Valeriy Gegamyan (1925, village Garni, Armenia – 2000, Odessa, Ukraine). 1940 – Entered the Yerevan Art College. Yerevan, Armenian SSR. 1951 – Graduated from the Yerevan Institute of Art (teacher M. Sarian). Yerevan, Armenian SSR. 1953 – The leading artist in the section of monumental painting in the Art Found of the USSR. 1957 – Lecturer at the Birobidzhan School of Art (Far East), USSR. 1958 – Teacher of painting, drawing and composition at the undergraduate Makhachkala Art College named after M.A. Jamal. Dagestan SSR. 1964 – 1985 – The founder and dean of the art-graphic faculty of the Odessa Pedagogical Institute. Odessa, Ukrainian SSR. Since the early 1960s he lived and worked in Odessa. During his life did not participate in exhibitions. 2010 – “Exhibition of the ‘real’ Art: Unknown Gegamyan” (together with Galina Pavljuk) “Magic Flowers”. “Pivdenna” Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine. 2001 – The first memorial exhibition. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. Selected Museum collections: Odessa Museum of Contemporary Art. Odessa, Ukraine. National Gallery of Armenia. Yerevan, Armenia.

Valeriy Gegamyan (1925, village Garni, Armenia – 2000, Odessa, Ukraine). 1940 – Entered the Yerevan Art College. Yerevan, Armenian SSR. 1951 – Graduated from the Yerevan Institute of Art (teacher M. Sarian). Yerevan, Armenian SSR. 1953 – The leading artist in the section of monumental painting in the Art Found of the USSR. 1957 – Lecturer at the Birobidzhan School of Art (Far East), USSR. 1958 – Teacher of painting, drawing and composition at the undergraduate Makhachkala Art College named after M.A. Jamal. Dagestan SSR. 1964 – 1985 – The founder and dean of the art-graphic faculty of the Odessa Pedagogical Institute. Odessa, Ukrainian SSR. Since the early 1960s he lived and worked in Odessa. During his life did not participate in exhibitions. 2010 – “Exhibition of the ‘real’ Art: Unknown Gegamyan” (together with Galina Pavljuk) “Magic Flowers”. “Pivdenna” Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine. 2001 – The first memorial exhibition. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. Selected Museum collections: Odessa Museum of Contemporary Art. Odessa, Ukraine. National Gallery of Armenia. Yerevan, Armenia.

Valeriy Gegamyan (1925, village Garni, Armenia – 2000, Odessa, Ukraine). 1940 – Entered the Yerevan Art College. Yerevan, Armenian SSR. 1951 – Graduated from the Yerevan Institute of Art (teacher M. Sarian). Yerevan, Armenian SSR. 1953 – The leading artist in the section of monumental painting in the Art Found of the USSR. 1957 – Lecturer at the Birobidzhan School of Art (Far East), USSR. 1958 – Teacher of painting, drawing and composition at the undergraduate Makhachkala Art College named after M.A. Jamal. Dagestan SSR. 1964 – 1985 – The founder and dean of the art-graphic faculty of the Odessa Pedagogical Institute. Odessa, Ukrainian SSR. Since the early 1960s he lived and worked in Odessa. During his life did not participate in exhibitions. 2010 – “Exhibition of the ‘real’ Art: Unknown Gegamyan” (together with Galina Pavljuk) “Magic Flowers”. “Pivdenna” Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine. 2001 – The first memorial exhibition. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. Selected Museum collections: Odessa Museum of Contemporary Art. Odessa, Ukraine. National Gallery of Armenia. Yerevan, Armenia.

Mikhail Dmitrievich Todorov  1915-1997. Studied at INSTITUTE OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE/REPIN INSTITUTE IN LENINGRAD 1939-49. Member of the Union of Artists. Began exhibiting 1949. Active in Odessa, Ukraine. Specialised in landscapes, thematic pictures. Taught at Odessa Art College 1949-57. His paintings can be found in all major Ukrainian museums and in private collections

Alla graduated from the famous "Grekovku" decorator working in local theater, held many personal exhibitions and won the II International Biennale of "anti-realism" in the nomination "Painting" (Odessa, Center for Contemporary Art "Tierce"). artist's works are in museums of Odessa, private collections in Ukraine, Russia, USA, Canada, France, Sweden, Argentina, Israel and other countries. In Paris, at the Centre of Modern Art Georges Pompidou, also has a creation of our compatriot. Alla Krikun be given a contemporary artist, has not lost the deep, ancestral ability to communicate with the outside world, the kingdom of nature.

