Pavel Otdelnov

Pavel Otdelnov

1979 born in Dzerzhinsk, Russia.
Member of the Moscow Artists' Union (Painting chapter) since 2006.
Lives and works in Moscow.

Pavel Otdelnov was born in 1979 in Dzerzhisk. From his childhood he considered himself as an artist although there were no other artists in his family. From 1994 to 1999 Pavel studied in Art College in Nizhny Novgorod, where an emphasis was traditionally made on working from life. To get to the College Pavel spent two hours in train daily. All this time he was busy with drawing. Daily train trips had a strong influence on the young painter, determining the central role of the road in his art. Pavel's first large personal exposition hold in 2006 in the Central Exhibitions Hall in Nizhny Novgorod was called "A way home". The theme of the road is also well noticeable in his college degree work "Cargo-200" made in 1999. The idea of the work was born during one of the sketches trips where the artist got acquainted with an Afganistan war veteran. Ex-soldier revealed to Pavel his fears of being died for a peaceful life when he came back from the war. Returning to his home railway station he couldn't leave it for a long time and go home. Impressed by this confession Pavel decided to create a ...

1999 graduated Nizhniy Novgorod Art college.
2005 graduated Surikov Art Institute, the faculty of painting, Pavel Nikonov workshop.
2007 graduated B.F.A., Surikov Art Institute.
Member of the Moscow Artists' Union (Painting chapter) since 2006.

Personal exhibitions:
2010 Cultural center "Quinta del Berro", Madrid, Spain
2006 "A way home", Central Exhibitions Hall, Nizhny Novgorod
2005 "Canvas. Time. Space." Chamber of Commerce, Dzerzhinsk
2001 VOK Vneshtorgbank, Nizhny Novgorod
2001 Rustico di Via Toni Gartin, Albarella (Veneto), Italy

Group exhibitions :
2010 "A Contrary", Winzavod, Moscow
2010 "The Young Moscow", Maly Manezh, St. Petersburg
2010 The first Russian-Korean Exhibition. CHA
2010 "Always the same art", Mars, Contemporary Art Center
2010 "Art sanatorium", The State Tretyakov Gallery
2010 "Four elements", Vyatka Museum of fine art, Kirov
2010 "The world of painting", CHA
2009 "Personal acquaintance", The Kovcheg gallery, Moscow
2009 "From dusk till dawn", The Kovcheg gallery, Moscow
2009 The 30th exhibition of young artists, Maly Manezh, Moscow
2008 Participant of the competition "You are the artist", Art4ru
2008 "The freedom of choice", The museum of Moscow history
2008 The Second International Art Festival "Traditions and Modernity", Central Exhibitions Hall Manezh, Moscow
2007 "The open space", Starosadsky, 5
2006 "The Currents", The Kovcheg gallery
2006 The exhibition, organized by the Publishing House of "The Tretyakov gallery" jou...