Victor Loukianov

Born in Moscow on August 19, 1957.
Honorary member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.

Vice-President of International Academy of Creative Endeavors.
Member of Union of Artists of Russia, International Arts Fund, Russian Artists’ Creative Union, ’ Association of Russian Artists in Paris.

Was awarded by the Mikhail Lomonosov Order (2007),
Silver Medal of the Russian Artists’ Creative Union,
medals of the International Academy of Creative Endeavors and other public organizations.

More than 50 major high-profile solo exhibitions both in Russia and abroad may be rightfully considered the artist’s commendable contribution to the Russian culture.

Experts recognise a high professional level of the artist’s creative works.

Paintings were exhibited:

• at the Moscow Kremlin (2010)
• at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of  Russian Federation (2010)
• at the Central House of Artists, Moscow (1997, 2009);
• at the Russian Parliament – State Duma (1999, 2007);
• at the Library-Fund “Russian Abroad”, Moscow (2007);
• at the State Central Theatre Museum named after A.A. Bakhrushin, Moscow (2002);
• at the United Nations Information Centre in Moscow (2004);
• at the Moscow City Mayor’s Office (2004);
• at the Moscow City Duma (2004, 2010);
• at the Academy of Management of the RF Ministry of the Interior (2001, 2003, 2008);
• Frontier Academy of the Federal Security Service of Russia, Moscow (2006, 2010);
• and other art galleries and state exhibition halls of Moscow.

Victor E. Lukianov extensively promotes contemporary Russian art abroad.

Among the most prominent international projects we would like to point out the following:

• participation in the 2nd , 7th and 10th Weeks of Foreign Cultures in Paris (2003, 2008, 2011);
• solo exhibition at the Museum of Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain (2001);

The following solo exhibitions in Russian Centres for International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation abroad were held in cooperation with «Roszarubezh Center»:

• «Romanticism à-la-russe» – Paris, (2003);
• «Russian Romanticism» – Berlin,  2004;
• «The Grand in the Small» – Luxembourg, 2004;
• «Light. France – Russia» – Paris, 2005;
• «Colors of Finland» – Helsinki,  2006;
• «Les Vacances de Moscou» – Paris  (2011)

The artist’s exhibitions evoked vivid interest of the foreign public and were widely covered by media (Annabelle von Broich, «Ein Blick furs Detail».//Luxemburger Wort. 23, September 2004, № 222;
Elena Yakunina, «Engine for Creation»/ La Pensee Russe. Paris, 10-16, November 2005, № 42 (4575) and others).

Victor E. Loukianov is the laureate and prize-winner of Russian and international art competitions.

• Award-winner of X Moscow Contemporary Art Exhibition and Competition «Golden Brush – 2000».
• Laureate of the Annual XI Moscow Contemporary Art Exhibition and Competition «Golden Brush – 2001» in the category «For Spirituality in Fine Art».
• Prize-winner of the Annual XII Moscow Contemporary Art Exhibition and Competition «Golden Brush – 2002».
• Was awarded Grand-Prix of the Annual XIII Moscow Contemporary Art Exhibition and Competition «Golden Brush –2003».

Victor E. Lukianov reaffirmed his high professionalism by victoriously participating in the following art painting competitions in Spain:

• V Competition «Pintura al aire libre – CASCO HISTORICO-2001», Saragoza, organised by Historico Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza ;
• XXVI Painting competition (Competicion de pintura rapida) «CUIDAD DE LEON» in the City of Leon, organised by Academia de Bellas Artes «Santos» (Was awarded by the Santos Fine Arts Academy).

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E-mail: artist@loukianov.ru