Personalities of Saint-Petersburg

Volossenkov Felix

Artist,
President of Saint Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art.
Member of the Artists' Union of Russia.
Member of the Artists' Association of Italy.
Born in 15.04.1944

Education

1959-1964	Art college Diploma of the Drawing, Painting and the Fine Arts History Teacher Baku, the USSR
1964-1965	Sverdlovsk Polytechnic Major: Architecture Sverdlovsk, the USSR
1965-1970	Leningrad theater, music and cinema institute Major: Stage Design Bachelor Degree in the Fine Arts Leningrad, the USSR

Personal exhibitions

2004	Reception of Monument of Kizhe, St. Petersburg State University, Russia, May, 21. Russian State Museum, St.Petersburg, Russia, «Theophany of God Voloss through the Works of Felix Volossenkov», February-March.
2003	Museum of Modern Art, Minsk, Belorussia, «Appearance of God Voloss in Belarussia». Museum of Nonconformist's Art, «Butterfly under St. Petersburg», with Natalia Tsekhomskaya, St. Petersburg, October-November. «Appearance of God Voloss through 16 slavonic runes», Diaghilev Art Center, Saint Petersburg, September. «Appearance of God Voloss through Da Da-Da», St. Petersburg, March-April. «Nostradamus Dreams», Art-cellar «Vagabond Dog», St. Petersburg, February.
2002	«Message From Petersburg», with V. Lukka, P. Reichet, A. Timme, State Artistic Culture Museum of Novgorod Land. «Delta» gallery, «…About Joy, about Love …», St. Petersburg, December. «Art & Actualite» gallery, with Natalia Tsekhomskaya & Anatoly Vassiliev, Paris, France, July. «Nothern Capital» gallery, «1 + 1», with Valery Lukka, St. Petersburg, Russia, April.
2001	Gallery «2000» - Planetarium, «Impressions of Alien Visitors from the Yungoor Constellation», with Natalia Tsekhomskaya & Alexei Yarygin, St.Petersburg, Russia, July-August. «Aurora» gallery, «Let's be, like the Sun…», with Alexei Yarygin, Tver, Russia, May-August. «Delta» Gallery, «Summer…The Fence… Illusion of the Happiness…» St. Petersburg, March. «Delta» Gallery, «Hallo, Mr. Matisse», with G. Ustugov, V. Zagorov & A. Chezhin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
2000	«Tres Faciunt Collegium» together with V. Lukka and V. Mikhailov, Nonconformist Art Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Erotic Exhibition together with V. Lukka and V. Michailov, the Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia.
1999	«Delta» Gallery, «Rendezvous in the Garden», St. Petersburg, Russia. Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia.
1998	Gallery Aurora, Tver, Russia. Club Capital, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1995	Baden-Baden, Germany. Graphics Exhibition Palitra Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia, with Sadorin.
1994	Entarteten Kunst im Sozialismus, Mussbach, Germany with Lukka, Michailov and Bogomolov. Palitra Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia with Stavnitser. Feodor Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1993	Arte Russo Gallery, Piachenzza, Italy, with Lukka and Michailov
1992	Exhibition of Pictures Palitra Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1991	Museum of Russian Art, Kiev, the Ukraine, with Lukka Michailov.
1990	Center Deux Gallery, Hamburg, Germany, with Lukka.
1989	Yakimanka Exhibition Hall, Moscow, the USSR.
1988	Mars Gallery, Leningrad, the USSR.
1987	Leningrad Youth Palace, Leningrad, the USSR, with Lukka, Michailov. Tsurupa Culture House, Leningrad, the USSR, with Lukka and Michailov.
1986	101 Water-Colors, Journalists' House, Leningrad, the USSR.
1985	Stanislavsky Palace of Arts, Leningrad, the USSR.
1984	Blue Hall, Leningrad Artists' Union, Leningrad, the USSR.
1982	Exhibition Hall Ochta, Leningrad, the USSR, with Blinov, Sorkin, Lebedev, Ponomarenko and Kushakova.

Group exhibitions

Since 1963 I have participated in 287 exhibitions that took place in Russia and abroad.

Teaching

1979-1989

Teacher at the Art Studio, Tsurupa Culture Palace, Leningrad, the USSR.

Theater works

2003	«Not every thief is a robber», St.Petersburg, «Comediants» theatre, director – Michael Levshine.
2001	«Disappearanse», Shamai Golan, St. Petersburg, Malyi Dramatic Theater - Theater of Europe, director – Yuri Cordonsky.
1999	«Pigmalion», Bernard Show, Perm, Academic Theater of Drama.
1994	«Mother Kurage & her children», Bertold Brecht, Tskhinvali, Osetia Theater of Drama.
1991	Superflei by A. Narokov, Moscow Tchechov Academical Drama Theater, Moscow, Russia.
1989	Road to Mecca by A. Fuggart, Moscow Gorky Academical Drama Theater, Moscow, the USSR.
1984	Ballet Prince and Pauper, Maly Theater of Opera and Ballet, Leningrad, the USSR.
1977	Ballet set to «XII symphony» by D. Shostokovich, Kirov Theater, Leningrad, the USSR and other theaters in various cities of Russia and abroad. Altogether more then 50 art projects.

