Aleksey And

Alexey And's Biography
And is a Ukrainian artist who had first used the notion of "˜associative symbolism' in the context of contemporary painting. According to the evaluation by the experts of 4th and 5th International festivals (Kiev), he is included into the number of 20 best painters of Ukraine. In 1996 And became a leader of the first L1 auction of contemporary Ukrainian arts (National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kiev).

In Russian "˜United Artists Rating' (issue XVII, 2010), And is listed under the category 5B - a formed professional artist.

And lives and works in Kiev.

Born January 9th, 1962, in Kiev, Ukraine
1980 - Graduated from the Republican Art High School, Kiev
1988 - Graduated from Kiev State Art Institute (currently Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture), painting department.
Studied painting under teachers: V.A.Chekanyuk, N.A.Storozhenko, A.Kozhekov.
Member of Ukraine National Union of Artists since 1994.
Creative style - "Associative symbolism".
The Works are Stored:

in the collection of Russia National Reserve Bank, Kiev, Ukraine;
in the collection of "Ukrainian Renaissance" Culture Study Foundation, Kiev, Ukraine;
in the Museum of Central Archive of USSR Defence Ministry, Podolsk, Ru...

1988 – Graduated from Kiev Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture, painting department

Exhibitions and Festivals
1988 “All-Union Exhibition on the Competition for the Golden Medal of the USSR Academy of Arts”, USSR Academy of Arts, Leningrad, Russia.
1988 All-Ukrainian Exhibition of Fine Art, Central House of Artist NSHU, Kiev, Ukraine.
1989 “All-Union Exhibition of Fine Art”, Minsk, Byelorussia.
1989 All-Ukrainian Exhibition of Fine Art, Central House of Artist NSHU, Kiev, Ukraine.
1990 “Creations by Contemporary Ukrainian Artists”, Chicago, USA.
1991 “Contemporary Ukrainian Fine Art”, Chicago, USA.
1990 All-Ukrainian Exhibition of Fine Art, Central House of Artist NSHU, Kiev, Ukraine.
1991 International Bienalle of Fine Art “Vidrojennya”, Lvov, Ukraine.
1991 International Bienalle of Fine Art “IMPREZA-1” , Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine. (catalogue)
1991 All-Ukrainian Exhibition of Fine Art, Central House of Artist NSHU, Kiev, Ukraine.
1992 “Creations by Contemporary Ukraine Artists”, Chicago, USA.
1992 All-Ukrainian Exhibition of Fine Art, Central House of Artist NSHU, Kiev, Ukraine.
1993 “Contemporary Ukrainian Fine Art”, Chicago, USA.
1993 “Contemporary Ukraine Art”, Munich, Berlin, Nuremberg Germany.
1993 “SAMFO-ART” NSHU Gallery “The artist”, Kiev. (A booklet).
1993 International Bienalle of Fine A...