Leonid Afremov, Russian Oil Painting, Flower
Artist: Afremov, Leonid
Title: Flower Arrangement
Year: 2001
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 36" x 48"
Leonid Afremov (1955 - )
The artist Leonid Afremov was born in Vitebsk, Belarus in 1955-- the same town where Mark Chagall was born. Leonid Afremov graduated from Vitebsk Art School The school was founded by Mark Chagall in 1921 . Along with Chagall, Malevich and Kandinsky, Leonid Afremov is a member of the famous Vitebsk painting school. Leonid worked a lot and participated in different exhibitions in Vitebsk. Since 1990 he has lived in Israel.
The artist has his own unique style. He doesn't use brushes to paint - he uses a palette-knife. Original, light-colored, and gentle style that had been worked out for years is the main distinction of the artist.
List of Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions in Former USSR;
1977- Students' Anniversasy Exhibition, Vitebsk
1988-- Exhibition of Soviet Artists' Union, Vitebsk
1989 - Exhibition of Soviet Artists' Union, Vitebsk
1990- Exhibition of Soviet Artists' Union, Vitebsk
1989- Exhibition of Judaica-based Paintings, Moscow
Group Exhibitions in Israel:
1991 - Amaliya Alber Art Gallery
1992- Exhibition of Judaica-based Paintings, Ramat-Gan Museum
1994 - Exhibition of Judaica-based Paintings, TeI-Aviv Museum
1997- Anniversasy Exhibition, Ashdod Museum
Personal Exhibitions in Israel:
1991- Arts Center, Ramat-Gan
1993-- "Gistadrut" Club, Tel-Aviv
1994- "Lapid" Art Gallery, Ashdod
1995 - "Dilon" Art Gallery, Jaffo
19% - "Dilon" Art Gallery, Jaffo
1997- "Beit Opera" Art Gallery, Tei-Aviv
1998- "Belt Opera" Art Gallery, Thl-Aviv
1999-- "ofir" Art Gallery, Ramat-Aviv
2000- TeI-Aviv Museum
2001 - Ashdol Museum
