artist: Khrushch Valentin Dmitrievich

1943-2005 Ukrainian artist, graphic artist, an iconic figure of the Odessa underground of 1960-1970’s. He was born on January 24, 1943 in Odessa. Since 1958 he was a permanent participant of regional exhibitions in Odessa. He studied at the Odessa Art School in the 1960s. His teachers were N. Zaitsev, Y. Egorov, N.Pavlyuk , T.Fraerman. He led the art group "9" in the 1970s, also he was the organizer and active participant in the "apartment" and street ("fence") exhibitions. Khrushch and S.Sychov held the first in the USSR unauthorized outdoor exhibition of avant-garde in 1963. He participated in the exhibition "Contemporary Art of Ukraine" (Munich -London- Paris-New York) in 1979. He moved to Moscow in 1981. Artist was an active member of the Creative Union of Artists "Jakimanka", where he made 9 exhibitions during the 1981-1983 periods. Artist was invited to organize the exhibition hall of Cheryomushki district in Moscow in Belyaevo in 1984; except his works, works of Y.Pliss, S.Alferov, A. Sobolev, K. Medvedeva, A. Lisowskiy  were exhibited.  Khrushch with "Belyaiev group" held a number of exhibitions, including in the city of Linz (Austria), in Panevezys (Lithuania). Fifteen solo exhibitions of artist were held during 1981-2002 (Moscow, Odessa, Kimri, Dubna). Since 1995 - he lived and worked in Kimry (Tver region). Artist`s  works are on permanent display at UNESCO in Paris, the National Museum of Austria (Vienna), the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Odessa Art Museum, other museums and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

artist: Khrushch Valentin Dmitrievich

1943-2005 Ukrainian artist, graphic artist, an iconic figure of the Odessa underground of 1960-1970’s. He was born on January 24, 1943 in Odessa. Since 1958 he was a permanent participant of regional exhibitions in Odessa. He studied at the Odessa Art School in the 1960s. His teachers were N. Zaitsev, Y. Egorov, N.Pavlyuk , T.Fraerman. He led the art group "9" in the 1970s, also he was the organizer and active participant in the "apartment" and street ("fence") exhibitions. Khrushch and S.Sychov held the first in the USSR unauthorized outdoor exhibition of avant-garde in 1963. He participated in the exhibition "Contemporary Art of Ukraine" (Munich -London- Paris-New York) in 1979. He moved to Moscow in 1981. Artist was an active member of the Creative Union of Artists "Jakimanka", where he made 9 exhibitions during the 1981-1983 periods. Artist was invited to organize the exhibition hall of Cheryomushki district in Moscow in Belyaevo in 1984; except his works, works of Y.Pliss, S.Alferov, A. Sobolev, K. Medvedeva, A. Lisowskiy  were exhibited.  Khrushch with "Belyaiev group" held a number of exhibitions, including in the city of Linz (Austria), in Panevezys (Lithuania). Fifteen solo exhibitions of artist were held during 1981-2002 (Moscow, Odessa, Kimri, Dubna). Since 1995 - he lived and worked in Kimry (Tver region). Artist`s  works are on permanent display at UNESCO in Paris, the National Museum of Austria (Vienna), the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Odessa Art Museum, other museums and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

artist: Khrushch Valentin Dmitrievich

1943-2005 Ukrainian artist, graphic artist, an iconic figure of the Odessa underground of 1960-1970’s. He was born on January 24, 1943 in Odessa. Since 1958 he was a permanent participant of regional exhibitions in Odessa. He studied at the Odessa Art School in the 1960s. His teachers were N. Zaitsev, Y. Egorov, N.Pavlyuk , T.Fraerman. He led the art group "9" in the 1970s, also he was the organizer and active participant in the "apartment" and street ("fence") exhibitions. Khrushch and S.Sychov held the first in the USSR unauthorized outdoor exhibition of avant-garde in 1963. He participated in the exhibition "Contemporary Art of Ukraine" (Munich -London- Paris-New York) in 1979. He moved to Moscow in 1981. Artist was an active member of the Creative Union of Artists "Jakimanka", where he made 9 exhibitions during the 1981-1983 periods. Artist was invited to organize the exhibition hall of Cheryomushki district in Moscow in Belyaevo in 1984; except his works, works of Y.Pliss, S.Alferov, A. Sobolev, K. Medvedeva, A. Lisowskiy  were exhibited.  Khrushch with "Belyaiev group" held a number of exhibitions, including in the city of Linz (Austria), in Panevezys (Lithuania). Fifteen solo exhibitions of artist were held during 1981-2002 (Moscow, Odessa, Kimri, Dubna). Since 1995 - he lived and worked in Kimry (Tver region). Artist`s  works are on permanent display at UNESCO in Paris, the National Museum of Austria (Vienna), the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Odessa Art Museum, other museums and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.