Professor's O. Kozhekov monumental painting studio started its existence from the first day of the foundation of the academy- on 18th December 1917 and was led by M. Boychuk then, who was the founder of the well-known school of the monumental painting. The first specialists in the monumental painting graduated in 1922. Another monumental painting studio functioned at the same time under the leadership of L. Kramarenko since 1920. After the reorganization of art education in 1934 this specialization was abolished. In 1964 the training of specialists in the monumental painting was resumed on the initiative of V. Chekaniuk.
     In 1967-1973 T. Yablonska, people's artist of Ukraine directed the studio. Then V. Chekaniuk, people's artist of Ukraine, took this place and led the studio for many years. Since 2000, when V. Chekaniuk died, the studio has been directed by O. Kozhekov, one of the first students of the studio resumed in 1964.
     The educational programme provides students with mastering one of the monumental techniques each semester with the profound analysis of classical and modern samples. Making copies from Kiev St Sophia Cathedral frescos of unsurpassed mastery and spirituality, and St Michael Gold - Domed Cathedral mosaics and medieval stained glass windows form professional skills of the artist. Tasks on composition help to reveal students' abilities too. Creating sketches of compositions, scraffito, frescos, and mosaics for the different architectural projects or for the real objects with the elaboration of cardboards and their execution in material, students acquire necessary knowledge and skills of creative work.
     The monumental painting studio has educated many creatively active artists, whose considerable part became the members of the National union of the Ukrainian artists, merited artists of Ukraine well-known not only in their own country but in many foreign countries, too.