Dmytro Ovsiyovych Gorbachev (September 4, 1937 – January 6, 2022) was a Ukrainian art critic, art historian, curator, and researcher of the Ukrainian avant-garde and modernism. One of the most influential art critics in Ukraine, he popularized the work of Ukrainian avant-garde artists of the 20th century, including Kazimir Malevich, Oleksandr Bogomazov, Anatol Petrytskyi, Vasyl Yermilov, and others.
Gorbachev played a key role in bringing the Ukrainian avant-garde back into the world artistic context. He was one of the first researchers to prove the Ukrainian origin of Kazimir Malevich and emphasize the artist's connection with Ukrainian culture.
A significant part of his works is devoted to the art of the 1920s, in particular the work of the VUFKU (All-Ukrainian Photo and Cinema Administration), the theatrical avant-garde (Anatol Petrytskyi, Leonid Chernov, Boris Kosarev), and constructivism.
