Prokopenko Nikolay (1945) - a brilliant representative of the South Russian school of painting. He was born in the village of Limanskoe near Odessa (1945). In 1971 he graduated from GOAC and in 1977 from KAI. He has been a member of NUAU since 1988. He is an Honored Artist of Ukraine. He takes part in regional, All-Ukrainian and international exhibitions. His works are kept in prestigious museums in Ukraine and abroad and in different private collections.

Painting Prokopenko individual and recognizable: always bright, sensuous color, powerful sound of pure colors - red, bronze, emerald. The artist creates a framework of modern art, but the source of his inspiration - an ancient call, a sense of his native land. The main theme of the master - a powerful reflection of the life principle, which he derives from his native culture.

Participated in 234 exhibitions. His paintings are selling successfully in Germany as well.

August, 2012 Oil on canvas; 80 х 80 cm	In a summer garden, 2008 Oil on canvas; 70 х 80 cm	In a summer shadow, 2002 Oil on canvas; 100 х 70 cm	Golden autumn Oil on canvas; 90 х 80 cm

The play..., 2005 Oil on canvas; 90 х 80 cm	Red jug, 2008 Oil on canvas; 92 х 73 cm	Ripe garden, 2010 Oil on canvas; 80 х 80 cm	River behind the village, 1999 Oil on canvas; 90 х 100 cm

After the premiere, 2003 Oil on canvas; 65 х 86 cm	In a summer garden, 2007 Oil on canvas; 60 х 70 cm	Poetry bird, 2003 Oil on canvas; 90 х 100 cm	Kot-Matroskin, 2007 Oil on canvas; 80 х 60 cm

Europe on her way, 2003 Oil on canvas; 90 х 80 cm	Summer fusion, 2002 Oil on canvas; 80 х 100 cm