Laurent Schkolnyk was born in Paris in 1953. He studied drawing and etching at the Beaux Art School in Nantes, France. Schkolnyk later studied with Professor Guimezanes, who taught him the mezzotint technique. He is a recognized master of three-color mezzotint prints. In this process, three separate mezzotint plates are made for the three primary colors. During printing, the colors mix to create a full spectrum of color, from bright reds to rich blacks. Schkolnyk has had solo exhibitions in Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco, and Seattle. His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions in France, the United States, and Asia. Laurent Schkolnyk currently lives and work in Nantes, France.

Exhibitions

2001 Buchanan Gallery, Galveston Island, TX
1999 AXIA Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Alpers Fine Art, Carlisle, MA
1998
Ocean Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
Art Case Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 
Tregoning Gallery, Cleveland, OH
1997
Jean Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
1996
Museum of Arts, New Orleans
1995
Musee De L'Imprimerie, Nantes, France
1994
Stone and Press Gallery, New Orleans
Gallery Sanbi, Tokyo, Japan
1993 Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago, IL
Gallery Sanbi, Tokoyo
Fine Impressions Gallery, Seattle, WA
Joyce Williams Gallery, Vancouver
1992
Gallery Petites Formes, Osaka
1991
Gallery Breheret, Paris, France
1988
Gallery Petites Formes, Osaka, Japan
1987
Gallery Bourlaouen, Nantes, France
1986
Gallery Bancho, Tokyo, Japan
Gallery Bernier, Paris
1985
Grand Palais, La June Gravure Contemporaine, Paris, France 
Services Culturel de L'Ambassade De France, New York
Gallery de L'Hotel Montfleury, Cannes, France
Gallery K, Lyon, France
1982
Atelier Taxe, Paris, France
1978
Gallery Galien Vie, Nantes, France 

Collections
Achenbach Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco
Cabinet des Estampes de la Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Musee de L'Imprimerie, Nantes, France
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Portland Art Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN