I graduated from the College of Art in Minsk, Belarus.. In 1995 my family immigrated to the United States . I committed to portraying not just exterior of subjects but their characters and personality as well. My paintings being juried and accepted into many National and International exhibitions and he also had two solo exhibitions in 2013 and 2014.
I am a member of The American Artists Professional League (AAPL), MPSGS.
My dedication to quality and passion for my work have resulted in my paintings being juried and accepted into many National and International shows such as:
- The American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibitions
- The Salmagundi Club Annual Non-Member Painting & Sculpture Exhibition
- The Annual Yellow Springs Art Shows
- The Audubon Artists Annual Exhibitions
- The Annual National Exhibition of the Academic Artists Assostiation
- The Oil Painters of America Regional and National Exhibitions
- The Annual International Exhibitions of Fine Art in Miniature, MPSGS , etc.
I have been awarded at the American Artists Professional League 2008 80th Grand National Exhibition;
- was First in Still life at The Cider Painters of America 2009 25th Mini show;
- was First in Oil at the 2010 76th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature
(MPSGS);
- was First at the 2010 The ArtFirst! - An international juried show by artists with
disabilities;
- was First in Still Life at the 2011 77th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature
(MPSGS);
- won an Honorable Mention Award in the “Peaceful Places” category at the 2010 Bryn Mawr
Art Ability Annual Exhibition;
- won an Honorable Award at 61st 2011 Annual National Exhibition of the Academic
Artists Association;
- awarded with a Silver Medal of Honor at the 2011 Audubon Artists Society Annual Exhibition
at The Salmagundi Art Club, NY;
- finalist in the Figurative Category for the Art Reneval Center 2011 / 2012 International Salon;
- finalist for the May 2012 BoldBrush Painting Competition;
- was featured in the July 2012 Informed Collector newsletter ;
- won ART TIMES Award at the 2012 SCNY Annual Non-Members Painting & Sculpture Exhibition ;
- finalist of the ARC 2012/2013 International Salon Competition in two categories;
- won 1st Place in Seascape at the The American Artists Professional League Summer Theme Show 2013;
- received a Judges' Choice Award at the 18th Annual Art Ability Exhibition;
- won 2nd Place in Oil and Acrilic at The Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. (MPSGS) Annual Exhibition;
- won "Best in show" in The American Artists Professional League Still Life Theme Show 2014.
- won 1st place at the 2014 Bryn Mawr Art Ability Annual Exhibition;
- won in all the compositional categories at The American Artists Professional League 2015 Landscape, Seascape, Streetscape Theme Show .