The National University of Ostroh Academy houses and exhibits a collection of paintings by the famous scientist, art historian, and artist Volodymyr Ovsiichuk. In the scientific world, he is known primarily as a scientist, teacher, and art theorist. Very little is known about his work as an artist, because Volodymyr Antonovych did not advertise his passion for painting. Ovsiichuk personally donated a collection of 77 of his own paintings to the National University of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts in 2015. With the appearance of the collection at the university, his work became known to the general public. The online gallery of V. Ovsiichuk’s works allows the general public to get acquainted with his work as a painter and master of color for the first time.

The sculptor Petro Kapshuchenko was born in the Dnipro region, but was forced to leave Ukraine in the 1940s. He spent most of his life in Argentina and the United States (Philadelphia), where he was highly recognized by his colleagues, art historians, critics, and art lovers. During his difficult but creative life, he created more than seven thousand sculptures. His work became known in Ukraine only after 1991. The collection of sculptures by P. Kapshuchenko at the National University of Ostroh Academy includes 15 works by the master and was formed thanks to patrons: Bronislava Skorupska, John Bruce Schmidt, Oleksandr Mykhaliuk, and Raisa Mayevska. The master’s works are impressive, the viewer can easily feel the character, accurately read the emotions and mood of the characters.