Igor Medvedev, artist
Russia, Moscow
Igor Medvedev was born in Novopskov city in the Lugansk region of Eastern Ukraine. He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology with a degree in Physical Chemistry and went on to work as an engineer for the next 3 years. While working, he began studying art history at the Open University of the Soviet Union, eventually giving up engineering to become a teacher of fine art at a local college.
Since 1990 Igor has been painting full time and exhibiting his work in various galleries and salons. His first solo exhibition took place in November 1990 at the Lithuanian State Youth Theatre in Vilnius. His paintings are regularly displayed at the galleries “Kitai Gorod” and “Fleyta” in Moscow and at the Prefecture of Zelenograd where the painter currently lives. Many of Igor Medvedev's works have also been acquired by private collectors.
The Creative Biography
Exhibitions:
1990 - Lublin – Warsaw – Gdansk;
1992 - Gallery “Fleyta”, Moscow, regularly exhibitions since 1995;
1992 - Gallery "Strogino", Moscow;
1992 - Jointly with the creative group "Zhivaya voda", Hamburg;
1993 - Traveling exhibition of the gallery "Russkiy Dom", Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipeda;
1994 - Gallery "Elena", St-Petersburg;
1995 - Jointly with the group of Independent Guild of Moscow Painters, Helsinki;
1996 - Kremlin Palace of Congresses, Moscow;
1997 - Ga...
1990 - Lublin – Warsaw – Gdansk;
1992 - Gallery “Fleyta”, Moscow, regularly exhibitions since 1995;
1992 - Gallery "Strogino", Moscow;
1992 - Jointly with the creative group "Zhivaya voda", Hamburg;
1993 - Traveling exhibition of the gallery "Russkiy Dom", Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipeda;
1994 - Gallery "Elena", St-Petersburg;
1995 - Jointly with the group of Independent Guild of Moscow Painters, Helsinki;
1996 - Kremlin Palace of Congresses, Moscow;
1997 - Ga...
Exhibitions:
1990 - Lublin – Warsaw – Gdansk;
1992 - Gallery “Fleyta”, Moscow, regularly exhibitions since 1995;
1992 - Gallery "Strogino", Moscow;
1992 - Jointly with the creative group "Zhivaya voda", Hamburg;
1993 - Traveling exhibition of the gallery "Russkiy Dom", Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipeda;
1994 - Gallery "Elena", St-Petersburg;
1995 - Jointly with the group of Independent Guild of Moscow Painters, Helsinki;
1996 - Kremlin Palace of Congresses, Moscow;
1997 - Gallery "Stojary", Kiev;
1998 - Art Salon at Central House of Artists, Moscow;
1998 - Zelenograd Prefecture, regularly exhibitions since 1998;
1999 - Arts Salon at Manege, Moscow;
2000 - Gallery "Ritas", Vilnius.
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