Permanent collections

The State Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Theater Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Museum of City Sculpture, St. Petersburg, Russia.
State Museum of the St. Petersburg History.
Museum of Modern Art, Minsk, Belorussia.
National Art Museum of Belorussia.
Nonconformist Art Museum St. Petersburg, Russia.
Museum of Art, Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Russia.
State Museum of Art, Republic Tatarstan, Kazan, Russia.
Museum of the Fine Art of Karelia, Petrosavodsk, Russia.
Kaliningrad State Art Gallery, Russia.
Segege State Museum, Karelia.
National Library, St. Petersburg, Russia.
State Artistic Culture Museum of Novgorod Land.
Diaghilev Art Center, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Anna Akhmatova's Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Novosibirsk Regional Gallery, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Manege, Collection of Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Saint Petersburg Toy's Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Saint Petersburg State University, Russia.
Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum, Denmark.
Malbork Zamek Museum, Poland.
Bachrushin Museum, Moscow, Russia.
State Museum of Art, Nikolaev, Ukraine.
Russian Art Museum, Kiev, Ukraine.
Astrakhan State Art Gallery.
Stavropol State Art Gallery.
Kazakhstan State Art Museum, Alma-Ata.
Far East Art Museum, Khabarovsk, Russia.
Tver State Art Gallery.
Tomsk State Art Museum.
Perm Art Gallery, Perm, Russia.
Russia Culture Foundation, Moscow, Russia.
«Aurora» gallery collection, Tver, Russia.
Blagodatov's Collection, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Sidorov's Collection, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Alexandra Lankinen Collection, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Valeriy Popov collection, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Narva Art Museum, Narva, Estonia.
Zimmerly Museum, Dodge Collection, NJ, the USA.
Art Museum, Crosno, Poland.
Golferini Collection, Switzerland.
Malikin Collection, the USA.
Auvermann Collection, Germany.
Chernyak Collection, Germany.
Dyksinska Collection, Poland.
Visconti Collection, Italy.
Veniamin Khudoley collecton, Russia.
Stekker Collection, Austria.
Mr. Rye (Jean Art Center) Collection, Seoul, South Korea.
Michael Genshaft collection.

Auctions

1992	Gioffredo, Nice, France.
1991	Marriot Hotel, Warsaw, Poland.
1990	Naliman-Thompson, Arhus, Denmark. Druo-Richelieu, Paris, France.
1989	Cristie's, London, the UK.

Curator experience

2004	«50 views of Petropavlovskaya Fortress», State Museum of St. Petersburg History, Russia, May-June.
2003	«N.O.S.», exhibition of SPACA, Russian National Library, St. Petersburg, Russia.
2002	«White Christmas», exhibition of SPACA, Museum of City's Sculpture, St. Petersburg, December-January.
2001	«In search of the missing link», exhibition of SPACA, Union of artists, St. Petersburg, December-January. «Petersburg Monuments by the look of Immortals», Museum of City's Sculpture, April-May. The exhibition of St. Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art «About Love», CEH «Manege», St. Petersburg, March.
1998	Kinetic Installation «The Seasons in Black Square Scene», the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art, the State Hermitage Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia. The exhibition of St. Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art, Museum of Anna Akhmatova. St. Petersburg, Russia.
1997	2nd Exhibition of the St Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art, State Museum of St. Petersburg History, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1996	the First Exhibition of the St Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art, Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia.

Publications

2002	«1 + 1» – Valery Savchuk article.
2001	Pilot TV (TNT), May, 25. «Let's be like the Sun …» – Larisa Polshikova article. «Huge Garden in the Hall…» – Alexei Kurbanovskiy article.
2000	«20 years of the quest» – Anatoly Dmitrenko article. «Tres Faciunt Collegium» – Alexei Kurbanovskiy article.
1999	«Meeting in the Garden» – Elena Nesterova article.
1998	«When the image is going to speak…» – Larisa Polshikova article.
1992	New Graphic Album, Moscow, Russia Aurora, ¹3, author of the feature T. Yurieva, Leningrad, Russia
1989	Leningrad Art, ¹5, author of the feature E. Nesterova, Leningrad, the USSR.
1988	Art, ¹7, author of the feature A. Kurbanovskiy, Moscow, the USSR.