Painters of Vitebsk

Artist – a magician, a big heart. It retrieves beauty finds freshness in all subordinates element.

Marc Chagall

Vitebsk Regional Library

Named After V. I. Lenin

VLIB

Exhibitions

 

Alexander Solovyov has been and remains an active participant of town, regional, national and international exhibitions. His work has been exhibited in Russia, the Baltic States, Germany, France and Australia. In 2010, the artist donated to Vitebsk Art Museum 35 of his works, including abstract compositions and design sketches of scenery for performances of the National Academic Drama Theater named after Yakub Kolas. In particular, the museum funds include the sketches for pthe performances «On the Road of Life» and «Symon the Musician» by Yakub Kolas, «Duel» and «The Colosseum» by Matukovsky, «Fast Trains» by Popova, «Love and Intrigue» by Schiller, «14 Red Huts» by Platonov, «The History of Sin» by Żeromsky, «Philistines» by Gorky, «Bug» by Mayakovsky. Created for a variety of theaters (including the National Academic Drama Theatre named after Yakub Kolas), they allow you to get acquainted with the events of the postwar years through the author's prism, to trace the theater trends of that time. In addition, the artist has presented to the town the paintings «The Crucifixion», «Eve», «Requiem», «Old Fresco» and others. The creative work by Alexander Solovyev has become an integral part of not only Vitebsk culture, where the artist has had a significant influence on the artistic environment of the town, but also the whole Belarus of the second half of the twentieth century. The work in his studio still continues. For example, the paintings «My Forest», «Let There Be Light», «Requiem. In Memory of the Fallen», «Composition» were created by the artist in 2011.

 

Art Exhibitions of А. Solovyov

 

    

International, all-union

1979

– all-union exhibition of the works of scene-designers, Moscow.

2003

– foreign art exhibition, Dortmund (Germany).

2011

– international exhibition «Collegium», Orsha.

2012

– international exhibition «Collegium», Orsha.

2013

– international exhibition «Collegium», Orsha.

Republican

1963

– republican exhibition dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the BSSR, Minsk.

1967

– republican exhibition of the works of scene-designers, art directors and TV designers, Minsk.

1981

– republican art exhibition « The USSR – is Our Homeland » dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the USSR foundation.

1987

– republican exhibition of the works of scene-designers, art directors and TV designers, Minsk.

2009

– republican art exhibition «ABSTRACT-2009» dedicated to the anniversary of Vitebsk Art School, Minsk.

2010

– republican art exhibition «ABSTRACT-2009» dedicated to the anniversary of Vitebsk Art School, Minsk.

Regional

1967

– regional art exhibition «Vitebsk the Heroic and the Labour», Vitebsk;
– regional art exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of October Revolution, Vitebsk.


1968 – regional art exhibition «Vitebsk the Heroic and the Labour», Vitebsk;
– anniversary regional art exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the BSSR and KPB, Vitebsk.

1974 – regional art exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of liberation of Belarus and Vitebsk from fascist aggressors, Vitebsk.

1987 – regional art exhibition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of October Revolution, Vitebsk.

Group and personal

1974
– retrospective exhibition of the works by belorussian artists of 1944–1974, Minsk.

1976
– anniversary personal exhibition, Vitebsk.

1980

– exhibition of the artists А. Solovyev, L. Antimonov, А. Orlov, Vitebsk.

1982

– exhibition of the artists from Vitebsk region, Smolensk.

1986

– exhibition of the artists А. Solovyev, L. Antimonov, Polotsk;
– personal art exhibition, Vitebsk.


1989

– exhibition of Vitebsk artists dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the BSSR and KPB, Vitebsk;
– exhibition of scene-designers following the results of the theatre season of 1987–1988, Minsk.


1993

– exhibition of the artists А. Solovyev and P. Kirilin, Vitebsk.

1997

– exhibition of the artists А. Solovyev and V. Chukin, Vitebsk.
2000

– personal art exhibition, Vitebsk.
– personal animalistic exhibition, Vitebsk (Art Museum).

2001


– anniversary personal exhibition (Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre), Vitebsk;
– anniversary personal exhibition (The Museum of Local History), Vitebsk;
– anniversary personal exhibition (exhibition hall of the UA), Vitebsk;
– personal art exhibition, Polotsk.


2004

– art exhibition «There was a War» dedicated to the 60th anniversary of liberation of Belarus and Vitebsk from fascist aggressors, Vitebsk.

2005

– personal art exhibition (Centre of Modern Art), Vitebsk;
– personal art exhibition (Regional Library name after V. Lenin), Vitebsk.

2006

– anniversary personal exhibition, Vitebsk.

2009

– personal art exhibition, Vitebsk.

2010

– personal art exhibition «One-man Theater», Vitebsk.

2011

– personal art exhibition к 85th anniversary of A. Solovyev's birth (Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre, Regional Museum of Local History), Vitebsk;
– personal art exhibition « Revelation», Vitebsk;
– art exhibition «What does Motherland Start with», Vitebsk;
– exhibition dedicated to the 40th anniversary Vitebsk organization of artists, Minsk.


2012

– ersonal art exhibition «Element of Colour» (Regional Library name after V. Lenin), Vitebsk;
– exhibition of works «Fine Gift, Invaluable Gift», granted to Vitebsk Art Museum (Art Museum), Vitebsk.


2013
– personal art exhibition «Theatre of Alexander Solovyev» (Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre, Regional Museum of Local History), Vitebsk.

2015

– personal art exhibition «Our Eternal Nature: colour, rhythm, space» (Art Museum), Vitebsk.

2016
– personal anniversary art exhibition «The Movement of My Dream», dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the artist (exhibition hall of CE «Museum "Vitebsk Centre of Modern Art"»), Vitebsk;
– personal anniversary art exhibition «Reality With No Similarity» to the 90th anniversary of Honoured Art Worker of Belarus Alexander Solovyev (National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus), Minsk.


2017
 exhibition of the thematic works by Vitebsk artists – veterans of the Great Patriotic War «War In the Works of Its Soldiers» (Vitebsk Art Museum, May, 8 – June, 4), Vitebsk

 

The particiants of  the personal exhibition of A. Solovyov «Element of Colour ». Vitebsk Regional Library, 2012.
Congratulations from N. Shienok to the artist A. Solovyov at the exhibition «Our Eternal Nature: colour, rhythm, space». Vitebsk Art Museum, 2015.
The opening of the personal exhibition of A. Solovyov «Our Eternal Nature: colour, rhythm, space». Art critic T. Kotovich is speaking. Vitebsk Art Museum, 2015
At the personal exhibition of A. Solovyov «Element of Colour ». Art critic M. Tsybulsky, V. Vitko with the author. Vitebsk Regional Library, 2012