He was born in Riga, Latvia (former USSR) in 1960. Lived in Israel and Dominican Republic. Currently reside in the USA. Art Education: Queens College, Flushing, NY; Brooklyn Museum Art School, Brooklyn, NY; Cultural Arts Center, Haifa, Israel; Student’s Art League, Riga, Latvia. Professional Affiliations: Member of the National Sculpture Society
Exhibitions:
2011-“Museum of Jewish Heritage”, Prakhin Foundation Event, NYC, NY
2010- Butterfly Gallery, Red Bank, New Jersey
2010-“Escape from New York”, Group Exhibition of New York artists, Paterson, NJ
2010-“Fabrika II”, Installation Exhibition in textile factory district of Paterson, NJ
2009-“Fabrika I”, Installation Exhibition in textile factory district of Paterson,NJ
2009- Nutro Group Exhibition at 92nd Street Y, NYC, NY
2008- Bergen County JCC, Township of Washington,NJ
2007-“Preservation of Memory”, Installation in Paterson, NJ
2006- Museum of Russian Contemporary Art, Jersey City, NJ
2005- Rockaway Artists Alliance, Queens, NY
2005- Katonah Art Museum, Katonah, NY
2004- Audubon Artists, Queens, NY
2003- Queens College, Flushing, NY
2000- Williamsburg Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
1999- Ezair Gallery, Madison Avenue, NYC, NY
1998- YM and YMJA of Five Towns, Long Island, NY
1997- Paterson Museum of Art, Paterson, NJ
1996- Bon A Tier Gallery, Piermont, NY
1993- Connoisseurs Gallery, SoHo, NY
1991- Prince Art Gallery, SoHo, NY
1990- Queens Art Center, Queens, NY
1990- Pen and Bush Gallery, New York, NY
1990- Bnai Zion Jewish Center, New York, NY
Public Commission:
2003- 9/11 Memorial – Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, NY
Publications:
1993- “Time and We”-Journal of Literature and Poetry in Russian language
Media Exposure:
2011- Live interview on Russian Television Network (RTN)
1990-present-Multiple articles in local and Russian language media
Art Education:
1979-81-Queens College, Flushing, NY
1978-79-Brooklyn Museum Art School, Brooklyn, NY
1974-77-Cultural Arts Center, Haifa, Israel
1969-71-Student’s Art League, Riga, Latvia
Professional Affiliations:
1998-present-Member and Co-founder of NUTRO group
2000-Member of the National Sculpture Society
Artistic Styles and Methods:
-sculpture directly in plaster, wax, plasteline, clay, and wood
-installations
-wood assemblages
-stage and costume design
-director and producer of short film and comedy theatre
-drawings and works on paper
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