Awards:(partial list)
•Awarded a diploma by the Russia Artists' Union
•Diploma of Honor from Russian Academy of Art, 2001
•Medal for Creative Works about Moscow, given at the city's 850th Anniversary, 1997
•Medal for Retrospective Exhibition from Academy of Art, 2001
•Russian Presidential Award for Creative Accomplishment, 1997
Collections:(partial list)
Dracon Museum, Taiwan
Museum of the Great Fatherland War, Moscow
Russia Artists' Union
Goritsky Monastery; Evening on Pleshcheyevo Lake, 1996, Oil on Canvas, 104 x 114 cm
Artist Thoughts:
"For an artist, creating realism is being naked. You can see if one can draw or not, if one has talent or not. Abstract Expressionism, on the other hand, is easy to hide behind."
"Within the scope of Russian art are such great masters as Ivanov, Surikov, and Vrubel, henceforth, I feel there is a lot of responsibility in upholding traditions amongst contemporary artists. In my opinion, Realistic art assists one in deciphering individuality - squares are always squares."