at the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture in Kyiv.[16]

In 2002, Christina received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees from Arkansas State University. In 2003, she received a Master's degree from the same university. In 2005, Katrakis defended her thesis at the University of Memphis.[17] From 2004 to 2006, Katrakis taught drawing, structural drawing/anatomy, painting, and watercolor, defended her thesis, terminal degree in Arts and History (PHD equivalent) at the University of Memphis.[18]

During an interview with the CBC and in social media posts on January 31, 2022, an emotional Katrakis appealed to the West to send soldiers to fight 'shoulder to shoulder' with Ukrainians against Russia. She compared the situation of her fellow Ukrainians to that of the Jews in World War II, saying, 'Brothers and sisters - How is it to watch us die on New Year?! Are you ready to stand shoulder to shoulder against this universal terror or will you simply continue to watch us die defending You?!'

Participation in exhibitions as a painter

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  • 2002 Exhibit after Minoan culture, as a senior graduate, Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA[19]
  • 2004 "Moments of life", "Elisavetgrad" exhibition, Kirovohrad, Ukraine.[20]
  • 2008 Personal exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe.[21]
  • 2010 "Neo-Symbolism: Bridges to the Unknown”, Chicago, IL, USA.[22]
  • 2010 “Prism Art Exhibition”, Memphis, USA.[23][24]
  • 2011 “The Little Prince”, The Chocolate cake Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe.[25]
  • 2011 “The picture of the World. Free look”, The Chocolate cake Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe][26]
  • 2011 "The Zone", New York, USA.[27]
  • 2011 "11th European festival of the Nude Photography: Glances at the body”, Europe.[28]
  • 2011 Personal exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe.[29]
  • 2011 “Arising” exhibition, Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe.[30]
  • 2013 “Art World”, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Europe.[31]
  • 2013 “Moments of Time”, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Europe.[32]
  • 2014 “Ultra Violet Light”, with Igor Kalinauskas.[33][34]

Private life

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Christina Katrakis is married to Roman Kudlay. They have a son.[35]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Christina Katrakis has been appointed as an official international coordinator".
  2. ^ a b "MOz Art Pictures - Christina Katrakis". Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Visionairemedia-Christina Katrakis". Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Freedom to Create - The Zone". Facebook. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ukraine's military gains making aid logistics challenging for volunteers, refugees | Fox News Video". Fox News. October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sustainable Development Goals Fund". Sustainable Development Goals Fund.
  7. ^ "Partnership with the FFUN".
  8. ^ "Centro per I'UNESCO di Bologna". Facebook. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Anatoliy Kushch". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Sculpture is a hard work". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  11. ^ "About the Founder". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Kush-Katrakis Khristina Anatliyvna - SCULPTURE SECTION - Sections - The Kiev Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine". konshu.org. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Gazeta.ua (February 3, 2011). ""Дівчина з пам'ятника схожа на мене"". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "Tauvers Gallery - Katrakis Christina". www.tauvers-gallery.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Tauvers Gallery - Катракіс Христина". www.tauvers-gallery.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "Кущ-Катракіс Христина Анатоліївна - СЕКЦІЯ СКУЛЬПТУРИ - Секції - Киівська Організація Національної Спілки Художників Украіни". konshu.org. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  17. ^ Sadler, Marilyn (December 1, 2009). "Explosive Talent". Memphis magazine. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  18. ^ "FEPN - European Festival of the Nude Photography - Arles". April 2, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  19. ^ "Kushch to present multi-dimensional senior art exhibit, featuring Minoan culture". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  20. ^ "Moments of life". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  21. ^ "Ukrainian from Hollywood brought her paintings in Kyiv". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  22. ^ "Neo-symbolism: Bridges to the Unknown at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  23. ^ "January midsouthmusts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  24. ^ "Painful 'Prism' – Touched by Tragedy of Chernobyl, artist's work radiates power". Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  25. ^ "Brad Pitt's favorable person had brought an Exhibit to Kyiv". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  26. ^ "The picture of the world. Free look". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  27. ^ "I've painted "Zone" after my son's death". December 22, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  28. ^ "Learn more about the artist". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  29. ^ "Hollywood artist Christina Katrakis Opens Her Art Gallery in Kyiv". Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  30. ^ "Opening of 'Growing up' exhibition". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  31. ^ "American, who was a prototype for a Liberty Monument in Kyiv: I have to carry it bravely". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  32. ^ "'Moments of time' Exhibition". Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  33. ^ "Igor Kalinauskas – BBC". YouTube. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  34. ^ "Ultra Violet light project – Dali, Picasso, Warhol and I". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  35. ^ Gadd, Chris. "'What can I do?': Former Memphis artist in Ukraine aiding refugees, Nashville filmmaker joined". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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