Alla graduated from the famous "Grekovku" decorator working in local theater, held many personal exhibitions and won the II International Biennale of "anti-realism" in the nomination "Painting" (Odessa, Center for Contemporary Art "Tierce"). artist's works are in museums of Odessa, private collections in Ukraine, Russia, USA, Canada, France, Sweden, Argentina, Israel and other countries. In Paris, at the Centre of Modern Art Georges Pompidou, also has a creation of our compatriot. Alla Krikun be given a contemporary artist, has not lost the deep, ancestral ability to communicate with the outside world, the kingdom of nature.

Oleg Voloshinov (1936, Nikolayev) 1959 – Graduated from Odessa Art College (teacher M.A Pavljuk). 1965 – Graduated from Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin. USSR Academy of Art (teachers: P. Reyhet and V.Oreshnikov). 1971 – Acknowledged to the Union of Artists. In the late 60s became a member of the Odessa nonconformist movement . Lives and works in Odessa. Selected solo exhibitions: 2009 – “ODESSA, NOON.” From the “MSIO Fund” and private collections. Odessa Museum of Modern Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2009 – Paintings by Oleg Voloshinov. Exhibition of works from the collection of M. Knobel. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 1980 – Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Odessa, Ukraine. Selected group exhibitions: 2013 – “Odessa nonfigurative 3”. Odessa Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2013 – “Second Collection”. Exhibition of works from the collection of M.Knobelya. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2013 – “Odessa School. Traditions and Relevance.” Mystetskiy Arsenal. Kiev, Ukraine. 2013 – “Odessa School . Traditions and Relevance.” Exhibition hall “Art Donbass”. Donetsk, Ukraine (catalog). 2013 – Apartment Exhibitions “Bebel 19”. NT-Art Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine (catalog). 2013 – Apartment Exhibitions “Bebel 19”. Mystetskiy Arsenal. Kiev, Ukraine. In the frameworks of the project “IV Fine Art Ukraine” (catalog). 2013 – To the 199 anniversary of the birth of Taras Shevchenko. Exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists in Odessa. Odessa, Ukraine. 2012 – “Self – Portrait”. From the collection of Alexander Dimitrenko. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2012 – The second exhibition “Odessa nonfigurative”. Exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists in Odessa. Odessa, Ukraine. 2012 – “Dedicated to the Artist’s Day”. Exhibition of works by artists from Odessa. Exhibition Hall of the National Union of Artists in Odessa. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2011 – “Odessa nonfigurative”. Exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists in Odessa. Odessa, Ukraine. 2010 – II Fine Art Ukraine. Mistetsky Arsenal. Kiev, Ukraine. 2009 – “Odessa” as part of the project “Art Map of the Ukraine”. Museum of the Contemporary Art of Ukraine. Kiev , Ukraine. 2008 – “ How young you were… Odessa nonconformist artists. 60s- 80s of the XX century in the collections of Felix Kohriht and Anatoly Dymchuk”. NT – Art Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine. 2008 – Exhibition of works by artists from Odessa to the 70th anniversary of the Odessa National Union of Artists. Odessa-Kiev, Ukraine. 2008 – Exhibition of Odessa artists from the private collection of M. Knoebel. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2007 – “The Landscape of the Eastern region of the Black Sea”. Exhibition of painters from the southern region of Ukraine. Odessa – Simferopol, Ukraine. 2007 – “Artists of Odessa”. Kiev – Odessa, Ukraine. 2007 – “Still life” in works of Odessa artists of the 70s. Odessa-Nikolaev, Ukraine. 2005 – “The Odessa Group. Paintings and Graphic Works by Six Major Artists of the Odessa School”. “Chambers” Gallery. London, UK (catalog). 2005 – The Second International Symposium of Painting. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2004 – Exhibition of the Odessa group: “Odessa School nowadays. Half of the century together”. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. 2003 – Ukraine-Russia. Exhibition of works by graduates from Russian schools, dedicated to the “Year of Russia” in Ukraine. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2002 – Art of Odessa in the collection of M. Knobelya. National Art Museum of Ukraine, Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Kiev-Odessa, Ukraine. 2002 – First International Symposium of Painting. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. 1998 – Exhibition dedicated to the 5Oth anniversary of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. Kiev-Odessa, Ukraine. 1998 – Odessa citizens in the collection of M. Knobelya. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 1996 – “Artclub -96”. The group “Choven”. Museum of the Ukrainian Modern Art. Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. 1994 – Exhibition of the creative association “Choven”. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 1994 – “Odessa. 60s…” Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. 