Penushkin Yuri Ivanovich

Graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Leningrad (workshop of Professor A.A. Mylnikov), Leningrad Academy of Arts. Since the 1970s, he has participated in collective exhibitions, including in Germany (Rostock, 1973; Hamburg, 1982), USA (Chicago, 1976), Finland (1987), etc. In 1978, he held personal exhibitions in Leningrad at the House of Journalists and at the Union of Artists. Since 1991 he has presented his works in France (Autumn Salon). Participated in the II International Salon in Nantes (1992, 1993), in the Art Viva gallery in Levallois Perret (near Paris) (1993, 1994, 1997), in the Russian Cultural Center named after A.S. Pushkin (1994, 1997), at the Center of Culture in Montpellier (department of Hérault), etc. He held personal exhibitions at the Ressort de la Créativité gallery (Paris, 1992), at the Art Viva gallery in Levallois Perret (near Paris) (1995), at the Espace Saint Martin gallery in Cognac (department of Charente) (2004), at Villa Daumier (dep. Val-d'Oise) (2005). In 2009, a personal exhibition of works was held in Manege (St. Petersburg). A regular participant in thematic exhibitions at the State Russian Museum (“Soviet Venus”, etc.). Awarded a number of international awards. The paintings are in museums in St. Petersburg, Orel, Sverdlovsk, Kharkov, Baku, Tallinn, Vilnius, etc., as well as in private collections, including in France. Lives in St. Petersburg and Paris. Member of the Union of Artists (St. Petersburg).