Shevchenko State Art School


Taras Shevchenko State Art School is a selective high school specializing in fine arts, in Kiev, Ukraine.
The school is part of the complex that also includes schools of ballet and music. It is located adjoining a historic park overlooking the Southern end of Babi Yar.
The school was established on August 12, 1937, and was originally located at 2 Volodymyrska Street, Kiev. The first pupils graduated in 1940. Due to the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, all the graduates from this class as well as the directors of the school were conscripted into the Soviet Army and sent to the Eastern Front.
There are many notable artists among its graduates.

Notable alumni