1994 – “Painting and Sculpture”. In the frameworks of the international conference: “W. Kandinsky in the artistic life of Odessa”. State University. Odessa, Ukraine. 1990 – “Three Generations of Ukrainian Painting”. Kiev, USSR – Odense, Denmark. 1991 – “Ukrainian Artists from Odessa”. Lviv-Chernivtsi-Khmelnytsky-Ternopil, Ukraine. 1989 – “Artists from Ukraine”. The Ministry of the Labor. Bavaria-Munich, Germany. 1988 – Exhibition of four artists from Odessa (A. Voloshin, Y. Kovalenko, I Ostrovskiy, E. Rachmaninoff). Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. 1983 – “Working in Odessa” in works of Odessa Artists. Showroom of the Artists’ Union. Kiev, USSR. 1980 – Republican exhibition “Blooming Ukraine”. Exhibition Hall of the Artists` Union. Kiev, USSR . 1980 – “Portrait, Still Life.” Exhibition Hall of the Artists’ Union. Kiev, USSR. 1980 – Exhibition of the spring ‘pleinair’ artists group. Gursuf-Moscow, USSR. 1979 – All-Union exhibition “Blue Roads of the Homeland”. Central Exhibition Hall “Manez”. Moscow, USSR. 1979 – All-Union exhibition “Sport in the Art”. Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh”. Moscow, USSR. 1979 – Republican exhibition “Sport in the Art”. Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. Kiev, USSR . 1978 – All-Union exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Komsomol. Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh”. Moscow, USSR. 1977 – All-Union art exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the October Socialist Revolution. Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh”. Moscow, USSR. 1977 – Exhibition of the Odessa Artists’ paintings. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, USSR. 1972 – All-Union exhibition “Sport”. Central Exhibition Hall “Manez”. Moscow, USSR . 1971 – Republican exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary since Lenin birth. Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture of the Ukrainian SSR. Kiev, USSR. 1971 – “Odessa Artists – Fund for Peace”. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, USSR. 1967 – Republican exhibition of works by young artists. Showroom of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. Kiev, USSR . 1958 – Exhibition of young artists dedicated to the Youth Festival of the Ukrainian RSRS. Art Museum of Ukraine. Kiev, USSR . Selected Museum collections: Museum of Modern Art of Ukraine. Kiev, Ukraine. Museum of Kyiv-Mohylanskaya Academy. Kiev, Ukraine. Exhibitions Division of the Ministry of Culture of Russia. Moscow, Russia. Odessa Museum of Fine Art. Odessa, Ukraine. Odessa Literary Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. Odessa Museum of Modern Art. Odessa, Ukraine. Khmelnitsky Art Museum. Khmelnytsky, Ukraine . Ivano-Frankovsk Museum of Art. Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine. Numerous private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Oleg Voloshinov (1936, Nikolayev) 1959 – Graduated from Odessa Art College (teacher M.A Pavljuk). 1965 – Graduated from Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin. USSR Academy of Art (teachers: P. Reyhet and V.Oreshnikov). 1971 – Acknowledged to the Union of Artists. In the late 60s became a member of the Odessa nonconformist movement . Lives and works in Odessa. Selected solo exhibitions: 2009 – “ODESSA, NOON.” From the “MSIO Fund” and private collections. Odessa Museum of Modern Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2009 – Paintings by Oleg Voloshinov. Exhibition of works from the collection of M. Knobel. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 1980 – Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Odessa, Ukraine. Selected group exhibitions: 2013 – “Odessa nonfigurative 3”. Odessa Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2013 – “Second Collection”. Exhibition of works from the collection of M.Knobelya. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2013 – “Odessa School. Traditions and Relevance.” Mystetskiy Arsenal. Kiev, Ukraine. 2013 – “Odessa School . Traditions and Relevance.” Exhibition hall “Art Donbass”. Donetsk, Ukraine (catalog). 2013 – Apartment Exhibitions “Bebel 19”. NT-Art Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine (catalog). 2013 – Apartment Exhibitions “Bebel 19”. Mystetskiy Arsenal. Kiev, Ukraine. In the frameworks of the project “IV Fine Art Ukraine” (catalog). 2013 – To the 199 anniversary of the birth of Taras Shevchenko. Exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists in Odessa. Odessa, Ukraine. 2012 – “Self – Portrait”. From the collection of Alexander Dimitrenko. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2012 – The second exhibition “Odessa nonfigurative”. Exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists in Odessa. Odessa, Ukraine. 2012 – “Dedicated to the Artist’s Day”. Exhibition of works by artists from Odessa. Exhibition Hall of the National Union of Artists in Odessa. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2011 – “Odessa nonfigurative”. Exhibition hall of the National Union of Artists in Odessa. Odessa, Ukraine. 2010 – II Fine Art Ukraine. Mistetsky Arsenal. Kiev, Ukraine. 