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Biography

Sergei Dmitrievich Vorzhev was born on the 21st of February 1950 in Varenikovskaya cossack village of Krasnodar Region. In 1972 he graduated from the Faculty of Art of Kuban state university.

He is a member of the Russia's Painters union since 1983. In 1997-1999 he gave lessons in his personal Art school. In the subjects of his works he falls back upon the history of Kuban, represents landscapes and wild nature of his smaller motherland, applying very often the ethnic surrealism style. One of his favorite motives is the marapatsutsa («my solar chariot»).

The warmest feelings are present in the paintings dedicated to the old buildings of Ekaterinodar. The most famous paintings are:

«House of antiquarian» (1980);

«Sign of the sea» (1986);

series «Marapatsutsa» (1984-1998);

series «UFO» (1984-2001);

series «Flown away bird Kuban» (1987-2000);

series «Kuban angels» (1996-2000);

series «Solyony farm-stead» (1990-2001);

«Year of the rooster» (1994);

«Inhabitants of cossack village» (1995);

series «Ekaterinodar» (1979-2001);

series «Coast of Aphrodite» (1996-2000).

A participant of more than 30 exhibitions of all levels, including 14 international, since 1977. More than 50 personal exhibitions.

His creations were bought by the Krasnodar Art museum, Maikop Art museum, Russian Ministry of Culture, some of them are now in private collections in USA, Japan, Singapore, New Zeeland, Canada, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Russia.

Honored Painter of the Russian Federation since 1997. The member of the board of the Krasnodar Regional painters' union.

Exhibitions:

1977. Republican exhibition of picture and watercolors. Leningrad, Central Exhibition Hall

1980. Republican exhibition «Soviet Russia». Moscow, Central Exhibition Hall

1981. All-Union youth exhibition. Tashkent, Central Exhibition Hall

1984. All-Union exhibition of young artists. Moscow, USSR Academy of Arts

1986. Republican exhibition «Soviet Russia». Moscow, Central Exhibition Hall

1987. «Drawings of Kuban». Belgrade, Yugoslavia

1989. International exhibition «Starway of the Mankind». Moscow, Central Exhibition Hall

1990. International exhibition «Starway of the mankind». Travelling exhibition in USA cities

1990. «Modern art of Kuban». Mimara Museum, Zagreb, Croatia

1991. Personal exhibition, INTERPRESSCENTER, Warsaw, Poland

1991. International exhibition «To the stars». Moscow, Central House of Artist

1991. 1993 International exhibition «To the stars». Travelling exhibition in US cities and towns

1993. Exhibition of Kuban artists «The pasing Millennium». Moscow, Central House of Artist

1994. Exhibition of Russian artists «Multifaced Russia». Moscow, Russian Academy of Arts

1994. Third International biennale of easel graphics «Kaliningrad-Koenigsberg-94»

1996. Personal exhibition, Hamburg, Germany

1996. Personal exhibition, ASTON Trading GmbH, Hamburg, Germany

1998. Regional exhibition «South of Russia - 98», Krasnodar, Russia

1998. «Modern arts festival», Sochi, Russia

1999. Russian exhibition «Russia - 99», Moscow

1999. Regional exhibition. Italy, Verona, gallery «La Torretta»

2001. Personal exhibition, Schtuttgard, Germany

2001. Exhibition of Kuban artists «Nu - 2001», Krasnodar

2001. Biennale 2001, Central Exhibition Hall, Krasnodar

2002. «Art-Ekaterina 2002», Central Exhibition Hall, Krasnodar

2002. Personal exhibition of graphics, gallery «South», Krasnodar, Russia