Valerik Apinian

Valerik Apinian (4 April 1950 - 28 July 2019) was an Armenian and Russian artist.

Biography Valerik Apinyan was born on April 4, 1950, in the village of Mayisyan (Armenia). He graduated from school in 1967. He studied at Leninakan Art College, Leningrad Higher School of Industrial Art, Mukhina from 1973 to 1976. He was a free listener at the Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. IE Repin (Academy of Arts). He was a member of the Russian Artists' Union since 1976. He had more than 20 personal exhibitions, participated in over 200 exhibitions in Russia and the world. For a long time he lived and worked in Germany and Sweden. The main collection of works was painted in oil, as well as many works with tempera. He worked with graphics, painted the theater curtains for theaters, for example, at the Mariinsky theater. Workshops are located in St. Petersburg near Mariinsky theater, and in the Armenian city of Gyumri.

Personal life Valerik was born into a family of school teachers in the city of Leninakan. He was married to Tamara Krivko-Apinian*http://ru.hayazg.info/Апинян_Тамара_Антоновна, Professor of Philosophy and art history and the author of books on the philosophy and history of music. Valerik and Tamara had two sons. He lived in St. Petersburg.

Collections His works are collected by The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg The National Museum of Armenia, Yerevan The Museum of modern art Armenia, Yerevan In private Museum collections Frank Reiche Munich Tamara Oloffson, Sweden Rönesans Holding Erman Ilicak, Turkey More than 350 works of oil are located in private collections in Russia, USA and Europe

Personal exhibition 11.05.2015.300 s Armenian community. Gallery at the Armenian Church of St. Petersburg 04.04.2011. Museum of Modern Art Armeni. Erevan 30.10.2006. Galerie Venome Paris France 12.04.2001. Freiraume Berlin, Germany 25.10.2001.main(central) exhibition hall Manege St. Petersburg 18.11.1997. Stockholm Galerie Stockholm Sweden 06.10.1996. Galerie Annachrista Kroll Düsseldorf Germany 07.12.1996. Galerie Von Der-Leage Aachen Germany 25.11.1994. Aachen Germany Municipality 16.11.1994. Cologne Germany Municipality 17.06.1994. Galerie Am Aubach Berlin, Germany 05.12.1991. Exhibition Center of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists 17.12.1991. Tamara Oloffson galerie and kulturnamnden Pitea, Sweden 14.12.1990. Wolgang Tumulka Galerie Munich 09.12.1990. Galerie Von Der-Leage Aachen Germany