Andrei Kartashov

 

 

After the Show 47.25" x 31.5", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Little Gift 30" x 24", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

Gypsy 18" x 14", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Anna's Portrait"

47" x 32"

oil

 

 

 

 

 

"Smiling Girl"

26" x 32"

oil

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese Girl with Fan 20" x 16", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Julia's Portrait"

24" x 20"

oil

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Silence 39" x 32", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

"Girl with Blue Collar"

18" x 14"

oil

 

 

 

 

 

Andrei Kartashov was born in 1974 in Uzhgorod (Ukraine).

1990 - started education at the Uzhgorod College of the Applied Art.

1995 - graduated from the Uzhgorod College. His graduation work Echo of the Civilizations was awarded First Price among all graduation works as "the best graduation work of the year " . In addition, Andrei was awarded a right to enter the Lvov Academy of Arts (Ukraine) without exams.

1996 - moved to St. Petersburg, Russia and attended an art studio of the Honorary artists of Russia, professors Neprintsev & Sokolov.

1998 - accepted into one of the best art schools in Europe, the St. Petersburg Academy of Art named after Ilia Repin.

1999 - after first year of study in the Academy received "award of distinction" as the best student of the year . A number of works done by Andrei during this year were exhibited at the International Student Exchange Exhibition. Two were purchased by the Barcelona Academy of Fine Art (Spain) as methodical samples, and two were taken as methodical samples by the Educational Foundation of the I.Repin Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.

2000 - after the second year in the Academy received an award for the best drawing of the year, and was nominated for the "Art Council Honorary Medal for the best drawing". In the same year Andrei received first prize at the "Best drawing of year" competition in St. Petersburg, and was invited to participate in the "Best Contemporary Drawings" book printed in St Petersburg.

2001 - received First Price at the juried show "Best Figurative Paintings" in St. Petersburg .

2003 - Graduated from the Academy. Received an award for "best graduation painting of the year" by the State Certifying Commission.

2004 - started studying at the postgraduate department of the Academy. Andrei was invited to China to give master-classes in painting and drawing in art schools in Beijing, Chindao, Tinang & Shouguang.

2005 - repeatedly invited to China for teaching and master-classes. Chinese side produced a series of video discs with Andrei's master classes and began to sell them in art schools and academies across China.

In 2005 Andrei began teaching at the Academy of Fine Art, regularly participating in seasonal exhibitions of the Union of Russian Artists, and at the seasonal exhibitions at the St Petersburg Manezh-hall.

Andrei's works are held in museums and private collections in the USA, Canada, France, China, Spain, Poland, Czech, Ukraine, Russia, Great Britain.