2009 – “Odessa” as part of the project “Art Map of the Ukraine”. Museum of the Contemporary Art of Ukraine. Kiev , Ukraine. 2008 – “ How young you were… Odessa nonconformist artists. 60s- 80s of the XX century in the collections of Felix Kohriht and Anatoly Dymchuk”. NT – Art Gallery. Odessa, Ukraine. 2008 – Exhibition of works by artists from Odessa to the 70th anniversary of the Odessa National Union of Artists. Odessa-Kiev, Ukraine. 2008 – Exhibition of Odessa artists from the private collection of M. Knoebel. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2007 – “The Landscape of the Eastern region of the Black Sea”. Exhibition of painters from the southern region of Ukraine. Odessa – Simferopol, Ukraine. 2007 – “Artists of Odessa”. Kiev – Odessa, Ukraine. 2007 – “Still life” in works of Odessa artists of the 70s. Odessa-Nikolaev, Ukraine. 2005 – “The Odessa Group. Paintings and Graphic Works by Six Major Artists of the Odessa School”. “Chambers” Gallery. London, UK (catalog). 2005 – The Second International Symposium of Painting. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2004 – Exhibition of the Odessa group: “Odessa School nowadays. Half of the century together”. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. 2003 – Ukraine-Russia. Exhibition of works by graduates from Russian schools, dedicated to the “Year of Russia” in Ukraine. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 2002 – Art of Odessa in the collection of M. Knobelya. National Art Museum of Ukraine, Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Kiev-Odessa, Ukraine. 2002 – First International Symposium of Painting. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. 1998 – Exhibition dedicated to the 5Oth anniversary of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. Kiev-Odessa, Ukraine. 1998 – Odessa citizens in the collection of M. Knobelya. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 1996 – “Artclub -96”. The group “Choven”. Museum of the Ukrainian Modern Art. Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. 1994 – Exhibition of the creative association “Choven”. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, Ukraine. 1994 – “Odessa. 60s…” Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. 1994 – “Painting and Sculpture”. In the frameworks of the international conference: “W. Kandinsky in the artistic life of Odessa”. State University. Odessa, Ukraine. 1990 – “Three Generations of Ukrainian Painting”. Kiev, USSR – Odense, Denmark. 1991 – “Ukrainian Artists from Odessa”. Lviv-Chernivtsi-Khmelnytsky-Ternopil, Ukraine. 1989 – “Artists from Ukraine”. The Ministry of the Labor. Bavaria-Munich, Germany. 1988 – Exhibition of four artists from Odessa (A. Voloshin, Y. Kovalenko, I Ostrovskiy, E. Rachmaninoff). Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. 1983 – “Working in Odessa” in works of Odessa Artists. Showroom of the Artists’ Union. Kiev, USSR. 1980 – Republican exhibition “Blooming Ukraine”. Exhibition Hall of the Artists` Union. Kiev, USSR . 1980 – “Portrait, Still Life.” Exhibition Hall of the Artists’ Union. Kiev, USSR. 1980 – Exhibition of the spring ‘pleinair’ artists group. Gursuf-Moscow, USSR. 1979 – All-Union exhibition “Blue Roads of the Homeland”. Central Exhibition Hall “Manez”. Moscow, USSR. 1979 – All-Union exhibition “Sport in the Art”. Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh”. Moscow, USSR. 1979 – Republican exhibition “Sport in the Art”. Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. Kiev, USSR . 1978 – All-Union exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Komsomol. Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh”. Moscow, USSR. 1977 – All-Union art exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the October Socialist Revolution. Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh”. Moscow, USSR. 1977 – Exhibition of the Odessa Artists’ paintings. Odessa Art Museum. Odessa, USSR. 1972 – All-Union exhibition “Sport”. Central Exhibition Hall “Manez”. Moscow, USSR . 1971 – Republican exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary since Lenin birth. Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture of the Ukrainian SSR. Kiev, USSR. 1971 – “Odessa Artists – Fund for Peace”. Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Odessa, USSR. 1967 – Republican exhibition of works by young artists. Showroom of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. Kiev, USSR . 1958 – Exhibition of young artists dedicated to the Youth Festival of the Ukrainian RSRS. Art Museum of Ukraine. Kiev, USSR . Selected Museum collections: Museum of Modern Art of Ukraine. Kiev, Ukraine. Museum of Kyiv-Mohylanskaya Academy. Kiev, Ukraine. Exhibitions Division of the Ministry of Culture of Russia. Moscow, Russia. Odessa Museum of Fine Art. Odessa, Ukraine. Odessa Literary Museum. Odessa, Ukraine. Odessa Museum of Modern Art. Odessa, Ukraine. Khmelnitsky Art Museum. Khmelnytsky, Ukraine . Ivano-Frankovsk Museum of Art. Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine. Numerous private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

