Painters of Vitebsk

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

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Exhibitions

 

Yury Panteleymonovich Zuev is an artist of the wide creative range.He works in the technique of monumental and easel painting, sculpture, architecture, graphics.

The spheres of activity of his creative work also includes 15 years of experience as the chief artist in the cities of Kirov (1968–1978) and Vitebsk (1980–1986). According to his projects and under his leadership, work was carried out on the design of cities, numerous holidays, exhibitions, interiors.
Y. P. Zuev is the member of the Union of Artists of the USSR since 1986, the honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, the winner of international art exhibitions and competitions

 

Art exhibitions of Y.Zuev

 

International

1968

– the World Fishery Exhibition (the development of the exposition of the exhibition hall of the USSR), Leningrad

1970

– the exhibition in the Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry named after V.I. Mukhina «Twenty-fifth anniversary from the date of foundation of the school», Leningrad (USSR).

1978

– the retrospective exhibition of the students` diploma works of the universities of art, Moscow. Moscow (USSR).

1979

– the exhibition «Monumental Artists of Russia», Sochi (USSR).

1980

– the exhibitions of the Soviet monumental art in Sweden, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, in Cuba.


1980–1986

– the group exhibitions of the Vitebsk artists in Poland, Germany.
1987 – the exhibition, Zielona Gora (the People's Republic of Poland);
– the exhibition, Frankfurt (Oder) the GDR;
– the exhibition «the 150th Anniversary of A.S. Pushkin», Moscow (USSR).

1989 – the international exhibition, Smolensk (USSR).

1995 – the international exhibition «the 50th Anniversary of Victory», Moscow (Russia);
– the exhibition WHITE ART FESTIVAL, Minsk (Belarus).

2003–2004 ˜– the art exhibitions «Palette of Vitebsk», «Days of Belarus in Moscow», Moscow (Russia).

Republicun

1980–1986

– the group exhibitions of Vitebsk artists in Minsk, Polotsk, Smolensk.

1985

– the Republican art exhibition «40 years of the Great Victory», Minsk.

1987

– the Republican art exhibition «In the Land of Blue Lakes», Polotsk

1988

– the Republican art exhibition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Belarus.
1998

– the exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Belarus.
2000

– the exhibition «Vitebsk Artists in Minsk», Minsk.
2001

– the exhibition «The Christian World. III millennium», Minsk.

Regional

 

1998 – the exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Belarus, Vitebsk.

2001

– the exhibition «The Christian World. III millennium», Vitebsk;
– still life exhibition, Vitebsk;
– the exhibition «Vitebsk Artists», Smolensk (Russia).


2002–2003 – the exhibition dedicated to the Day of Persons with Disabilities, Vitebsk;
– participation in the art exhibitions «Slavianski Bazaar», «Spring», «Autumn», Vitebsk.

2004 – participation in the art exhibition RETRO «Artists the '60s-'70s», Vitebsk.

2011 – the exhibition «Artists of Vitebsk at the End of the 20th – Beginning of the 21st Century», Vitebsk;
– the exhibition «Vitebsk Artists in Smolensk», Smolensk (Russia)

2012 – the exhibition «Gift is beautiful, priceless gift», the works were donated to the Vitebsk Art Museum, Vitebsk

Personal


1957–1962


– the personal reporting exhibition «On Baikal», Irkutsk.
1966

– the personal reporting exhibition «Kizhi» (Karelian Autonomous SSR).

1977–1978

– the personal exhibition in the editorial office of the newspaper «Socialist Industry», Moscow.

1980

– the personal exhibition, Vitebsk;
– the personal exhibition, Minsk.



1984


– the personal anniversary exhibitions dedicated to the 50th anniversary of birth of Y. Zuev, Vitebsk, Minsk.
1994

– the personal exhibition «Through the Caucasus», Sochi;
– the personal anniversary exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of  birthof Y. Zuev, Vitebsk.
 
1996
– the personal exhibition, Novopolotsk.

1999
– the personal anniversary exhibition dedicated to the 65th anniversary of birth of Y. Zuev, Vitebsk.

2004 – the personal anniversary exhibitions dedicated to the 70th anniversary of birth of Y. Zuev, Vitebsk, Minsk.

2012 – the personal exhibition «The Artist and Time», Vitebsk

2014 – the personal anniversary exhibitions dedicated to the 80th anniversary of birthof Y. Zuev, Vitebsk, Minsk.

Contests and projects

1963

– the participation in the competition for the monumental design of the facade of the Beloyarsk NPP building named after Kurchatov (prize place)

1964–1966

– the first significant (300 sq. m.) monumental painting in the sgraffito technique «Science» on the facade of the building of the branch of the Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute. Mendeleev square, Usolye-Sibirskoye, Irkutsk region.

1967

– the project for customs on the Russian-Finnish border. The construction was awarded the diploma of the II degree on the review competition held by the State Committee for Construction of RSFSR.

1972

– the participation in the international exhibition in Italy with the project of architectural and artistic solutions «Zarechny Park».

1974

– the work on the competitive project of the Museum of the History of Kirov (I place), Kirov;
– the work on the competition project of the monument «The 600th anniversary of the city of Kirov» (together with the architect V. Zyankin (I place)), Kirov.


1987

– the participation in the competition for the project of the monument to M. Chagall (ІІІ place), (together with the architect J. Velichko). Vitebsk.

2004 – the participation in the development of the memorial sign by the date of liberation of Belarus from fascist invaders in the days of the Great Patriotic War.

Congratulations to Yurij Zuev. L. Olenskaja, S. Barankovskaja, A.Gvozdikov. Vitebsk Art Museum, 2014. Photo from vkurier.by
The opening of the personal exhibition of Y. Zuev, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the artist's birth. Vitebsk Art Museum, 2014. Photo from vkurier.byAt the exhibition. Vitebsk Art Museum, 2014. Photo from vkurier.byThe participants of the exhibition. Vitebsk Art Museum, 2014. Photo from vkurier.by