Yaroslav Maksymovych Omelyan (Ukrainian: ïÃÂþÃÂûðò ÃÂðúÃÂøüþòøàÃÂüõûÃÂý; 1 January 1929 â 21 August 2025) was a Ukrainian artist.
Omelyan was born in the village of Mshana, Lwów Voivodeship, Poland. During 1950âÂÂ1959 he was repressed and spent time in Gulag labour camps in Siberia.
He was a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, an honorary member of the All-Ukrainian Society "Prosvita" and was awarded the Merited Painter of Ukraine.
From 1969 he participated in collective exhibitions in cities across Europe.