A Ukrainian artist, landscape painter, master of portrait and genre art. Born in the village of Bobryk Pershyi, Odessa region. In the years of 1940 - 1950 he studied at Odessa Art School (under the tutelage of Y. Bershadskyi, M. Mutselmaher, P. Parhet, and M. Pavlyuk). Honored Artist of the USSR since 1976. For 20 years he has been a member of the Odessa Branch of the National ArtistsХ Union. People's Artist of Ukraine since 2003. His works are stored in the NAMU, Odessa Art Museum, etc.

A Ukrainian artist, landscape painter, master of portrait and genre art. Born in the village of Bobryk Pershyi, Odessa region. In the years of 1940 - 1950 he studied at Odessa Art School (under the tutelage of Y. Bershadskyi, M. Mutselmaher, P. Parhet, and M. Pavlyuk). Honored Artist of the USSR since 1976. For 20 years he has been a member of the Odessa Branch of the National ArtistsХ Union. People's Artist of Ukraine since 2003. His works are stored in the NAMU, Odessa Art Museum, etc.

A Ukrainian painter. Born in Kyiv. In 1955 he graduated from Odessa Art School (his teachers of occupation were - M. Todorov, L. Muchnyk, M. Kordonskyy), for many years he taught at the studio of military artists named after M. Grekov. From 1970 till 1974 he was a lecturer in Odessa Art School. Member of the National Union of Artists since 1960, honored artist of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic since 1974. Winner of the State Prize the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic named after T. Shevchenko (1972). Author of numerous landscapes, portraits, still lives, genre paintings

A Ukrainian painter. Born in Kyiv. In 1955 he graduated from Odessa Art School (his teachers of occupation were - M. Todorov, L. Muchnyk, M. Kordonskyy), for many years he taught at the studio of military artists named after M. Grekov. From 1970 till 1974 he was a lecturer in Odessa Art School. Member of the National Union of Artists since 1960, honored artist of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic since 1974. Winner of the State Prize the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic named after T. Shevchenko (1972). Author of numerous landscapes, portraits, still lives, genre paintings

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.

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.