Andrei Medvedev

Andrei Medvedev
Born: Moscow, Russia, 24-Dec 1960
Education: Graduate of Moscow Art College of the memory of 1905 year Revolution

One of the most creative, hard working and best selling Russian artists of his generation, Medvedev’s works are now in Moscow Tretyakov State Gallery and in many high profile personal collections around the world (Madonna, Peter Green away, Russian presidents- Yeltsin and Putin)

Andrei Medvedev has developed his own style, which has close connection to his authentic personality and his insight into people’s souls and psychology. Without leaving beauty behind, Andrei gives his paintings depth of thought, and questioning of themain forces present in all of humanity: good and bad, hope and fear.

The Russian artist has been painting since the age of four, when his grandfather first encouraged him to pursue and develop his talent. Now, as an adult, we can sense in his creations the strong influence and inspiration he found in artist Diego Velasquez, Medvedev’s most favored artist. The resemblance is most clear in observing Medvedev’s work and Velasquez’ greatest creation, Las Meninas.

Through the eyes of his creatures, the windows to their souls, we can witness many things; ancorrupted innocen...

Major Exhibitions
From 1980 Member of the Youth section of the Moscow Department of the Union Of Artist Of The USSR.

1987 UniskaitGalerie, Baden-Baden
1988 All Union Young Artist's Exhibition Moscow
1988 Soviet Art, Helsinki
1988 Russian AvantGarde, Brussels
1988 ”Eros and Erotica” Moscow
1989 5 + 1 Museum of Contemporary Art, Lisbon, Portugal
1990 Perestroika Artists, Gildi Gallery, Lisbon Portugal
1991 Solo exhibition, Findk Gold Galley, Atlanta, USA
1994 Russian Contemporary Art, Washington, USA
1996 Solo exhibition ”Helga Schmidt Gallery” Vienna.
1998 Solo exhibition ”Karina Shanshiyeva Gallery” Moscow
2009 The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland
2010 L2 Space Gallery, Singapore

Public Collections

Collections: The Tatiana Kolodzei Collection, Moscow.
The Christian Keesee Collection of New Russian Art, USA
Oklahoma City Museum, Oklahoma, USA
The BFG Bank Collection, Frankfurt
The Stolichnive Bank Collection of Russian Art, Moscow.
The Baronessa Dreyfus Collection, Zurich.
The Collection of the Russian Ministry of Culture, Moscow

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