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With the war, a Ukrainian art show gains new meaning

Gallery owners Julia and Max Voloshyn came to Miami five months ago to exhibit the work of Ukrainian artists. Now that Russia has invaded their homeland, they can't go back.
Julia and Max Voloshyn, owners of a gallery in Kyiv, were in Miami to exhibit Ukrainian art when first COVID and then the Russian invasion kept them from returning home.

In Miami, an exhibition of works by Ukrainian artists has gained new significance with the Russian invasion. It's a show mounted by the Voloshyn Gallery, which is based in Kyiv. The war has left the Ukrainian gallery owners, Max and Julia Voloshyn stranded in the U.S. and unsure when they'll be able to return home.

They're a young married couple, with a baby.

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