 Graphic artist, painter
Born in 1956 in Vologda
This artist creates his works using technique of oil-paint, tempera, acrylic paint; in the genres of narrative-topical painting, portrait, landscape, still life. At the start of his creative development, Yuri Voronov devoted much attention to easel painting and book graphics, practised linoleum engraving, lithography, creating beautiful subtle landscapes, portraits, still life paintings, book illustrations. Works of the artist are owned by art galleries, reserve museums, local lore museums, private collections in Russia and abroad.
He is characterized by remarkable wideness of vision of the world, in specific motifs of nature he reaches somewhat planetary feeling of genesis, life realities are transformed by his brush into multi-association images which stimulate fantasy of the spectator, possess particular spirituality and the feeling of communicating with magic mystery of the essence of creativity. In Voronov’s works, real and imaginary coexist organically, enriching our perceptions about ephemeral, momentary and everlasting.
Education:
1971-1975 Yaroslavl art school
1975-1991 Moscow State Arts Institute named after Surikov
Since 1977: permanent participant of exhibitions
1983 member of Artists Union of the USSR
1985-1987 scholarship holder of Artists Union of the USSR
1988 winner of Yashin award in the sphere of culture, Vologda region
Since 1981: participant of numerous exhibitions in Russia and in many other countries
Honored Artist of Russia since 2003
Works of the artist are exhibited at various art exhibitions: international, all-Russia, inter-regional, regional.
Solo Exhibitions:
Ferl (Germany) - 1991
Zwolle (Holland) - 1992
Stavern (Norway) - 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000
Vancouver (Canada) - 1996
Vologda (Russia) - 1981, 1996, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007
Vologda regional art gallery 1981, 1996, 1999
“Krasniy Most” gallery - 2005
Vologda State museum of history and local lore -2006
Shien (Norway) -1996
Oslo (Norway) -2000
Bamble (Norway) - 2001, 2004, 2006
Krageru island (Norway) - 2003
Statelle (Norway) - 2004
Kristiansand (Norway) - 2007
Moscow (Russia) - 2003, 2004
Moscow Government - 2003
Moscow Central Stock Exchange - 2004
Central house of artists -2003, 2004
Los Angeles (the USA) - 2005
Illustrations to the published books:
“Detskaya literatura” publishing house:
- V. Belov “Stariy da maliy”
- Nechayev “Neschechka”
“Sovremennik” publishing house:
- Anna Akhmatova “Poems” 1989
- V. Belov “Lad”
- V. Dementyev “Bereginya”
- V. Ustinov “Poems”
“Sovetskiy Pisatel” publishing house:
North-west publishing house:
- V. Oboturov “Vospominaniye o Rubtsove”
and other books
Works of the artist are owned by museums, private collections in Russia and abroad. |
